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 61 STAT.] 8(0rH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 199-JULY 1, 1947 funds for which he is accountable, such sum representing four counter- feit French franc notes received by him in the course of business: Pro- vided, That the sum of $50.44 shall be considered and accounted for as a charge against the appropriation "Finance Service, Army" current on the date of the enactment hereof. SEC. 4. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major Shirley N. Black, Finance Department, the sum of $30.26, public funds for which he is accountable, such sum representing three counterfeit French franc notes received by him in the course of busi- ness: Provided, That the sum of $30.26 shall be considered and accounted for as a charge against the appropriation "Finance Serv- ice, Army" current on the date of the enactment hereof. SEC. 5 . That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Lieutenant Colonel Jesse P. Bellamy, Finance Department, the sum of $97.10, public funds for which he is accountable, such sum represent- ing German mark notes received by him in the course of business and later determined to be unacceptable as legal tender: Provided, That the sum of $97.10 shall be considered and accounted for as a charge against the appropriation "Finance Service, Army" current on the date of the enactment hereof. SEC. 6. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major L. H. Van Home, Finance Department, the sum of $1,917.34, public funds for which he is accountable, such sum representing the value of three counterfeit French franc notes received by him in the course of business, and five guilder notes which were unacceptable as legal tender: Provided,That the sum of $1,917.34 shall be considered and accounted for as a charge against the appropriation "Finance Service, Army" current on the date of the enactment hereof. SEC. 7. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Cap- tain Elton Hall, Junior, Finance Department, the sum of $72.15, pub- lic funds for which he is accountable and which were paid by him to an imposter representing himself to be an officer of the United States Army. SEC. 8. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Colonel W. M. Dixon, Finance Department (now retired), the sum of $10.30, public funds for which he is accountable and which were paid by him for newspaper advertising for and in behalf of the United States, said advertising having been published without the prior approval of the Secretary of War as required by Revised Statutes 3828 (44 U. S . C. 324): Provided, That no person shall be held pecuniarily liable for said sum of $10.30 or any part thereof. SEC. 9. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major Arthur Willink, Ordnance Department (now retired), the sum of $26.49, public funds for which he is accountable, which sum has been disallowed by the Comptroller General of the United States on account of failure to purchase from a contractor listed in the General Schedule of Supplies: Provided,That no person shall be held pecuniarily liable for any amount on account of the above-mentioned payment. SEC. 10. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, $93.65; to the Greensboro News Company, Greensboro, North Caro- lina, $28.83; and to the Raleigh Times, Raleigh, North Carolina, Maj. Shirky N. Black. Lt. Col. Jesse P. Bellamy. MaJ. L. H. Van Hone. Capt. Elton Hal, Jr. Col. W. M. DiS.m. Maj. Arthur Wil- link. AtlantaJournal,At- lanta, Ga. Greensboro News Company, Greens- boro. N. C. Raleigh Times. Raleigh, N. C.

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