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 2330 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 350, 355,356,389. 1929. Leslie Cramer. Railroad, with amounts heretofore disallowed in said accounts, covering payments made for service and supplies, team hire, and transportation, furnished tie and timber contractors under agreements providing that payment therefor should be made by the railroad, amounting to $3,330.22; and payments for rubber b001:.8 furnished, not shown to have been intended for sale to employees, amounting to $252.75; and to credit the accounts of LeslIe Cramer, special disbursing agent, with payments covering the services of a detective agency, amountinf to $1 1 197.25; payments for articles not purchased under the Genera Supp y Schedule, amounting to $49.96; payments for materials not purchased from the lowest bidder, amounting to $311.88; and items aggregating $956 disallowed under a. provision in purchase agreements relating to liquidated damages; and the said payments are hereby validated. Approved, February 26, 1929. February '0.19211. [H. R. 9H18.) CRAP. 366. -An Act For the relief of Simon A. Richardson. [Prtvate, No. <U3.] 81m A Rebad Be it ent1Cted by the Senate and H OU8e 01 Repre8entative8 of the son .. on . I r - United State8 of America in Oongress a8sewled, That in the admin- ~tary record cor- istration of the pension laws Simon A. Richardson, who enlisted in the Navy July 26, 1898, shall hereafter be held and considered to tc have enlisted on the 26th day of May, 1898: Provided, That no back o pay, e. par, pension, bounty or allowances shall be held to have accrued prIor to the passage of this Act. February '0.1929 . [H. R .9W7.] [Privete, No. 4B.) Approved, February 27, 1929. CRAP. 366. - An Act For the relief of Fred Elias Horton. Fred Elias Horton. Be it enacted by the Senate and H0U8e 01 Representative8 of the naJ;.:ti~;;~dt!O United Stafe8 of America i~ Oongress a8serrWled" That the PresIdent determine !,"het~ dis- be, and he IS hereby." authorIzed to order Fred Ehas Horton, formerly ~Ii~. OnglIl8t In commander, United States Naval Reserve Force, to appear before a naval retiring board for the purpose of determining whether or not the disability complained of in hIS case originated in the line of duty Z~i~tment8Scom- in time of .war: Prov~ed, That ~f said naval. retiring boa!d ds mandFer, Na'da1 . Red&- that the 38.Id Fred Elias Horton IS now suffermf from a dlsab~ht serve ~rcean retlI . • d'hl'fdt.t' f h' dh' t lllcurre Int e me0 uyInlIDe0 warwICreners1m to perform all duties of the grade of commander, United States Naval Reserve Force, in time of war, the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint Fred Elias Horton a commander, United States Naval Reserve Force, and to place him upon the retired list of the Navy with the retired pay and emoluments of that grade: No back pay, etc. Provided further, That no back pay, allowances, or emoluments shall'become due because of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 27, 1929. February 28, 1929. [H. R. -.J CHAP. S89.- An Act For the relief of certain officers and former officers of [Private, No. 415.J the Army of the United States, and for the settlement of individual claims approved by the War Department. Be it ent1Cted by the Senate and House 01 Representatives of the ~7n!~nt of d~ig- United States of Ame1"tca in Oongress a8serrWled, That the Comp- natedacoounts. troller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of the following officers and former

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