Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 50 Part 1.djvu/473

 448 Travel of the Army" to i ncl ude dependents . Courts martial, ex- penses . Deserters, etc . Apprehension of . Finance Service . Clerks, etc . 46 Stat.818. 5U.S.C.°118a. Private property damages. Payment of claims . Proviso. Settlement by Gen- eral Accounting Office . Destruction of pri- vate property of offi- cers, etc . Payment of claims . 41 Stat. 1436. 31U.S.0.°°218- 222 . Quartermaster Corps . Subsistence of the Army . Purchase of supplies for issue as rations . 75Ta CONGRE SS, 1ST SESS ION -CH . 423-JULY 1, 19 37 ante would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the War Department : Provided further, That the appropriation "Travel of the Army" current at the date of relief from duty station of per- sonnel traveling under orders shall be charged with all e xpenses prope rly cha rgeabl e to su ch appr opriati on in c onnecti on wit h the travel enjo ined, including tr avel expenses of dependents, regard less of the dates of arrival at destination of the persons so traveling . EXPENSES OF COURTS MARTIAL For expenses of courts martial, courts of inquiry, military com- missions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and wi t- nesses atte nding same, contra ct stenographic r eporting services, and expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $40,000. APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS, AND SO FORTH For the apprehension, se curing, and delive ring of soldiers absent without leave and of deserters, including escaped military prisoners, and the expenses incident to their pursuit ; and no greater sum than $25 for each deserter or escaped military prisoner shall, in the dis- cretion of the Secretary of War, be paid to any civil officer or citizen for such services and expenses ; for a donation of $10 to prisoner discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release from confine- ment under court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge, $20,000 . FIN ANC E S ERV ICE For compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Department, including not to exceed $900 for any one person for allowances for living quarter s, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved dune 26, 1930 (U. S. C., title 5, sec . 118a), $1,155,890. CLAI MS FOR DAMAGES TO AND LOSS OF PRIVAT E PROPE RTY For payment of claims, including claims of military and civilian personnel in and under the War Department, not exceeding $50 0 each in amount for damages to or loss of private property incident to the training, practice, operation, or maintenance of the Army that have accrued, or may hereafter accrue, from time to time, $10,000 : Provided, That settlement of such claims shall be made by the Gen- eral Accounting Office, upon the approval and recommendation of the Secretary of War, where the amount of damages has been ascertained by the War Department, and payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of th e property in ful l satisfaction of such damages. CLAIMS OF OFFICERS, ENLISTED ME N, AND NURSES OF THE AR MY FOR DESTRUCTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY For the payment of claims of officers, enlisted men, and nurses of the Army for private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, under the provisions of an Act approved March 4, 1921 (U. S. C., title 31, sees . 218-222), $25,000. QUA RTER MAST ER C ORPS Subsistence of the Army : Purchase of subsistence supplies : For issue as rations to troops, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, civil employees when entitl ed ther eto, h ospital