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 496 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 395, 396, 398 . `1930 . June 3 ,1930. CHAP. 395 .-An Act To repeal section 14 4, Title II, of the Act of March [H. R. 5258.] [Public, No. 301 .] 3, 1899, chapter 429 (section 2253 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Alaska . e trial of per- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 144, r son ep ealj oin tly indi cte d, Title II, of the Act approved March 3, 1899, chapter 429, 30 Statutes, Vol. 30, p. 1301, re- 1301 (section 2253 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska), be, and the pealed. same is hereby, repealed. Approv ed, June 3, 1930. June 8, 1930. [H. R. 5261.] CHAP. 396 .-An Act To authorize the destruction of duplicate accounts [Public, No. 302 .] and othe r papers filed i n the of fices of clerks of the United States district courts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the united states courts. United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the Duplicate accounts of marshals, ere ., mis- recommendation of the clerk of a district court of the United States, c ellaneo us pape rs, etc. , in, ma y be destro yed. and with th e approval of the senior district judg e of the prop er Vol. s5' C.,9p. 925; district, the Attorney General may, in his discretio n, authorize the Supp . IV, p.442. destruction of duplicate accounts of United States marshals, attor- neys, clerks, and. commissioners, and other miscellaneous papers or records, not in cases, which have been on file for ten years or more, and the further retention o f which will serve no useful purpose. Bankruptcy proceed- SEC. 2. That proofs of claims filed in bankruptcy proceedings in ings, proof of claims. claims. vol. 30, p. 560. the United States district courts, pursuant to the Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the U nited States, " approved Ju ly 1, 1898, a s amended, an d which have May be destroyed remained on file in the offices of clerks of United States district after ten years, courts, for a period of ten years after final disposition of such pro- ceedings, may be destroyed, pursuant to an order of the presiding judge of the court in which such proofs of claims have been filed, said order to be filed and entered of record in said court. Approved, June 3, 1930. June 5, 1930. [H. R. 9804.] CHAP. 398 .-An Act To amend the World War Adjusted Compensation [Public, No. 303 .] Act, as amended, by extending the time within which applications for benefits thereunder may be filed, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the World War Adjusted United States o f America in Congress assembled, That subdivisions Compensation Ac t, ame ndments. (b) and (c) of section 302, section 311, and subdivision (b) of Vol. 45, amended . p. 9 47, section 604 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as pp. . S..,SuppIV, amended (United States Code, Supplement III, title 38, sections Time for filing ap- 612, 621, and 664), are amended, to take effect as of December 31, plications extended to G6 „ January 2, 1936. 1929, by striking out Jan uary 2, 1 930 wherever it appears in such subdivisions and section, and inserting in lieu thereof " January 2, 1935 ". Payments to depend- cu ts ,S EC. 2 . Section 602 of the World War Adjusted Compensation . amen. 45, p. 9 47, Act, as amended (United States Code, Supplement III, title 38, U. s . c ., supp . iv, section 662), is amended, to take effect as of December 31, 1929, by p Effective date ex- striking out " before January 3, 1930 " wherever it appears in such tended. section, and inserting in lieu thereof " on or before January 2, 1935 ". Veteran presumed decease' , SEC. 3 . Subdivision (b) of section 312 of the World War . UlS. ., . 948. Supp. IV, Ad justed Compe nsatio n Act, as am ended (Unite d State s Code, p.539. Supplement III, title 38, section 622), is amended, to take effect as If unexplained ab. of ~May 29, 1928, to read as follows sense for seven years. (b) If in the case of any such individu al who is a v eteran it appears that his application was not made and filed prior to the

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