52 STAT.] 75rT CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 218 -MAY 13, 1938 SEC. 3. That payments heretofore made to reimburse officers of the Army for amounts paid by them to the Panama Canal, incident to their occupancy or 1 quarters under the jurisdiction of the Panama Canal, and belonging to the United States, are hereby ratified and validated, and the Comptroller General of the United States is hereby directed to allow credit in the accounts of Army disbursing officers for and on account of all such payments: Provided, That any amounts collected from any person on account of payments which are herein validated, and any amount paid to the Panama Canal by any officer of the Army incident to his occupancy of quarters under the jurisdiction of the Panama Canal, which was in excess of the amount paid to such officer as rental allowance, shall, to the extent of such excess, be refunded to such persons upon presentation of a claim therefor to the Comptroller General. 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 Walter D. Dabney, Finance Department, the sum of $82.92, public money for which he is accountable and which has been disal- lowed by the Comptroller General of the United States on account of payments made to an enlisted man (deceased) of the Army for commutation of quarters for the soldier's dependents while the soldier was on duty on an Army transport. 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 Clarence B. Lindner (Coast Artillery Corps), Finance Department, the sum of $1,729.26, public funds for which he is accountable and which were stolen from the office safe of his agent officer at Fort H. G. Wright, New York, by a person or persons unknown. SEC. 6 . That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Captain Claud E. Gray, Finance Department, the sum of $38.89, public funds for which he is accountable and which represents an item disallowed by the Comptroller General of the United States. SEC. 7 . That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Lieutenant Colonel Emmett C. Morton, Finance Department, the sum of $19.35, public money for which he is accountable and which comprises minor errors in the computation of mileage due former members of the Citizens' Military Training Camps, the collection of which sum cannot be effected from the persons to whom such errone- ous payments have been nadlc: Provided, That no part of this amount shall be charged to any person other than the payees. SEC. 8 . That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major John L. Scott, Finance Department, the sum of $5, public money for which he is accountable and which was received by him but found to be counterfeit. 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 John P. Tillman, Finance Department, the sum of $5.23, public funds for which he is accountable and which were paid to a former Reserve officer of the United States covering pay and allowances and disallowed by the Comptroller General of the United States. SEC. 10. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit in the accounts of Major John P. Tillman, Finance Department, the sum of $138.41, public funds for which he is accountable and which were paid to a So in original. 1307 Army disbursing of- ficers. Credit allowed in accounts of. Provtso. Refunds. Maj. Walter D. Dabney. Credit allowed in accounts of. Lt. CoL Clarence B. Lindner. Credit allowed in accounts of. Capt. Claud E. Gray. Credit allowed in accounts of. Lt. Col. Emmett C. Morton. Credit allowed in accounts of. PIrovi.o . Accou ntability. Mnj. John I. Scott. ('rellt allowed in accounts of. MaJ. John P. Till - man. Credit allowed in iccounts of
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