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 57 STAT.] 7trH CONG., IsT SESS.-CH. 172- -JUNE 26, 1948 Lieutenant Colonel E. C. Morton, Finance Department (now retired), the sum of $182.31, public funds for which he is accountable and which were paid by him on fraudulent vouchers prepared by a former employee of the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. SEC. 9. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and Capt. H. L. Olden- he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of bur Captain H. L. Oldenburg, Finance Department, the sum of $55.17, public funds for which he is accountable and which were stolen from the locker of his agent officer, Second Lieutenant B. C. Haltom, Coast Artillery, by a person or persons unknown: Provided, That the said Second Lieutenant B. C. Haltom shall not be held pecuniarily liable for any part of such sum. SEC. 10. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and Lt. col. H. B. he is hereby authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Priest, Finance Department, the sum of $32.40, public funds for which he is accountable, such sum represent- ing commutation of furlough rations which was paid to an enlisted man and to which he was not entitled by reason of not having returned to his duty station when his furlough was terminated by sickness and subsequent discharge without such return: Provided, That no part of the said sum shall be charged to Major Charles L. Driscoll, Medical Administrative Corps. SEC. 11. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, Lt.cO. B. L. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Lieutenant Colonel R. L. Scott, Finance Department, the sum of $264.82, public funds for which he is accountable and which were lost while being carried for pay-roll purposes from one building to another in the custody of his agent officer, Captain Ralph L. Wilker- son, Air Corps: Provided, That the said Captain Ralph L. Wilkerson shall not be held pecuniarily liable for any part of such sum. SEC. 12. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, Col. Lee R. Wat and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts rou, r. of Colonel Lee R. Watrous, Junior, Finance Department, the sum of $1,268, public funds for which he is accountable and which were paid by him on fraudulent vouchers. SEC. 13. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, Advertiser Com- authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not Ala., a nd other pub otherwise appropriated to the Advertiser Company Montgomery, llshingcompanies. Alabama, $8; to the Light Publishing Company, San Antonio, Texas, $5.72; to the Houston Press Company, Houston, Texas, $8.40; to the Houston Printing Corporation Houston, Texas, $11.38; to Carter Glass and Sons, Lynchburg, Virginia, $12.32; and to the Evening Star Publishing Company, Incorporated, Radford, Virginia, $8.79, which amounts are due to the several publishing companies men- tioned above for advertising ordered and published for and in the interest of the United States without the prior approval of the Secretary of War as required by Revised Statutes 3828 (44 U. S . C. 324): Provided, That no persons shall be held pecuniarily liable for any amount on account of the above-mentioned payments: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 26, 1943. 681

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