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Sec.  16.  That  the  faith  of  the  United  States
is  solemnly  pledged  to  the  payment  of  the  deposits ­
  made  in  postal  savings  depository  offices,
with  accrued  interest  thereon  as  herein  provided.
Sec.  17.  That  the  final  judgment,  order,  or
decree  of  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction
adjudicating  any  right  or  interest  in  the  credit
of  any  sums  deposited  by  any  person  with  a
postal  savings  depository  if  the  same  shall  not
have  been  appealed  from  and  the  time  for  appeal
has  expired  shall,  upon  submission  to  the  Postmaster ­
  General  of  a  copy  of  the  same,  duly  authenticated ­
  in  the  manner  provided  by  the  laws
of  the  United  States  for  the  authentication  of  the
records  and  judicial  proceedings  of  the  courts
of  any  State  or  Territory  or  of  any  possession
subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,
when  the  same  are  provide  or  admitted  within
any  other  court  within  the  United  States,  be  accepted ­
  and  pursued  by  the  board  of  trustees  as
conclusive  of  the  title,  right,  interest,  or  possession ­
  so  adjudicated,  and  any  payment  of  said
sum  in  accordance  with  such  order,  judgment,  or
decree  shall  operate  as  a  full  and  complete  discharge ­
  of  the  United  States  from  the  claim  or
demand  of  any  person  or  persons  to  the  same.
Approved,  June  25,  1910.
AN  ACT  MAKING  APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  THE  SERVICE ­
  OF  THE  POST  OFFICE  DEPARTMENT  FOR  THE
FISCAL  YEAR  ENDING  JUNE  THIRTIETH,  NINETEEN
HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEEN,  AND  FOR  OTHER  PURPOSES. ­

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of
Representatives  of  the  United  States  of  America
in  Congress  assembled.
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Sec.  10.  *  *  *  That  all  expenditures  in  the
Postal  Savings  System  shall  be  audited  by  the

Pledge  for  repayment ­
  of
deposits.

Adjudication
of  courts  will
be  conclusive
as  to  rights
in  postal  savings ­
  funds.

Audit.