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SIXTYZNINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. _CHs.,240—243.» 1927. 1797 CHAP. 240.-An Act For the relief of Roswell H,.;Bancroft. Fvbrrgrag. 1927- Be it enacted by the Senate and .Ho1we_of,Rzresentatives eo; the [P""°°'N°’ m'] United States of. America in Uongrese assemb d, That the ost- %§”,§·,{§g;*_,°’°j; master, Genpralbe, and,he is hereby, authorized and directed, to counts. credit the accounts of Boswell I·L.Bancroft, postmaster at Palisades, Colorado, in the sum. of $15,188.91. due to the United States on account of postal funds, postage stamps,,·and,war tax revenue stamps which were lost as a result o burglary onthe night of August 2, 1924.. . I . a . · Approved, February 28, 1927. cnn. 241.-—A¤ Act For the reuer of the omzenr Nsmmi sank, or F°“'{’;",,,’·§_)*°“’· Petty. T¤¤¤¤· · = V A ° [Private, Ne. 4.12.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ' United States of America in Congress assembled,-That the Secretary Bf,§§{"{.'{,*{,,}".,?,¥_°“°* of the Treasury be, and heis hereby authorized and directed to pay,.t10S1;¤¤{>¤¤;¤¤¤;=;vi!{¤r out of- any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise samp?. M gs appropriated, the sum of $1,380.83 to the Citizensh National*Bank, of Petty, Texas,] or its assigns, on account ¤of unavoidable-`loss sustained throng theft from robbery from said< bank ofwarpsavings certificate stamps of the series of 1919, which said. bank fheld as du y authorized agent of thersecond class for thevsale of war savings certificate stamps, and lwhichloss resulted from no fault or negligence- on the part of the said Citize •¤ National Bank, of Petty, or any of its oiiicers or employees. - ‘ . ·` » Approved, February 28, 1927. CHAP. 242.-An Act To authorize and direct the Comptroller General to Fc (S.55gi]1m` settle and allow the claims of E. A. Goldeuweiser, Edith M. Furbush, and Horatio lPrlv$w. o. ua.} M. Pollock, for rendered to the Department of `Commerce. p V o Bei it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stateaof America in Oongresq assembled Thatthe Coinp· m{>rg°¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¥°°¤· troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized Igiginent to desig- and- directed to settle and allow the claim of ·E. A;~Go denweiser in {‘,,°;,,,,,,%‘;"‘,,‘I1“’{,{‘Z"°"` the su*m~of $600, and theclaima of Edith M. 'Furbush land Horatio M. Pollock in the sum of $2,000, for services rendered-the Department of Commerce in the preparation of monographs -on oénsuesubjects notwithstanding provisions of existing law. Approved, February 28, 1927. CHAP. 948.-An Act For the relid of William C. Harlleo. __;liH- Be it enacted by the Senate and House ,of..Repreaentatives;of the United States of,A·m.erek:a in Uongreas assembled, That the Secretary wmnm c. num. of the 'l`roasi1ry.be,_and he is hereby, authorizedyand directed to pay, ,,§§,""2,$“§,,‘§’g,f,°;§ @,*2 out of_any,money,1n the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the '°°¤·°*¢· sum of $2,391.90 to William C. Harllee, onaecount o loss sustained by him when a fire destroyed his personal eifects and household goods at the United States Army transport wharf, Seattle, Wash- mgton, May 7 1906, while the said effects and goods were in the hands of the Federal Govermnent in transit and upon the occasion of the transfer of the said William C. Harllee, then servin as first lieutenant of the United States Marine Corps under ordérs from marine barracks Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, to marine barracks, Mare Island, California. Approved, February 28, 1927.