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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · February 17, 1934 · Private Law 250

Private Law 250.

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(/us/pvtl/76/248)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Sam E. Woods.Payment to.That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sam E. Woods, American Commercial Attaché, Berlin, Germany, the sum of $278.50, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for expenses incurred for ocean transportation and per diem while on board vessel in connection with official travel from Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Washington, District of Columbia, during the period February 8 to February 17, 1934, in accordance with 53 Stat. 1539cable instructions dated February 3, 1034, from the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, the ocean portion of said travel having been performed on a vessel of foreign registry: *Provided*,*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Any person violating the provisionsPenalty for violation.of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, August 10, 1939. For the relief of Matilda Larned Bouck. 1939-08-10 681 Chapter 53 Stat. 1539 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 681] AN ACT For the relief of Matilda Larned Bouck.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 6808](/us/bill/76/hr/6808)][[Private, No 249](/us/pvtl/76/249)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryMatilda Larned Bouck.Payment to. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Matilda Lamed Bouck, of Middleburg, New York, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property damage and personal injuries received by her while riding in automobile driven and owned by Edwin L.
Wade, of Schenectady, New York, and which automobile was forced from the Middleburg-Schoharie Highway near Schoharie, New York, on December 3, 1935, by a truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *Provided*, That no part of the amount*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s. etc., fees. appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
AnyPenalty for violation. person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, August 10, 1939. For the relief of John L. Summers, former disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, and for other purposes. 1939-08-10 683 Chapter 53 Stat. 1539 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 683] AN ACT For the relief of John L. Summers, former disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, and for other purposes.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 7049](/us/bill/76/hr/7049)][[Private, No. 250](/us/pvtl/76/250)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ComptrollerJohn L. Summers (deceased).Adjustment in accounts. General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow in the accounts of John L.
Summers, former disbursing clerk, now deceased, Treasury Department, sums aggregating not to exceed $827.14 disallowed in his accounts, without raising charges against the officers who certified the vouchers for payment, covering payments made by him in the period from December 1933 to June 30, 1934; and in the accounts of Guy F. Allen, chiefGuy F. Allen.Adjustment in accounts. disbursing officer, sums aggregating not to exceed $3,352.60 disallowed in his accounts, without raising charges against the officers who certified the vouchers for payment, covering payments made by him in the period from July 1, 1934, to December 31, 1935.
Sec. 2. The Comptroller General of the United States is authorizedFrank White and others.Adjustment in accounts. and directed to allow in the accounts of Frank White, H. T. 53 Stat. 1540Tate, W. O. Woods, and W. A. Julian sums of not to exceed $16.063.37, $3,231.17, $72,822.49, and $449,160.05, respectively, representing unavailable items in their accounts as former Treasurers and *Proviso*.Use of recoveries to offset items of similar character.Treasurer of the United States : *Provided*, That any recoveries heretofore or hereafter made in respect of any of the foregoing items may, in the discretion of the Comptroller General of the United States, be applied to offset unavailable items of a similar character hereafter arising in the accounts of the former Treasurers and Treasurer to whose account the recovery pertains, upon a showing that such unavailable items have occurred without fault or negligence on the part of said former Treasurers and Treasurer.
Sec. 3. Treasurer of United States.Sum appropriated to cover losses in office of. The sum of $1,811.40 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to cover losses in the office of the Treasurer of the United States due to payment of checks on forged signature of the drawer, or for raised amounts, or on forged endorsements of the payees. Sec. 4. Adjustment of accounts relating to the public debt. For the purpose of adjusting the accounts relating to the public debt of the United States, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $576,340.23.
Of this sum, the amount of $542,103.11, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury in the accounts of the Treasurer of the United States as public-debt receipts and the amount of $34,237.12, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be credited by the Secretary of the Treasury to the proper accounts to adjust overissues and over-redemptions of principal of public-debt, securities and overpayments of interest on public-debt securities.
Sec. 5. Adjustment in national bank note currency accounts. The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to adjust discrepancies in certain national bank note currency accounts in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, covering the years 1934 and 1935, in the amount of $1,290, and the Treasurer of the United States is authorized and directed to charge the sum of $1,290 against his general account with corresponding credit therein to the fund for retirement of national bank [26 Stat. 289](/us/stat/26/289).[12 U. S. C. § 122](/us/usc/t12/s122).notes established by the Act of July 14, 1890 (26 Stat. 289;
U. S. C., title 12, sec. 122). Approved, August 10, 1939. For the relief of Mato, Miljenko, Bozo, and Augustin Cibilic, or Zibilich. 1939-08-11 702 Chapter 53 Stat. 1540 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 702] AN ACT For the relief of Mato, Miljenko, Bozo, and Augustin Cibilic, or Zibilich.August 11, 1939[[S. 796](/us/bill/76/s/796)][
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