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 60 STAT.1 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 512-JUNE 28, 1946 "No referee shall receive any compensation for his services under this Act other than his salary; and allowances made to a referee for compensation or expense while acting as a conciliation commissioner under section 75, or as a referee or special master under any chapter or section of this Act, shall be paid to the clerk, and by him transmitted to the Treasury of the United States for deposit in the referees' salary fund and referees' expense fund, respectively." SEC. 14. Section 117 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 117. The judge may, at any stage of a proceeding under this chapter, refer the proceeding to a referee in bankruptcy to hear and determine any and all matters not reserved to the judge by the pro- visions of this chapter, or to a referee as special master, to hear and report generally or upon specified matters. Only under special cir- cumstances shall references be made to a special master who is not a referee. The appointment of a receiver in a proceeding under this chapter shall be by the judge." SEC. 15. Paragraph numbered (3) of section 624 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(3) where a petition is filed under section 622 of this Act, by payment to the clerk of $15 to be distributed, $10 to the Treas- ury of the United States for deposit in the referees' salary fund and $5 to the clerk, in lieu of the fees of $17 and $8 as prescribed in sections 40 and 52 of this Act: Provided, however That such fees may be paid in installments, if so authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States." SEC. 16. Paragraph numbered (2) of section 633 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(2) the debtor shall submit his plan, and deposit with the clerk, for payment into the referees' expense fund a fee, not to exceed $15, to be graduated and charged in the manner outlined in paragraph (2) of subdivision c of section 40 of this Act: Pro- vided, however That such fee may be paid in installments, if so authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States". SEC. 17. Paragraphs numbered (1) and (3), respectively, of section 659 of such Act, as amended, are amended to read as follows: "(1) the costs of the referee as specified in paragraph (2) of section 633;". "(3) an additional fee for the referees' salary fund, to be grad- uated and charged in the manner outlined in paragraph (2) of subdivision c ofsection 40 of this Act, and to be computed upon the amount of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan; and commissions to the trustee of 5 per centum to be computed upon and payable out of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan;". SEC. 18. Sections 1 and 10 of this amendatory Act and so much of section 4 of this amendatory Act as amends subdivision b of section 37 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bank- ruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, as' amended, shall be effective upon approval of this amendatory Act. All other provisions of this amendatory Act shall become effective sixty days after promulgation of the determinations of the conference, as provided in the said subdivision b of section 37, as amended by this amendatory Act: Provided,however, That the references contained in paragraph (1) of subdivision b of section 37 as amended by this amendatory Act to "subdivision a of this section, and required for subdivisions a and c of section 40, paragraph (2) of section 633, and paragraph (3) of section 659 of this Act' are intended to refer to 331 47 Stat. 1470. 11U..8 .. 203; Supp. V, § 203. Ante, p. 230. 52 Stat. 885 . ii u. S .C. §517, 52 Stat. 932. 11 US.C.1 1024(3). 52 Stat. 931. 11 U.S. C. 1022. Ante, pp. 326, 329. 52 Stat. 932. 11 U. S. C. 1033(2). Ante, p. 327. 52 Stat. 935. 11U..C.I.10 (1), (3). Supra. Ante, p. 827. Effective dates. Ante, pp. 323, 329, 325. Ante, p. 325 . Ante, pp. 32, 327. Supa.

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