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S C R IP T A

FEDERAL
VOLUME 2

1934

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REGISTER
NUMBER 158

,
Washington Tuesday, August 17, 1937
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, E x e c u t iv e O rder APPOINTMENT OP SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE PUERTO RICO RECONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act o f 1935 49
Stat. 115 and the act entitled An Act to provide that funds allocated to Puerto Rico under the Emergency Relief Appro priation Act of 1935 may be expended for permanent re habilitation, and for other purposes , approved February 11, 1936 49 Stat. 1135, I hereby appoint the Secretary of the Interior as Administrator o f the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, vice Ernest Gruening, resigned, to serve without additional compensation, and to exercise and dis charge the functions, duties, and authority conferred upon the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration by Execu tive Orders No. 7057 of May 28, 1935, and No. 7180 of Sep tember 6, 1935, as amended by No. 7554 of February 17, 1937.
The Administrator is hereby authorized to appoint an As sistant Administrator and delegate to him such of the powers hereby conferred upon the Administrator as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the Administration in Puerto Rico. The Assistant Administrator shall also serve as Acting Administrator when so directed by the Administrator.
Executive Orders No. 7057 of May 28, 1935, No. 7180 of September 6, 1935, as amended, and No. 7493 of November 14, 1936,1 are hereby amended accordingly.
F r a n k l in D R o o sevelt T he W h it e H o u se,
August 12, 1937.
No. 76891
F. R. Doc. 37-2548; Filed, August 13,1937; 2:18 p. m .

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Accounts and Deposits.
1937 Department Circular No. 577
R e g u l a t io n s G o v e r n in g C l a i m s f o r R e p l a c e m e n t o f V a l u
a b le s , or t h e V a l u e T h e r e o f , S h i p p e d P u r s u a n t t o t h e G o v e r n m e n t L o s s e s i n S h i p m e n t A ct
A u g u s t 13, 1937.
To the Heads o f the Executive Departments, Independent Establishments, Agencies, Wholly-Owned Corporations, Officers and Employees of the United States, Federal Reserve Banks When Acting on Behalf of the United States or Agencies Thereof, and Others Concerned:

The following regulations are prescribed pursuant to sec tion 6 of the Government Losses in Shipment Act, Public 11 F. R. 1867.

No. 192, 75th Congress, First Session, approved July 8, 1937, hereinafter referred to as the Act. All terms used in these regulations shall have the same meaning as when used in said Act, unless otherwise indicated.
1. General Instructions. To facilitate the reporting of loss or destruction of, or damage to valuables and submis sion o f proofs of claim for relief, under the provisions of section 3 of the Act, in the event of loss or destruction of, or damage to valuables shipped pursuant to the regulations prescribed under section 1 of said Act, executive depart ments, independent establishments, agencies, wholly-owned corporations, officers, employees, Federal Reserve banks when acting on behalf of the United States or agencies thereof, and others concerned, hereinafter sometimes referred to as Consignors, should observe strictly the following instruc tions. Failure on the part of any consignor or agent or employee thereof to comply with these instructions may retard recoveries and may under the circumstances preclude reimbursement from the Fund or other relief under the Act, and render the consignor responsible for any loss occurring through such negligence.
2. Method of Shipment. All shipments shall be made in accordance with the terms of Treasury Department Cir cular No. 576 Post Office Department Circular No. REG. 1, dated July 16, 1937, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may, from time to time, be promulgated.
3. Preparation of Shipment. Each shipment must be in spected and verified by two responsible employees before final preparation for delivery to the carrier to wit, before sealing, locking, etc. and must be finally prepared for such delivery in their presence and before leaving their imme diate control. In the case of any class of shipments with respect to which it is not possible or practicable to comply strictly with the foregoing requirement, it shall be the duty of administrative officers to make adequate provision, through the establishment of accounting controls, or other wise, fo r the maintenance of basic records from which they will be in a position to prove to the satisfaction of the Sec retary of the Treasury the exact extent of loss, destruction or damage, in the event that claim for replacement out of the Fund, or otherwise, shall be made. The foregoing re quirements will apply irrespective of the carrier or method of transportation employed in making shipments.
4. Record of Shipment. A permanent record of each ship ment must be maintained by the consignor which record must include: 1 the name and address of the consignee;
2 a complete description o f the contents if the shipment comprises securities, the record must be maintained by issue, series, denomination and serial number, and a description of the coupons, if any, attached to such securities at the time of shipment ; 3 face or par value of shipment in the case of securities, currency, etc., or replacement value in the case of other valuables; 4 the registry number or the lock and rotary numbers, if any, under which shipped; 5 the number of the registry receipt or other receipt o f carrier;
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