B-116694, DEC 28, 1953

B-116694, DEC 28, 1953

PRECIS-UNAVAILABLE

MR. O. W. SCHOENFELDER:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 14, 1953, ENCLOSING A RECONSTRUCTED RECORD OF THE ANNUAL LEAVE SUBMITTED BY JUDGE SAMUEL B. HILL, COVERING THE PERIOD JUNE 25, 1936 THROUGH JULY 31, 1953, WHEN THE ACT OF JULY 2, 1953, P. L. 102, BECAME APPLICABLE TO HIM, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE AUGUST 1ST WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST PAY PERIOD AFTER JULY 2, 1953. SEE SECTION 8 OF SAID ACT. THE STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY JUDGE HILL APPEARS TO BE A REASONABLE COMPUTATION SHOWING ACCRUALS AND LEAVE TAKEN IN THE RESPECTIVE YEARS BASED UPON HIS RECOLLECTION THEREOF, AND SHOWS A TOTAL OF 728 HOURS OR 91 DAYS LEAVE REMAINING TO HIS CREDIT JULY 31, 1953. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS RECORD WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT IN THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER OF APRIL 22, 1953, OF A "CLEAR SHOWING OF ENTITLEMENT." ACCORDINGLY, UPON THE PRESENT RECORD THERE WOULD APPEAR TO BE NO OBJECTION TO THE CERTIFICATION BY YOU OF A VOUCHER IN FAVOR OF JUDGE HILL, IN PAYMENT FOR SUCH ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE. THE ENCLOSURES WITH YOUR LETTER ARE RETURNED HEREWITH.