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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · August 9, 1939 · Private Law 222

Private Law 222.

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(/us/pvtl/76/221)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ComptrollerJames W. Gilson.Credit in postal accounts. General is authorized and directed to credit the account of James W. Gilson, former postmaster at Hartford, Connecticut, in53 Stat. 1528 the sum of $682.64. Such sum represents the balance of a shortage in such account caused by the embezzlement of post-office funds by Credit of any recovery hereafter made.one of the postal clerks at such post office.
Any recovery hereafter made by the Government in respect of such shortage may, in the discretion of the Comptroller General, be credited to the account of such former postmaster in the event that any additional shortage in his account is disclosed, if such additional shortage has occurred without fault or negligence on the part of such former postmaster. Approved, August 9, 1939. For the relief of James M. Harwood. 1939-08-09 630 Chapter 53 Stat. 1528 76 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 2024-11-24 private [CHAPTER 630] AN ACT For the relief of James M. Harwood.August 9, 1939[[H. R. 4885](/us/bill/76/hr/4885)][[Private, No. 222](/us/pvtl/76/222)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,James M. Harwood.Determination of disability claim of. That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to determine the merits of the claim of James M.
Harwood, Johnson City, Tennessee, for disability alleged to have resulted from an injury sustained by him on January 3, 1929, while in the performance of his duties as a war attendant in the dental clinic of the Veterans’ Administration facility, Johnson City, Tennessee, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”,[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770](/us/usc/t5/s765–770). approved September 7, 1916, as amended, except that the time limitations in sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of said Act. shall be, and *Provisos*.No prior benefits.Time for filing claim.are hereby, waived: *Provided*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act: *And provided further*, That claim hereunder be filed within six months after the approval of this Act.
Approved, August 9, 1939. For the relief of Jack D. Collins. 1939-08-09 631 Chapter 53 Stat. 1528 76 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 2024-11-24 private [CHAPTER 631] AN ACT For the relief of Jack D. Collins.August 9, 1939[[H. R. 6259](/us/bill/76/hr/6259)][
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