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 1374 SIXTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Cns. 173, 174. 1923. lélarcén  CHAP. 173.-An Act To further amend and modify the War Risk Insurance Act. [P“b1‘°’ N°'*°°'l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rgpresentativee of the Ac‘f’i,§;‘—j§mIg§,“,g§°“ United States of America in Congress assemble, That section 23 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, is hereby further amended so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: c,§**Ym°¤°¤°°mm°”» “Sec. 213. (1) That, excepg as pvrpvidgd subdivisioik (2) og this V<»M0.p·4<¤,¤m¤¤<i- section w en b the terms o the ar i Insurance ct an an °d' amendments thereto, any payment is to he made to a minor, othei than a person in the military or naval forces of the United States, or to a person mentally incompetent, or under other legal disability adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, such payment shall be mE¤8,g%a,v8;¤_¤°i¤¤» made to the erson who is constituted guardian, curator, or conservator by the laws of the State or residence of claimant, or is othermum wise legally vested with responsibility or care of the claimant or his _Paymerit Ham-tone. estate: rovided, That prior to receipt of notice by the United States °°°°‘ °" Veterans’ Bureau that any such person isunder such other legal dis- _ _ abilizadjudged by some court of competent jurisdiction, payment ,,£§.‘f‘§,‘°,§§{’ may made to such person direct: Provided further, That for the ¤¤»¤¤=·,¤1>1>¢i¤*¤¤· purpose of payments of benefits under Article III of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended where no guardian curator, or conservator of the erson imder a legal disabi ity has been appointed under the laws of)the State or residence of the claimant, the director shall determine the person who is otherwise legally vested with responsi- P t _ bill? or care of the claimant or his estate. ,,m'ZZ,,'T“'” ° ‘"““° “ 2) If any person entitled to receive payments under this Act ¤,Y°L“»P-3”#°m°¤d· shall be an inmate of any asylum or hospital for the insane main- T be ham in hm- tained sy the United States, or by any of the several States or Terriu,y‘{;¤01,g,`g,,,,dim, tories o the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, and °*°· no uardian, curator, or conservator of the roperty of such person shag have been appomted by competent legal) authority, the director, if satisfied after due investigation that any such person is mentally incompetent, may order that all moneys payable to him or her under ms, mttohw this _Act shall be held in the Treasury of the United States to the pim momues. ac. credit of such person. All funds so he d shall  disbursed under the order of the director and subject to   discretion either to the chief executive officer of the asylum or hospital in which such erson is an inmate, to be used by such officer for the maintenance ami) comfort of such inmate, subject to the duty to account to the United States Veterans’ Bureau and to repay any surplus at any time remaining in his ,,,0 mmmuy hands in accordance wit regu ations to be prescribed by the director; em. ’ or to the w1fe (or dependent husband if the inmate is a woman), minor children, and dependent (parents of such inmate, in such I, mm mum amounts as the director shall fin necessary for their support and ¤¤¤p¤a¤¢,m. maintenance in the order named; or, if at any time such inmate shall be found to be mentally competent, or shall die, or a guardian, curator, or conservator o his or her estate be appointed, an balance remaminlg to the credit of such inmate shall be paid to such inmate, if menta y competent, and otherwise to his or her guardian, curator, conservator, or personal representatives? Approved, March 2, 1923. CHAP. 174.-—A¤ Act To fix the annual salaryof the collector of customs for the lH$E¤» N¤- 461-1 district of North Carolina. C,,m,,,_ Qc it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the Nmmmsgz United States of America in Congress assembled?. That the salary of ·"" the collector of customs for the district of North Carolina is hereby fixed at $5,000 per annum. Approved, March 2, 1923.