PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 39 -41 -MAR . 2 -4, 1938 AgriculturalAdjust- ment Act of 1938, amount for adminis- tration. Ante, p. 69. March 3, 1938 iS. 3452] [Public, No. 438] Disaster Loan Cor- poration. Lending authority extended. 50 Stat. 19, 211. 15 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 605k-1. March 4, 1938 [S. 2215] [Public, No. 439] Bankruptcy Act of IS9S, alilenldluents. Agricultural conT- positious and exten- sions.
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117). It . S. C..§ o),; Suipp. Ill, §'103 . Petition by fanierr; fee. Conciliation con- missioner, conllpens:l- tion. Post, p. 931 . Supervising concil- iation commissioner, compensation. Supervision over farming operations of farmer; division of cost. Additional fees, etc. , forbidden. Office space, equip- ment, etc. SEC. 2 . For the administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (including the provisions of title 5 thereof) during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, there is hereby appropriated out of the unexpended balance of the funds appropriated for such fiscal year for carrying out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, not to exceed the sum of $5,000,000, as authorized by subsection (b) of section 391 of such Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. Approved, March 2, 1938. [CHAPTER 40] AN ACT To extend the lending authority of the Disaster Loan Corporation to apply to disasters in the year 1938. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of February 11, 1937, creating the Disaster Loan Corporation (50 Stat. 19), as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: By striking out of the second paragraph thereof "years 1936 or 1937" and inserting in lieu thereof "years 1936, 1937, or 1938". Approved, March 3, 1938. [CHAPTER 41] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. Be it enacted by the Senate and IHouse of Representatives of the United States of Amrerica in Congress assembled, That subsections (b) and (c) of section 75 of an Act entitled "An Act to establish a inliforin system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", apl)roved Jully 1, 1)98, as amendled, are amended to read as follows: (b) Upon filing of any petition by a farmer under this section there slihll be paid a fee of $10, to be tralnsmitted to the clerk of the colurt andl covered into the Treasury. The conciliation comimissioner shall receive as compensation for his services a fee of $25 for each case submitted to him when a composition or extension proposal has been effected and confirmed, or $10 in each case submitted to him in which there is no confirmation, to be paid out of the Treasury upon final disposition of each case. A supervising conciliation commis- sioner shall receive, as compensation for his services, a per diem allowance to be fixed by the court in an amount not in excess of $5 per day, together with subsistence and travel expenses in accordance with the law applicable to officers of the Department of Justice. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the Treasury. If the creditors at any time desire supervision over the farming operations of a farmer, the cost of such supervision shall be borne by such creditors or by the farmer, as may be agreed upon by them, but in no instance shall the farmer be required to pay more than one-half of the cost of such supervision. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a conciliation commissioner who supervises such farming operations from receiving such compensation therefor as may be so agreed upon. No fees, costs, or other charges shall be charged or taxed to any farmer or to his creditors by any concilia- tion commissioner or with respect to any proceeding under this sec- tion, except as hereinbefore in this section provided. The concilia- tion commissioner may accept and avail himself of office space, 84 [52 STAT.
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