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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 163, 164. 1921. 1437 "Third. When during travel imder orders such rivate ro ert I” *““?”" b °°m‘ including the regulating allowance of baggage, aansfengd pby ya. ggiitcgil- gif gowncommon carrier, or otherwise transported by the pro er agent or agency of the United States Government, is lost, damaged or destroyed; but replacement, recoupment, or commutation in these circumstances, where the property was or shall be transported by a common carrier, shall be limited to the extent of such loss damage or destruction over and above the amount recoverable from said camer. "Fourth. When such private property is destroyed or captured m,IZ°§{{Yy°d by °"°' by the enemy, or is destroyed to prevent its falling into the hands o the enemy, or is abandoned on account of lack of transportation or by reason of military emergency requiring its abandonment, or is otherwise lost in the field during campaign. "SEc. 2. That except as to such property as by law or regulation is ,,,,I,{?*§*g*°¤ °¤ “¤· required to be lplogsessed and used by officers, enlisted men, and ’ ` members of the y Nurse Coips (female), respectively, the liability of the Government imder this ct shall be limited to damage to or loss of such sums of money or such articles of personal property clgge-df °f mmy m' as the Secretary of War shall decide or declare to be reasonable, useful, necessary, and pro er for officers, enlisted men, or members of the Army Nmse Corps iiemale), respectively, as the case may be, to have in their possession while in quarters, or in the field, engaged in the public service in the line of duty., , , mm, 0, "SEc. 3. That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to mae by sammy or examine into, ascertain, and determine the value of such {property W"' lost, destroyed, captured, or abandoned as specined in the oregoing paragraphs, or the amount of damage thereto, as the case mag be; ,,3, r and the amount of such value or damage so ascertained and eter- pneenlgi auzilmeiil mined shall be paid by disbursing officers of the Army, or such property lost, destroyed, captured, or abandoned, or so damaged as to be unfit for service, may be replaced in kind from Government property on hand when the Secretary of War shall so direct. ,,,,1,,,,, tc nm, "SEc. 4. That the tender of replacement or of commutation or the asmm{¤i»£{¤i°¤ or determination made b the Secretary of War upon a claim presented, °’“*m· as provided for in tlie foregoing section shall constitute a final determination of any claim cognizable under this chapter, and such claim shall not thereafter be reopened or considered. .,.,,,,6 ,,,,,,, ,0, ,,,,_ "Sec. 5. That no claim arising imder this Act shall be considered numuzcmms. unless made within two years from the time that it accrued, except that when a claim accrues in time of war, or when war intervenes within two years after its accrual such claim may be presented within two ears after peace is established. APW um ,0, "Sec. 6. That for the payment of claims arising and established poyiugcms. under this Act there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $300,000. ,_,mw hw W "Sec. 7. That so much 0 the Act of March 28 1918 (Fortieth pasta, Statutes, pages 479, 480), as makes provision for the_prese¤tation, ,,;’,‘;§,§,_°·PP·"°·‘“”· adjustment, and payment of claims of officers and enlisted men for loss of private property destroyed in the military service be, and the same hereby is, repealed? Approved, March 4, 1921. CHAP. 184.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to grant a right of way over “?$h4.iif.?1` certain Government lands to the State of Oregon for the Columbia River Highway. Bealenaded the Senate and House of Repreee1uutivea of the United . . . States of   in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is mE.m°°_m` hereb authorized to t to the State of on, for the urpom of ,,,Y,,'°K§’,“,,,$"}‘,§,°°,§’,,‘f',,,‘,*;,f Y,. .g¥°‘n. . P. _ xr constructing, mamtammg, and operating the olumbia River High- mmm Highway-