PRIVATE LAWS-CH. 199-JULY 1, 1947 Capt. Louis C. Si- mon, Jr. Capt. J. F. Stone. Capt. A. W. olienke. Oapt. Elton Hall,Jr. Lt. Julius A. Stern. Capt. Walter S. LBarnes. Refunds of amounts used as set-offs, etc. $13.48, which amounts are due to the several publishing companies mentioned above for advertising ordered and published for and in the interest of the United States without the prior approval of the Secretary of War as required by Revised Statutes 3828 (44 U. S . C . 324): Provided, That no persons shall be held pecuniarily liable for any amount on account of the above-mentioned payments. SEC. 11 . 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 Captain Louis C. Simon, Junior, Air Corps, the amount of $200, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage in pay-roll funds delivered to him. SEC. 12. 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 Captain J. F. Stone, Finance Depart- ment, the amount of $42.77, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage which developed in the course of conversion of large amounts of French currency. SEC. 13. 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 Captain A. W . Glienke, Finance Depart- ment, the amount of $20.17, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage which developed when a counterfeit five-pound note was discovered among English currency accepted by him. SEC. 14. 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 Captain Elton Hall, Junior, Finance Department, the amount of $201.75, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage which developed when a counterfeit fifty-pound note was discovered among English currency accepted by him. SEC. 15. 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 Lieutenant Julius A. Stern, Air Corps, the amount of $1,059.85, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage which was later ascertained to be the result of a theft of the funds by another person. SEC. 16. 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 Captain Walter S. Barnes, Air Corps, the amount of $895.45, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for a like amount which was supplied by him from personal funds to cover a shortage resulting from the theft by some person unknown. SEC. 17. Any amounts which otherwise may have been due any of the disbursing officers mentioned herein, or, in the case of deceased officers, may have been due their heirs, for any other purpose, and which amounts or any part thereof have been used as a set-off by the Comptroller General to clear disallowances in said officers' accounts mentioned herein. shall be refunded to such disbursing officers or their heirs: Provided, That any amounts refunded by any of said disbursing officers, or their heirs, to the United States on account of said disallowances, shall also be refunded to such disbursing officers or their heirs. Approved July 1,1947. 982 [61 STAT.
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