B-132445, JUL. 15, 1957
Highlights
MARTIN: THIS IS IN REPLY TO YOUR LETTER OF MAY 28. OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE CHECK DRAWN TO YOUR ORDER WAS MAILED TO YOU AT GENERAL DELIVERY. WAS NEGOTIATED IN DUE COURSE AND PAID BY THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES. THE RECORD FURTHER SHOWS THAT THIS OFFICE WAS NOT ADVISED OF YOUR CLAIM UNTIL MAY 24. WAS RECEIVED HERE. IS SECTION 2 OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JUNE 22. OR WARRANTS APPEARING TO HAVE BEEN PAID SHALL BE BARRED IF NOT PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN SIX YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE CHECK. WE ARE COMPELLED TO SUSTAIN OUR SETTLEMENT TO YOU DATED AUGUST 15.
B-132445, JUL. 15, 1957
TO MISS LUCY B. MARTIN:
THIS IS IN REPLY TO YOUR LETTER OF MAY 28, 1957, REQUESTING A FURTHER REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT DATED AUGUST 15, 1956, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF TREASURY CHECK NO. 18,391,161, FOR $177.80, DRAWN TO YOUR ORDER ON NOVEMBER 9, 1945, BY G. F. ALLEN, SYMBOL 100-8150.
OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE CHECK DRAWN TO YOUR ORDER WAS MAILED TO YOU AT GENERAL DELIVERY, ELECTRA, TEXAS, AND WAS NEGOTIATED IN DUE COURSE AND PAID BY THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES. THE RECORD FURTHER SHOWS THAT THIS OFFICE WAS NOT ADVISED OF YOUR CLAIM UNTIL MAY 24, 1956, WHEN YOUR COMMUNICATION OF MAY 12, 1956, WAS RECEIVED HERE.
THIS OFFICE HAS NO DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO THE MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE WHICH GOVERNS THIS MATTER. THIS STATUTE WHICH HAS BEEN QUOTED TO YOU IN OUR SETTLEMENT OF AUGUST 15, 1956, IS SECTION 2 OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JUNE 22, 1926, 44 STAT. 761, AND PROVIDES THAT ,ALL CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF ANY CHECK, CHECKS, WARRANT, OR WARRANTS APPEARING TO HAVE BEEN PAID SHALL BE BARRED IF NOT PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN SIX YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE CHECK, CHECKS, WARRANT, OR WARRANTS INVOLVED.'
ACCORDINGLY, WE ARE COMPELLED TO SUSTAIN OUR SETTLEMENT TO YOU DATED AUGUST 15, 1956, FOR THE REASONS AFORESAID.