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 860 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. HZ Cris. 206-208. 1925. Fsbéuag  CHAP. 206.-An Act To authorize the General Accounting Office to pay to - W%— certain supply officers of the regular Navy and Naval Reserve Force the pay ’ ' Eid atllowiances of their ranks for services performed prior to the approval of BIT OD S. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of R§§gi7;i;yF§;%émi:v; the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the have pay_ for sdm General Accounting Office is hereby authorized and directed to pay $}}§§' p§,‘§{,‘§g,,,$°‘{‘§ to all supply officers, or former supply officers, of the regular Navy ¤1>¤r<>v¤l¤fb¤¤¤S· 011; United States Nlakvag Reserve Force, thefpay and allowances of t e1r res ective ra s or active duty per ormed by such officers during the period from April 6, 1917, to March 3, 1921, inclusive, prjpr to the aiprgoval of their bonds by the Secretary of the Navy. pprove, e mary 11, 1925. b,. CHAP. 207.-An Act To extend the period in which relief may be granted lP“bh°•N°· 396l· accountable officers of the War and Navy Departments, and for other purposes. ~, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the iii>iiig,;lliivi°¤iile°§&- United States of America in Congress assembled That the Act °"· approved April 21, 1922 (Forty-second Statutes at liiarge, page 497, may md Navy dis_ chapter 136), be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: g.g.$lgSg€x§?;2Sur;tég2.;»s hggliat the;hComp;ro£Ier General of the United States be, and .1.,,,,,, me,,d€d_ _ y 1s, au orize, t ough such officers as he may designate, and within four years from the passage of this Act: (a) to relieve disbursing officers or special disbursing agents of the War and Navy Departments from accountability or responsibility for losses occurring between Apr1l 6, 1917, and November 18, 1921, of funds, or of accounts, papers, records, vouchers, or data pertaining to said funds, @,,,,,5 ,0, ,,,€gu,,, for which said officers or agents were accountable or responsible; and g§gg{¤¤¤tS¤¤¤¢1¤ seed (b) to allow credits, in the settlement of accounts of said officers or · agents, for payments made in good faith on public account during P m sgid period, notwithstapding failure ·to comply with rezuirements Rm", ‘, ~, V o existing aw or regu ations pursuant thereto: Provide Th 1; ' $1»<>§<iE¤iF<i¥¤i¤·x O H gasp? ofGlosseslor]pxi1.iyiinents invcgving more than $1,000, the Cgmprl ro er cnera sia exercise the authority herein onl th written recommendation of the Secretary of War or thi; Sggrlhtary mmm from mm of1t)ie’Na\’y, {sinch recommendation shall also set forth the facts ,,,u,,,,,,_ re a me to suc _ oss or payment . Provided further, That the Comptroller General in all cases shall certify that the transactions, expenditures. losses, or payments appear to be free from fraud or collusion.” Approved, February 11, 1925. I·`e)§uzgy1& 1925. ~ CHAP. 208.-An Act To refund taxes paid on distilled Spirits in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati e o {§,'§§{{§},;;§,§g}€· the Unned States of America in Congress assembled, Thgtgthii mE{§§H;?x;;t¤m;1$ Commissioner of Internal Revenue may, pursuant to the provisions $..1 and owned by Sieatioip   Rewpsedl Stpputes, as ascended, allov; the claim of any .· _ ,_ _, _ 1 i er or e re un o axes pai in excess $2.20 f >`girii¤i<ii=5i14 gallon on any distilled spirits produced and now (dwned byi)l1Iini)I:1i)d stored on the premises of the distillery where produced, but no refund shall ba; allowlyed unless  sp1r1ts are contained in the d1st1ller’s origina pac ages in w IG they were taxpaid or l l stamped bottles and cases in which they were placed wlheiieiuotiiletli 111 bond, or m stamped or unstamped bottles into which they have PWM been Uplaced while on and without removal from the distillery premises: Provided, That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue