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PRIVATE LAW 89-57-SEPT. 1, 1965

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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 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved September 1, 1965. Private Law 89-56 AN ACT

September 1, 1965

For the relief of Robert L. Wolverton.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repremntathes of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Robert L. Wolverton, of Fenton, Missouri, is hereby relieved of all liability for repayment to the United States of the sum of $1,260.23, representing overpayments of salary which he received as a civilian employee of the United States Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Missouri, for the period from September 24, 1962, through October 6, 1963, such overpayments having been made as a result of administrative error in establishing his salary rate at the maximum scheduled rate of the grade to which he was appointed, in violation of section 801 of the Act of October 28, 1949 (5 U.S.C. 1131), which provides that all new appointments shall be made at the minimum rate of the appropriate grade. I n the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, full credit shall be given for the amount for which liability is relieved by this Act. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Robert L. Wolverton, the sum of any amounts received or withheld from him on account of the overpayments referred to in the first section of this Act. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved September 1, 1965.

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For the relief of Lieutenant Robert C. Gibson.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That Lieutenant ^^^ Robert c. Robert C. Gibson, United States Navy, retired, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is hereby relieved of all liability to repay to the United States the sum of $5,296.36, representing salary paid him during the period from March 20, 1961, through April 6, 1962, while he was employed as an aircraft sheet metal worker at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in violation of section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894 (28 Stat. 205; 5 U.S.C. 62), which prohibits the employment of certain retired military officers in a civilian position, the said Robert C. Gibson having advised the Department of the Air Force of his retired status 49-850 0-66—88

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