Private Law 265.
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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/264)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Army disbursing officers.Credits allowed in accounts of designated. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of the following disbursing officers of the Army of the United States the amounts set opposite their names: Major E. T. Comegys, Finance Department, $80.54;
Captain J. H. Dickie, Finance Department, $13.30; Major E. F. Ely, Finance Department, $51.40; Major H. G. Foster, Finance Department, $36.86; and Lieutenant Colonel F. M. Holmes, Finance Department, $39, said amounts being public funds for which they are accountable and which comprise minor errors in computation of pay and allowances due former members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and the Regular Army, who are no longer in the service of the United States, and which amounts have been disallowed by the Comptroller General of the *Proviso*.Accountability.United States: *Provided*, That no part of the amounts so credited shall be later charged against any individual other than the various payees.
Sec. 2. Maj. H. G. Foster. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major H. G. Foster, Finance Department, $38, representing overpayment to a Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee for the months *Provisos*.Refund to Capt. William C. Carne.of August and September 1934: *Provided*, That there be refunded to Captain William C. Carne, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, $9.50 on account of payment made by him on this account:
Accountability. *Provided further*, That no charge shall be raised against any individual other than the payee. Sec. 3. Lt. Col. Clarence M. McMurray.Allowance for shipment of property of. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of the disbursing officer of the Army making payment therefor the cost of shipment by rail of household goods and personal property belonging to Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Clarence M.
McMur1045ray, Infantry, on permanent change of station from Fort Lewis, Washington, to Newport, Kentucky, in December 1933 in a sum not exceeding $188.29. Sec. 4. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, andFirst Lt. W. J. Matteson.Credit in accounts. he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of First Lieutenant W. J. Matteson, Corps of Engineers, $27,044, representing the amount paid by him for the construction of two additions to the Munitions Building under contracts with Birchett and Atkins, Incorporated, and the Charles H.
Tompkins Company, and approved by the Secretary of War, which amount has been disallowed by the Comptroller General of the United States on the grounds that the appropriation expended was not available for construction in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That any amounts collected from either*Proviso*.Refunds. of the contractors on account of these payments prior to the passage of this Act shall be refunded to them. Sec. 5. That in all cases where suit has been instituted in the courtsInterest charges. against any disbursing officer covering items subsequently cleared by the action of the Congress or otherwise, such clearance of the principal amount shall be considered and construed as precluding the recovery of any interest charges from the disbursing officer arising from any items so cleared.
Approved, August 10, 1937. For the relief of R. L. McLachlan. 1937-08-10 577 Chapter 50 Stat. 1045 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 private [CHAPTER 577] AN ACT For the relief of R. L. McLachlan. August 10, 1937[[S. 2399](/us/bill/75/s/2399)][[Private, No. 265](/us/bill/75/pvtl/265)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryR.
L. McLachlan.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to R. L. McLachlan, of Estill, Missouri, the sum of $75 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages to him caused by the death of one purebred cow and one grade cow, known as abortion reactors, in connection with the Government’s efforts to eradicate this disease from the dairy herds of Howard County, Missouri: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall bePenalty for violation. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, August 10, 1937. For the relief of Ethel Smith McDaniel. 1937-08-11 582 Chapter 50 Stat. 1045 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 private [CHAPTER 582] AN ACT For the relief of Ethel Smith McDaniel. August 11, 1937[[S. 972](/us/bill/75/s/972)][
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