54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS. -CHS. 545, 546-JULY 2, 1940 [CHAPTER 545] AN ACT For the relief of John Owen. 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 to John Owen, of San Antonio, Texas out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,512.30 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages to his ranch and cattle in Bexar County, Texas, as a result of the Third Army maneuvers during the period between August 6 and 202 1938: 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 this claim, and the same shall be unlaw- ful, 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, July 2, 1940. [CHAPTER 546] AN ACT For the relief of Charles E. Molster, former disbursing clerk for the Department of Commerce and the National Recovery Administration; J. L. Summers, deceased, former chief disbursing clerk, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department, and Guy F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department. 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 Charles E. Molster, former disbursing clerk for the National Recovery Administration, with sums not exceeding $1,901.88, in the aggregate, covering disallowances in his accounts for the period from August 14, 1933, to and in- cluding February 28, 1934- the accounts of J. L. Summers, deceased, former chief disbursing cierk, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department, with sums not exceeding $3,042.90, in the aggregate, covering disallowances in his accounts for the period from March 1, 1934, to and including June 30, 1934; and the accounts of Guy F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department, with sums not exceeding $3,968.13, in the aggregate, covering disallowances in his accounts for the period from July 1, 1934, to and including March 31 1936. SEC. 2 . That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to credit the accounts of Charles E. Molster, former disbursing clerk of the Department of Commerce, with sums not exceeding $19.33, in the aggregate, covering disallowances in his account during the December quarter, 1931, and with sums not exceed- ing in the aggregate $316.05, covering disallowances in his accounts for the period from December 8, 1932, to and including Feb- ruary 28, 1934. SEC. 3. No provision of this Act shall relieve any payee from any indebtedness to the United States of America resulting from the disallowances by the Comptroller General of the United States included in the above set forth sums and which are charged against disbursing officers named herein. Approved, July 2, 1940. 1313 July 2, 1940 [H. R . 82521 [Private, No. 445] John Owen. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. July 2, 1940 [H. R. 8414] [Private, No. 446] Charles E. Molster J. L. Summers, and Guy F. Allen. Credit in accounts of. Charles E. Moster. Additional creditau- thorized. Indebtedness of payee.
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