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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.- CHS. 581, 583--SEPT. 9, 15, 1949 [CHAPTER 581] AN ACT For the refief of Grace L. Elser. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Civil Service Commission is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the civil-service retirement and disability fund, to Grace L. Elser, the widow of Wilbur L. Elser, formerly a soil conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture, an annuity equal in amount to the annuity which she would have been entitled to receive had the retirement of the said Wilbur L. Elser become effective on May 15, 1947, and had he elected in writing, at the time of such retirement, to receive a reduced annuity equal to such reduced annuity payable after his death to the said Grace Elser, as surviving bene- ficiary. Approved September 9, 1949. [CHAPTER 583] AN ACT For the relief of R. C. Owen, R. C. Owen, Junior, and Roy Owen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to R. C. Owen, R. C. Owen, Junior, and Roy Owen, former partners doing business as R. C. Owen, of Gallatin, Tennessee, the sum of $8,437.98. This sum represents the amount which they paid to the United States for internal revenue tobacco stamps, which stamps were completely destroyed on December 24, 1945, when a fire destroyed the said tobacco factory of said partners (registered as "Tobacco Factory Number 102, District of Tennessee"), together with the equipment, tobacco, and tobacco stamps therein: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. SAM RAYBwRN Speakerof the House of Representatives. KENNETH McKELLAi. Presidentof the Senate pro tempore. IN THE HOUSE OF REPBESENTATrVES, U. S., May 18,1949. The House of Representatives having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H. R. 1036) entitled "An Act for the relief of R. C . Owen, R. C . Owen, Junior, and Roy Owen," returned by the President of the United States with his objections, to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, it was September 9, 1949 [H. R. 2594] [Private Law 278] Grace L. Elser. September 16, 1949 [H. B. 1036] [Private Law 277] B. 0. Owen and others. 1181

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