PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 131-133-APR . 10, 1946 [CHAPTER 131] April 10, 1946 [8. 286] [Private Law 451] James F. Desmond. April 10, 1946 [S. 1184] (Private Law 452] A. L. Clemand Ida M. Bryant. April 10, 1946 [S..1840 [Private Law 4531 Danvers Shoe Com- pany, Inc. [60 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of James F. Desmond. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General and the General Accounting Office are authorized and directed to credit the accounts of James F. Desmond, postmaster at Reading, Massachusetts, in the sum of $7,141.11, representing the net shortage which resulted from embezzlement of funds by the former assistant postmaster at the Reading, Massachusetts, post office. Approved April 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 132] AN ACT For the relief of A. L. Clem and Ida M. Bryant. 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 A. L. Clem and Ida M. Bryant, of Independence, Kansas, the sum of $1,440, in full settlement of all claims of the said A. L. Clem and Ida M. Bryant against the United States on account of property damage and personal injuries resulting from the presence of obnox- ious odors emanating from the operation of the sewerage disposal plant at the Independence Army Air Base, and accruing prior to January 1, 1946: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered 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 vio- lating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 133] AN ACT For the relief of the Danvers Shoe Company, Incorporated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assenbled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to settle the claim of the Danvers Shoe Company, Incorporated, Manchester, New Hampshire, on account of increased costs incurred by the said company in the performance of its contracts numbered WSA-101T-296-44, and WSA-101T-383, dated May 26 and October 12, 1943, respectively, with the War Shipping Adminis- tration, by reason of its inability to procure the material necessary for the performance of the contracts at the price which it had been assured by the Government such material would be obtainable from the War Department, and to allow in full and final settlement of the claim the amount of not to exceed $5,256.28. There is hereby appro- priated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, the sum of $5,256.28 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of the said claim: Provided, That no part of the amount 1140
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