PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 648, 649, 655-OCT. 7, 10, 1949 [63 STAT.
[CHAPTER 648]
AN ACT
For the relief of Max Schlederer.
October 7, 1949
[H. R . 5353]
[Private Law 314]
Max Schlederer.
[CHAPTER 649]
AN ACT
For the relief of Joe D. Dutton.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Joe D. Dutton.
United States of America in Congress assembled, 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, the
sum of $90, to Joe D. Dutton, of Griffin, Georgia. Such sum is reim-
bursement for the amount of a certain forged post office money order
numbered 15746, cashed by him while serving as Army mail clerk at
Army post office 584, Trier, Germany, on June 16, 1945, for which he
was held accountable: 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 misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.
Approved October 7, 1949.
October 10, 1949
[H. R. 606]
[Private Law 3161
James B. Stirling,
estate.
[CHAPTER 655]
AN ACT
For the relief of the estate of James B. Stirling, deceased.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction
is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the
Northern District of New York, to hear, determine, and render judg-
ment upon the claim of Robina Stirling, as administratrix of the
goods, chattels, and credits of James B. Stirling, deceased, for com-
pensation for the death of the said James B. Stirling, which resulted
from being struck by a Department of Justice automobile on New
York State Route 5, Albany-Schenectady Road, Albany County, New
York, on September 8,1944.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That Max Schlederer,
Arlight, California, is relieved of all liability to refund to the United
States amounts paid to him for services as postmaster at the
Concepcion (California) post office, during the period when he was
not eligible to receive compensation from funds appropriated for the
Post Office Department because the combined amount of his salary as
postmaster and his salary as an employee of the United States Coast
Guard at the Point Concepcion Light Station exceeded the sum of
$2,000 per annum. Any amounts heretofore credited to him or
refunded to the United States by him on account of such unauthorized
payment to him shall be repaid to him out of any money available for
the payment of postmasters' salaries. In the audit and settlement of
the accounts of any disbursing officer of the United States the payment
of such amounts for services as postmaster shall be considered to have
been authorized.
Approved October 7, 1949.
October 7, 1949
[H. R . 5777]
[Private Law 315]
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