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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 76 STAT. · October 15, 1962 · Private Law 87–658

Private Law 87–658.

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76 Stat. 1400 Private Law 87–658 AN ACT For the relief of Arthur H. Brackbill. October 15, 1962[[H. R. 12092](/us/bill/87/hr/12092)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Arthur H. Brackbill.That Arthur H. Brackbill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an employee m the postal field service, is hereby relieved of all liability to refund to the United States the sum of $399.31. Such sum represents the amount of certain overpayments of compensation made to the said Arthur H.
Brackbill through administrative error in the determination of his longevity benefits as a postal field service employee. In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States full credit shall be given for the amount for which liability is relieved by this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Arthur H. Brackbill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the sum certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Postmaster General as the sum of amounts paid to the United States by the said Arthur H.
Brackbill, or withheld from amounts otherwise due him from the United States, by reason of the liability referred to in the first section of this Act: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this section 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 provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved October 15, 1962. Private Law 87–659: For the relief of Concetta Maria, Rosetta, and Tomasino Mangiaracina. Private Law 659 Private Law 87–659 76 Stat. 1400 1962-10-15 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 2025-12-02 87 2 private Private Law 87–659 AN ACT For the relief of Concetta Maria, Rosetta, and Tomasino Mangiaracina.
October 15, 1962[[H. R. 12402](/us/bill/87/hr/12402)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Concetta M., Rosetta, and Tomasino Mangiaracina.[75 Stat. 650, 657](/us/stat/75/650/657).[8 USC 1153 note](/us/usc/t8/s1153).That, for the purposes of the Act of September 26, i961 (Public Law 87–301), Concetta Maria, Rosetta, and Tomasino Mangiaracina shall be deemed to be within the purview of section 25 of that Act.
Approved October 15, 1962. Private Law 87–660: For the relief of Margaret MacPherson. Angus MacPherson. Ruth MacPherson, and Marilyn MacPherson. Private Law 660 Private Law 87–660 76 Stat. 1400 1962-10-16 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 2025-12-02 87 2 private Private Law 87–660 AN ACT For the relief of Margaret MacPherson.
Angus MacPherson. Ruth MacPherson, and Marilyn MacPherson. October 16, 1962[[H. R. 1660](/us/bill/87/hr/1660)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Margaret MacPherson and others.That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
(1)Margaret MacPherson, $15,000;
(2)Angus MacPherson, $5,000;
(3)Ruth MacPherson, $3,500; and
(4)Marilyn MacPherson, $3,500; all of Lawrence, Massachusetts. The payment of such sums shall be in 76 Stat. 1401full settlement of all their claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries, pain and suffering, disfigurement, and property damage sustained by them, and for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by them, as the result of a fire occurring on December 4, 1951, in an apartment building at the United States Naval Base, Middletown, Rhode Island, in which they occupied one of the apartments made available by the Department of the Navy to Navy personnel and their families: *Provided*, 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 these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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 October 16, 1962. Private Law 87–661: For the relief of Lieutenant Commander David V. Kyrklund. Private Law 661 Private Law 87–661 76 Stat. 1401 1962-10-16 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 2025-12-02 87 2 private Private Law 87–661 AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Commander David V. Kyrklund. October 16, 1962[[H. R. 4034](/us/bill/87/hr/4034)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,That LieutenantXt. Comdr. David V. Kyrklund. Commander David V. Kyrklund, United States Navy, retired, is relieved of liability to pay to the United States the sum of $1,601.07, received by him as an employee of the United States Post Office Department at Pensacola, Florida, of which sum the amount of $443.63 was received by him in contravention of the provisions of section 212 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (5 U.S.C. 59a), while serving[69 Stat. 498](/us/stat/69/498). as a substitute distribution clerk during the period beginning January 24, 1959, and ending July 22, 1960, both dates inclusive, and the amount of $1,157.44 was received by him in contravention of the provisions of the Act of July 31, 1894 (5 U.S.C. 62), while [28 Stat. 205](/us/stat/28/205).serving as a regular distribution clerk during the period beginning July 23, I960, and ending October 24, 1960, both dates inclusive. In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, credit shall be given for amounts for which liability is relieved by this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lieutenant Commander David V. Kyrklund, an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts paid by him, or withheld from sums otherwise due him, in complete or partial satisfaction of the liability to the United States specified in the first section. Sec. 3. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 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 October 16, 1962. Private Law 87–662: For the relief of Kenneth E. Fousse and others. Private Law 662 Private Law 87–662 76 Stat. 1402 1962-10-16 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 2025-12-02 87 2 private
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  • Pub. L. 87-301
  • 76 Stat. 1401
  • 5 USC 59a
  • 69 Stat. 498
  • 5 USC 62
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