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75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 52 , 54. 55 -MARCH 24, 27, 1937 [CHAPTER 52] AN ACT For the relief of Michael E. Sullivan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the accounts of Michael E. Sullivan, postmaster at Park Ridge, Illinois, with the sum of $14,679.29, representing the amount of public funds and property lost in the burglary of the post office at Park Ridge, Illinois, on March 6, 1935, such loss having resulted from no fault or negligence on the part of said postmaster, as determined by the Postmaster General under a provision in title 39, United States Code, section 49. Approved, March 24, 1937. [CHAPTER 54] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Letha F. McCubbin, the estate of Mary B. Hodge, and the estate of Walter H. Mansfield. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to credit the account of Letha F. McCubbin, deceased, former post- master at Eve, Kentucky, with $90.58, being part of the amount retained from postal receipts by Brown McCubbin as compensation for his voluntary services in acting as postmaster at that post office from April 10 to June 6, 1933, inclusive. SEC. 2 . That the Comptroller General is hereby authorized and directed to credit the account of Mary B. Hodge, deceased, former postmaster at Place, Kentucky, with $48.69, being the amount retained from postal receipts by Maude Hodge as compensation for her volun- tary services in acting as postmaster at that post office from January 10 to April 4, 1934, inclusive. SEC. 3 . That the Comptroller General is hereby authorized and directed to credit the account of Walter H. Mansfield, deceased, former postmaster at Logan, Oklahoma, with $164.33, being the amount retained from postal receipts by Ben F. Morris as conlpensa- tion for his voluntary services in acting as postmlitster at that post office from November 7, 1933 to January 9, 1934, inclusive. Approved, March 27, 1937. [CHAPTER 55] AN ACT For the relief of John Munroe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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, the sum of $2,500 to John Munroe, of Crary, North Dakota, in full satis- faction of his claim against the United States for permanent injuries sustained between November 22 and 30, 1933, while being moved from Devils Lake to Fargo, North Dakota, and return, to attend the United States district court as a necessary and material witness in the case of United States against Goldie Nolan, who was convicted largely on the testimony of the said John Munroe: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per March 24, 1937 [H. R. 1096] [Private, No. 12] Michael E. Sulli- van. Credit in postal ac- counts. 39U.S. C. §49. March 27, 1937 [H. R. 328] [Private, No. 13] Letha F. McCub- bin (deceased). Credit in postal ac- count. Mary B. Hodge (deceased). Credit in postal ac- count. Walter H. Mans- field (deceased). Credit in postal ac- count. March 27, 1937 [H. R . 1231] [Private, No. 14] John Munroe. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. 929