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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 477-JULY 2, 1942 t subsistence, for officers and warrant officers of the Army of the United States traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, pursuant to the first and second paragraphs of section 12 of the Act approved June 16, 1942 (Public Law 607), is hereby Ante, p. 364. authorized to prescribe such per diem rates of allowance, whether or not orders are given to such officers for travel to be performed repeatedly between two or more places in the same vicinity, and with- out regard to the length of time away from their designated posts of duty under such orders. Expenses of courts martial: For expenses of courts martial, courts Courts martial. of inquiry, military commissions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and witnesses attending same, contract stenographic reporting services, and expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $259,000. Apprehension of deserters: For the apprehension, securing, and Deserters. delivering 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 discretion of the Secretary of War, be paid to any civil officer or citizen for such services and expenses; for a dona- tion of $10 to each prisoner discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release from confinement under court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge; and for a donation of not to exceed Drischarge fraudulent enUsti $10 to each person discharged for fraudulent enlistment as authorized donation. by law, $508,500. Ante, p. 140. Finance service: For compensation of clerks and other employees ,vCompenuSeati of the Finance Department, including not to exceed $900 for any one person for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . "s4t.. 81 118a), $16,840,000. Claims for damages to and loss of private property: For payment damage laiBP s of claims, including claims of military and civilian personnel in and under the War Department, not exceeding $500 each in amount, for damages to or loss of private property incident to the training, prac- tice, operation, or maintenance of the Army that have accrued, or may hereafter accrue, from time to time, $36,300: Provided, That settle- Pr o"ro. ment of such claims shall be made by the General 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 the property in full satisfaction of such damages. Claims of officers, enlisted men, and nurses of the Army for destruc- tion 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 (31 U. S. C. 218-222), $46,000. 41 tat. 436. In all: Finance Service, Army, $6,574,583,259, to be accounted for as one fund. QUARTERMASTER CORPS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION Welfare of enlisted men: For the equipment and conduct of school, reading, lunch, and amusement rooms, service clubs, chapels, gymna- siums, and libraries, including periodicals and other publications and subscriptions for newspapers, salaries of' civilians employed in the hostess and library services, transportation of books and equipment Recreational facili- ties, etc. Ante, p. 314. for nent, and perty

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