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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 47 STAT. · July 6, 1932 · Private Law 141

Private Law 141.

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(/us/pvtl/72/140).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in the administrationLewis A. McDormott.Marine Corps record corrected. of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers Lewis A. McDormott, deceased, late of the United States Marine Corps, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been discharged under honorable conditions from the naval service of the United States as a member of the United States Marine Corps on the 25th day of April, 1899: *Provided*,*Proviso*.No back pay, etc.
That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, July 6, 1932. For the relief of Lela B. Smith. Chapter 440 47 Stat. 1701 1932-07-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 private [CHAPTER 440.] AN ACT For the relief of Lela B.
Smith. July 6, 1932.[[H. R. 3811](/us/bill/72/hr/3811).][[Private, No. 141](/us/pvtl/72/141).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryLela B. Smith.Payment to, for death of husband. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lela B. Smith, widow of Harry A. Smith, late second lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, United States Army, who was killed in an airplane accident while in the line of duty at Marshall Field, Fort Riley, Kansas, on October 1, 1929, the sum of $1,181.22, being a gratuity equal to six months’ pay at the rate received by Lieutenant Harry A.
Smith at the time of his death, in full settlement of all claims against the Government: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
AnyPenalty for violation. 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: *Provided further*, That nothing in this ActRight to pension not abrogated. shall be construed to prevent Lela B. Smith from receiving a pension. Approved, July 6, 1932. For the relief of Elizabeth B. Dayton. Chapter 447 47 Stat. 1702 1932-07-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 private 1702 [CHAPTER 447.] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth B. Dayton. July 7, 1932.[[S. 904](/us/bill/72/s/904).][
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