52STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 585-587-JUNE 22, 1938 [CHAPTER 585] AN ACT For the relief of the administrator of the estate of Captain B. B. Barbee, deceased. 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, to the administrator of the estate of Captain B. B . Barbee, United States Army, deceased, the sum of $1,588.65, or so much thereof as shall have been collected from Captain Barbee prior to the passage of this Act, in full and final settlement of all claims whatsoever against the United States for a stoppage in his pay on account of the embezzle- ment of public funds by a civilian employee of the office of the quartermaster, Fort Jay, New York, from July 1, 1925, to February 28, 1931, while Captain Barbee was on duty as agent finance officer, Governors Island, New York. Approved, June 22, 1938. 1373 June 22, 1938 [H. R. 5615] [Private, No. 663] Capt. B. B . Barbee. Payment to estate of. [CHAPTER 586] AN ACT For the relief of Hattie Doudna. June 22, 1938 [H. R. 6952] [Private, No. 6641 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations Hatte oudna. t of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "An be considered. Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C ., 39 Stat. 746, 747. title 5, secs. 767, 770), are hereby waived in favor of Hattie Doudna, . 76770. nee Hattie Pushaw, of Orlo Vista, Florida, on account of deafness alleged to have been the result of a disease contracted while an employee of the Veterans' Administration Facility at Oteen, North Carolina, and her case is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, if she files clTime or filing a notice of such disability and claim for compensation with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That no No prior benefit. benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, June 22, 1938. [CHAPTER 587] AN ACT Relative to the military record of James Meagher, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers James Meagher, deceased, who was a member of Company B, Eighty-eighth Regiment New York Volun- teer Infantry, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the military service of the United States as a private on August 12, 1863: Provided, That no back pay, com- pensation, bounty, benefit, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 22, 1938. June 22, 1938 [S. 12721 [Private, No. 665] James Meagher. Military record cor- rected. Proviso. No back pay, etc.
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