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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 49 STAT. · April 10, 1936 · Private Law 449

Private Law 449.

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(/us/pvtl/74/448).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mrs. Earl H. Smith. Appropriation authorized for payment to. *Ante*, p. 1622. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $504.41 to Mrs. Earl H. Smith, administratrix of the estate of Earl H. Smith, for labor performed by the said Earl H. Smith in full settlement in the construction of the Indian hospital at Tomah, Wisconsin.
Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of the Ward Funeral Home. 1936-04-10 202 Chapter 49 Stat. 2246 74 2 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 2025-01-07 private [CHAPTER 202.] AN ACT For the relief of the Ward Funeral Home. April 10, 1936.[[H. R. 8032](/us/bill/74/hr/8032).][[Private, No. 449](/us/pvtl/74/449).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Ward Funeral Home.
Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Ward Funeral Home, Talihina, Oklahoma, the sum of $332.10, in full and final settlement of its claims for burial services performed for five Indian patients who died at the Choctaw and Chickasaw Sanatorium between June 13, 1931, and March 26, 1932, inclusive. Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of Edward C.
Paxton. 49 Stat. 2246 Chapter 203 1936-04-10 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 203.] AN ACT For the relief of Edward C. Paxton. April 10, 1936.[[H. R. 8038.](/us/bill/74/hr/8038)][[Private, No. 450.](/us/pv/74/450)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Edward C.
Paxton.Credit allowed in accounts of. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow in the account of Edward C. Paxton the sum of $324.50, representing the amount disallowed in the expense accounts of the said Edward C. Paxton for travel and subsistence expenses incurred while traveling on a foreign vessel from New York to Sydney, Australia, while employed as a representative of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 2. Release of liability. The said Edward C. Paxton is hereby relieved of any liability for the payment of the sum of $1,050, representing the amount paid by the Government to a steamship company for transportation furnished upon transportation requests issued to and used by Mr. Paxton in connection with said travel, which sum is the amount of a charge that has been raised against Mr. Paxton by the Comptroller General. Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of David Duquaine, Junior. 49 Stat. 2246 Chapter 204 1936-04-10 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 204.] AN ACT For the relief of David Duquaine, Junior. April 10, 1936.[[H. R. 8061.](/us/bill/74/hr/8061)][[Private, No. 451.](/us/pv/74/451)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, David Duquaine, Jr.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to2247the superintendent and special disbursing agent of the Keshena Agency for deposit to the credit of David Duquaine, Junior, minor son of David Duquaine, Senior, of the village of Neopit, Wisconsin, the sum of $1,061.09 in full settlement of his claim against the United States, or any employee thereof, for injuries sustained by being severely burned, due to the negligence of a Government nurse, while receiving treatment in a Government hospital, located on the Menominee Indian Reservation at Keshena, Wisconsin: *Provided*,*Provisos*.To be handled as other Indian moneys.
That said $1,061.09 shall be handled in the same manner as other individual Indian moneys and out of said appropriation the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to pay the court costs in the case of David Duquaine, Junior, against Audra Ball, in the county seat of Shawano County, Wisconsin, upon proper release of the judgment in said case being obtained and entered of record: *Provided further*, That no part of the amount appropriated in thisLimitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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.
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be Penalty for violation.deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of Thomas F. Gardiner. 49 Stat. 2247 Chapter 205 1936-04-10 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 205.] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas F.
Gardiner. April 10, 1936.[[H. R. 8110.](/us/bill/74/hr/8110)][[Private, No. 452.](/us/pv/74/452)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ComptrollerThomas F. Gardiner.Adjustment of claimauthorized. General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of Thomas F. Gardiner arising out of his contract entered into December 1930 for furnishing transportation by means of a dog team to G.
R. Gardner, Superintendent of Education, Southwest District of Alaska, Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, in connection with an inspection trip by the said superintendent to the various schools in his district, and to allow in full and final settlement of said claim an amount not exceeding the sum of $200.50. There is hereby appropriated,Appropriation. out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $200.50, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of such claim: *Provided*, That no part of the amount*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any person violating thePenalty for violation. 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.
Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of Gustava Hanna. 49 Stat. 2248 Chapter 206 1936-04-10 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private 2248 [CHAPTER 206.] AN ACT For the relief of Gustava Hanna. April 10, 1936.[[H. R. 11425.](/us/bill/74/hr/11425)][[Private, No. 453.](/us/pv/74/453)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Gustava Hanna.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Gustava Hanna, widow of Matthew E. Hanna, late Aunerican Minister to Guatemala, the sum of $10,000, equal to one year’s salary of her deceased husband. Approved, April 10, 1936. For the relief of the Holyoke Ice Company. 49 Stat. 2248 Chapter 216 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 216.] AN ACT For the relief of the Holyoke Ice Company. April 14, 1936.[[S. 903.](/us/bill/74/s903)][[Private, No. 454.](/us/pv/74/454)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Holyoke Ice Company.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $146.85 to the Holyoke Ice Company, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, in full settlement of all claims against the Government for ice furnished the Post Office Building at Holyoke, Massachusetts, *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.during the period of 1918 to 1922, inclusive: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of Abraham Green. 49 Stat. 2248 Chapter 217 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 217.] AN ACT For the relief of Abraham Green. April 14, 1936.[[S. 1824,](/us/bill/74/s1824)][[Private, No. 455.](/us/pv/74/455)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Abraham Green.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,000 to Abraham Green, of Manchester, New Hampshire, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for the amount of bail bond placed by him to secure the appearance of one William Treinish on a charge of violation of the National Prohibition Act. The said Treinish failed to appear on September 19, 1929, but he was afterward captured through the joint efforts of the Government and Abraham Green, convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment, without*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. additional cost to the United States: *Provided*, 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 the2249amount 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. Any person violating thePenalty for violation. 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.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of Chief Carpenter William F. Twitchell, United States Navy. 49 Stat. 2249 Chapter 218 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 218.] AN ACT For the relief of Chief Carpenter William F. Twitchell, United States Navy. April 14, 1936.[[S. 2682.](/us/bill/74/s2682)][[Private, No. 456.](/us/pv/74/456)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the PresidentNavy.William F.Twitchell, appointment as lieutenant, retired, authorized. of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Chief Carpenter William F.
Twitchell, United States Navy, a naval constructor with the rank of lieutenant on the retired list of the Navy, with pay at the rate of 21/2 Pay. per centum of the active-duty pay of a lieutenant of his length of service multiplied by the number of years of service for which he is entitled to credit in computation of his longevity pay on the active list, not to exceed 75, per centum of said active-duty pay. Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of John Hoffman. 49 Stat. 2249 Chapter 219 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 219.] AN ACT For the relief of John Hoffman. April 14, 1936.[[S. 2942.](/us/bill/74/s2942)][[Private, No. 457.](/us/pv/74/457)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJohn Hoffman.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,500 to John Hoffman, of Mercer, Iron County, Wisconsin, in full and final settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries sustained because of mistaken identity by Government agents on April 22, 1934, in their endeavor to apprehend one John Dillinger and his associates: *Provided*, That no part *Proviso*.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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.
Any personPenalty for violation. 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. Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of John Morris. 49 Stat. 2249 Chapter 220 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 220.] AN ACT For the relief of John Morris.
April 14, 1936.[[S. 2943.](/us/bill/74/s2943)][[Private, No. 458.](/us/pv/74/458)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJohn Morris.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,000 to John Morris, of Mercer, Iron County, Wisconsin, in2250full and final settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained because of mistaken identity by Government agents on April 22, 1934, in their endeavor to apprehend one John Dillinger*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. and his associates: *Provided*, 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 thePenalty for violation.contrary notwithstanding. Any 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.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of James Gaynor. 49 Stat. 2250 Chapter 221 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 221.] AN ACT For the relief of James Gaynor. April 14, 1936.[[S. 3367.](/us/bill/74/s3367)][[Private, No. 459.](/us/pv/74/459)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, James Gaynor.Credit allowed in accounts of.
That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cancel the charge, in the amount of $652.55, entered on the accounts of James Gaynor, postmaster at Springfield, South Dakota, by reason of his deposit of postal funds of the United States in the First National Bank of Springfield, South Dakota, and the subsequent failure of such bank. Sec. 2. Payment to. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to said James Gaynor the sum of $74.55, such sum representing the amount paid by him to the United States in settlement of charge entered on his account by reason of the deposit of Treasury Savings funds in such bank and its subsequent failure.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of the Vermont Transit Company, Incorporated. 49 Stat. 2250 Chapter 222 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 222.] AN ACT For the relief of the Vermont Transit Company, Incorporated. April 14, 1936.[[S. 3655.](/us/bill/74/s3655)][[Private, No. 460.](/us/pv/74/460)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Vermont Transit Company, Incorporated.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the Vermont Transit Company, Incorporated, of Burlington, Vermont, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,648.33 in full satisfaction of its claim against the Government of the United States for damage to motor passenger coach (or bus) numbered 151, as a result of an accident involving a Government vehicle operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
Corps, at Montpelier, Vermont, on August 31, 1935: *Provided*, 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.2251Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemedPenalty for violation. guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, April 14, 1936. To authorize the settlement of individual claims for personal property lost or damaged, arising out of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which have been approved by the Secretary of War. 49 Stat. 2251 Chapter 223 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 223.] AN ACT To authorize the settlement of individual claims for personal property lost or damaged, arising out of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which have been approved by the Secretary of War.
April 14, 1936.[[S. 3684.](/us/bill/74/s3684)][[Private, No. 461.](/us/pv/74/461)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Civilian Conservation Corps.Payment of certain individual claims, authorized.of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lucy E. Ahrens, Tacoma, Washington, $21.90; to Fred S.
Baxter, Tulare, California, $353.61; to J. R. Duncan, Georgetown, Kentucky, $30.04; to Harry France, Iowa City, Iowa, $17.50; to Delmar Hammond, Ithaca, New York, $10.50; to H. C. Ledford, Randle, Washington, $20; to Patrick H. McBreen, Concord, Mass., $49.50; to Captain John L. Lewis, Seventeenth Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, $11.75; to A. J. Marks, Maurine, South Dakota, $7.90; to Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company, Marlinton, West Virginia, $82.11; to University of Tennessee Alumni Association, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, $105.80; to Water, Light, Power, and Building Commission, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, $53.26; and to Clara B.
Chapman, Jefferson City, Missouri, $15.10, in full settlement for damages sustained by reason of the operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which claims have been approved by the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That no*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any personPenalty for violation. 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.
Approved, April 14, 1936. To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to execute an agreement of indemnity to the First Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine. 49 Stat. 2251 Chapter 224 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 224.] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to execute an agreement of indemnity to the First Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine.
April 14, 1936.[[S. 3777.](/us/bill/74/s3777)][[Private, No. 462.](/us/pv/74/462)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryFirst Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine.Execution of indemnity agreement to, authorized. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, in the name of the United States, and deliver to the First Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine, upon receipt from such bank of $8,547.83, an agreement of indemnity binding the United States to make reimbursement to such bank upon condition that such bank is required to make payment to bona-fide holders upon presentation of check numbered 21874, and dated July 1, 1926, in the amount of $8,547.83, drawn by the First Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine, on the New York Trust Company of New York, 2252payable to George W.
Wood, president of the board of managers (post fund), at the request of the Eastern Branch, National Home *Provisos*.Application of fund.for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Augusta, Maine: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon receipt of $8,547.83, as hereinbefore provided, credit the general post fund of the Veterans’ Contingent reimbursement.Administration in that amount: *Provided further*, That if the First Granite National Bank, Augusta, Maine, is required to make payment to a bona-fide holder upon presentation of said check numbered 21874, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $8,547.83 to said bank, pursuant to the terms of the indemnity agreement authorized by this Act.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of the present leader of the Army Band. 49 Stat. 2252 Chapter 225 1936-04-14 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 225.] AN ACT For the relief of the present leader of the Army Band. April 14, 1936.[[S. 3872.](/us/bill/74/s3872)][[Private, No. 463.](/us/pv/74/463)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, United States Army-Band.Present leader; rank, pay, etc.
That from and after the date of approval of this Act the present leader of the Army Band shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a captain in the Army; and in the computation of his pay and allowances all service in the Army of whatever nature rendered by the said Retirement provision.leader shall be counted as if it were commissioned service; and the said leader of the Army Band shall, at such time as the President in his discretion may direct, be entitled to retirement as a captain in the Army, in the same manner as other officers of the Army of such rank and length of service, computed as stated above, would be entitled to retirement.
Approved, April 14, 1936. For the relief of Ada Mary Tornau. 49 Stat. 2252 Chapter 226 1936-04-15 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 226.] AN ACT For the relief of Ada Mary Tornau. April 15, 1936.[[S. 536.](/us/bill/74/s536)][[Private, No. 464.](/us/pv/74/464)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Ada Mary Tornau.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Ada Mary Tornau the sum of $225 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for injuries sustained on February 14, 1933, when she was struck by an icicle which fell from the roof of the *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Federal Building in Dubuque, Iowa: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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.
Approved, April 15, 1936. To recognize the service of Brigadier General Edward R. Chrisman. 49 Stat. 2253 Chapter 227 1936-04-15 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private 2253 [CHAPTER 227.] AN ACT To recognize the service of Brigadier General Edward R. Chrisman. April 15, 1936.[[S. 2021.](/us/bill/74/s2021)][[Private, No. 465.](/us/pv/74/465)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the PresidentBrigadier General Edward R.
Chrisman.Designation of, as professor emeritus, University of Idaho, authorized. of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to designate Brigadier General Edward R. Chrisman, retired, as professor of military science and tactics emeritus at the University of Idaho, at Moscow, Idaho, during the remainder of his natural life. Approved, April 15, 1936. For the relief of Rose Stratton. 49 Stat. 2253 Chapter 231 1936-04-16 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 231.] AN ACT For the relief of Rose Stratton. April 16, 1936.[[S. 2922.](/us/bill/74/s2922)][[Private, No. 466.](/us/pv/74/466)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryRose Stratton.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Rose Stratton of New Haven, Connecticut, the sum of $1,097.77, in full satisfaction of all claims of the said Rose Stratton against the United States for damages for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of a collision at the intersection of Wall and College Streets, New Haven, Connecticut, on November 4, 1930, between a United States mail truck operated by John H.
Farrell, Junior, an employee of the Post Office Department, and the automobile in which she was a passenger, operated by Margaret Lawrence of such city: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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.
Any person violating the provisions ofPenalty for violation. this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Sec. 2. Payment shall not be made under this Act until the saidCondition. Rose Stratton has released all her claims against the said John H. Farrell, Junior, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury. Approved, April 16, 1936. Granting compensation to Mary Weller. 49 Stat. 2253 Chapter 235 1936-04-17 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 235.] AN ACT Granting compensation to Mary Weller. April 17, 1936.[[S. 2336.](/us/bill/74/s2336)][[Private, No. 467.](/us/pv/74/467)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryMary Weller.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $4,848.45 to Mary Weller, of New Haven, Connecticut, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries, resulting in the loss of her left eye, which she sustained in automobile accident caused by negligence of driver of 2254 *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Government-owned truck, on October 5, 1934: *Provided*, 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. Penalty for violation.Any 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.
Approved, April 17, 1936. For the relief of J. A. Hammond. 49 Stat. 2254 Chapter 236 1936-04-17 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 236.] AN ACT For the relief of J. A. Hammond. April 17, 1936.[[S. 3125.](/us/bill/74/s3125)][[Private, No. 468.](/us/pv/74/468)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, J.
A. Hammond.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to J. A. Hammond, of Laurel, Mississippi, the sum of $120.10 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for injuries sustained by him on February 12, 1934, when an automobile in which he was riding collided with a truck of the Forest Service driven by G. A. Smith, Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee, on a Mississippi *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.highway: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.notwithstanding. Any 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.
Approved, April 17, 1936. To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to release the claim of the United States to certain land within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. 49 Stat. 2254 Chapter 237 1936-04-17 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 237.] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to release the claim of the United States to certain land within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas.
April 17, 1936.[[S. 3445.](/us/bill/74/s3445)][[Private, No. 469.](/us/pv/74/469)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Andrew Jackson Talley and Becca Adeline Talley. Designated lands quitclaimed to. That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized to execute a quitclaim deed to Andrew Jackson Talley and Becca Adeline Talley, releasing all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following-described lands:
Description.Lots 5 and 6 in the northeast quarter section 2, township 4 north, range 24 west, fifth principal meridian, and that part of lots 7 and 8 in the northeast quarter of said section 2, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north line of lot 8 which is eight and seventy one-hundredths chains west from the northeast corner of said lot and is a point in the center of the creek; thence upstream with the meanders of the creek, and following the thread thereof,2255south fifty-nine degrees west one and forty one-hundredths chains; south sixty-nine degrees west exactly one chain; south eighty-two degrees thirty minutes west exactly three chains; south eighty-six degrees west exactly one chain; south fifty-five degrees west exactly one chain; south sixty-six degrees west exactly two chains; south seventy-four degrees west exactly three chains; north sixty-one degrees west one and seventy-five one-hundredths chains; north fifty-five degrees west exactly two chains; south seventy-seven degrees thirty minutes west one and twenty-five one-hundredths chains; north eighty-five degrees west one and seventy-five onehundredths chains; north thirteen degrees west exactly two chains, which is a point on the north line of said lot 7; thence east with the north line of said lots 7 and 8 to the point of beginning, containing an area of eighty-three and nineteen one-hundredths acres more or less.
Approved, April 17, 1936. For the relief of Grace Park, a minor, the Westerly Hospital, and Doctor H. M. Scanlon. 49 Stat. 2255 Chapter 242 1936-04-20 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 242.] AN ACT For the relief of Grace Park, a minor, the Westerly Hospital, and Doctor H.
M. Scanlon. April 20, 1936.[[S. 2042.](/us/bill/74/s2042)][[Private, No. 470.](/us/pv/74/470)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the secretaryMr. and Mrs. John McShane, etc.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. John McShane, parents and guardians of Grace Park, of Stonington, Connecticut, the sum of $500; to The Westerly Hospital, Westerly, Rhode Island, the sum of $68.70; and to Doctor H.
M. Scanlon, of Westerly, Rhode Island, the sum of $100; said sums to be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries received by said Grace Park October 17, 1934, near Stonington, Connecticut, when she was struck by a truck operated in the service of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce: *Provided*, That no part of the amount*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any person violatingPenalty for violation. 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.
Approved, April 20, 1936. For the relief of G. Elias and Brother, Incorporated. 49 Stat. 2255 Chapter 269 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 269.] AN ACT For the relief of G. Elias and Brother, Incorporated. May 1, 1936.[[S. 371.](/us/bill/74/s371)][[Private, No. 471.](/us/pv/74/471)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryG.
Elias and Brother, Incorporated.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to G. Elias and Brother, Incorporated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $24,139.28, in full settlement for losses suffered by the said G. Elias and Brother,2256Incorporated, by reason of changes in the specifications and extra work from which the Government received the benefit but for which no pay whatever has been paid to the said G.
Elias and Brother, Incorporated, under contracts W 535 AC-602 and W 535 AC-628 dated December 14, 1926, and January 28, 1927, with the Air Corps for furnishing certain airship parts and equipment to the United*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. States Army Air Corps: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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 Approved, May 1, 1936.
For the relief of the International Mercantile Marine Company. 49 Stat. 2256 Chapter 270 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 270.] AN ACT For the relief of the International Mercantile Marine Company. May 1, 1936.[[S. 788.](/us/bill/74/s788)][[Private, No. 472.](/us/pv/74/472)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United.
States of America in Congress assembled*, International Mercantile Marine Company.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,400 to the International Mercantile Marine Company, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for penalties which were assessed and collected but not actually incurred under the immigration laws of the United States; and so found by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on July 7, 1931 (51 Fed.
(2d)1053), the failure of said company to file suit within the statutory period of limitations for the recovery of *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.said sum being hereby waived: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. 49 Stat. 2256 Chapter 271 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 271.] AN ACT For the relief of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. May 1, 1936.[[S. 790.](/us/bill/74/s790)][[Private, No. 473.](/us/pv/74/473)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, in full2257settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for penalties which were assessed and collected but not actually incurred under the immigration laws of the United States, and so found by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on July 7, 1931 (51 Fed.
(2d)1053), the failure of said company to file suit within the statutory period of limitation for the recovery of said sum being hereby waived: *Provided*, That no part of the*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any person violatingPenalty for violation. 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. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of James R. Young. 49 Stat. 2257 Chapter 272 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 272.] AN ACT For the relief of James R. Young. May 1, 1936.[[S. 1062.](/us/bill/74/s1062)][[Private, No. 474.](/us/pv/74/474)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJames R. Young.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to James R. Young, successor to the Union Trust Company, of Raleigh, North Carolina, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $226.25 in full satisfaction of all claims for payment of premiums on policies of fire insurance written in 1918 by such Union Trust Company, covering certain goods of the value of $245,000, more or less, while in the process of being laundered for the United States Army by the Model Laundry, of Raleigh, North Carolina: *Provided*, That no part of the amount*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any person violating thePenalty for violation. 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. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of the Virginia Engineering Company (Incorporated). 49 Stat. 2257 Chapter 273 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 273.] AN ACT For the relief of the Virginia Engineering Company (Incorporated). May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 396.](/us/bill/74/hr/396)][[Private, No. 475.](/us/pv/74/475)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Court ofVirginia Engineering Company (Incorporated).Claim of, referred to Court of Claims. Claims of the United States be, and it is hereby, given jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim of the Virginia Engineering Company (Incorporated), and to award just compensation for extra costs if any incurred in complying with requests, if any shall be2258found to have been made and complied with, of the Director of the Veterans’ Administration incident to the work performed under contract of June 24, 1924, for equipping the Veterans’ Administration Hospital at Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, and to enter decree or judgment against the United States for such just compensation, if any, notwithstanding the bars or defense of lapse of time, laches, Commencement of suit.or any statute of limitation. Suit may be instituted by the claimant at any time within four months from the approval of this Act. Proceedings in any suit brought in the Court of Claims under this Act, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment therein shall be had as in the case of claims over which such court has jurisdiction *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.by virtue of the Judicial Code: *Provided*, 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 Penalty for violation.contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of Henry O. Goddard. 49 Stat. 2258 Chapter 274 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 274.] AN ACT For the relief of Henry O. Goddard. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 1915.](/us/bill/74/hr/1915)][[Private, No. 476.](/us/pv/74/476)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Henry O. Goddard.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.Vol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 100.](/us/usc/74/s100) That the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Henry O. Goddard, of Rome, Georgia, a former railway mail clerk, and the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is authorized to receive and consider his claim, under the remaining provisions of said Act, for disability alleged to have been incurred and aggravated between July 1931 and August 1933 *Provisos*.Condition.as a result of his employment in such capacity: *Provided*, That claim hereunder shall be filed within ninety days from the approval of No prior benefits.this Act: *Provided further*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the Benefits in lieu of retirement pay.approval of this Act: *And provided further*, That the award of benefits, if any, under this Act shall be in lieu of any retirement pay now received by Henry O. Goddard. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of J. W. Hearn, Junior. 49 Stat. 2258 Chapter 275 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 275.] AN ACT For the relief of J. W. Hearn, Junior. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 2623.](/us/bill/74/hr/2623)][[Private, No. 477.](/us/pv/74/477)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, J. W. Hearn, Junior.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.Vol. 39, p. 742.[U. S. C. p. 98.](/us/usc/74/s98) That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and2259for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the claim of J. W. Hearn, Junior, former employee of the Isthmian Canal Commission, for injury sustained by him while in the performance of his duties as a foreman on the construction of Colon Breakwater on July 29, 1911: *Provided*, That he shall file notice of such*Provisos*.Condition. injury and claim for compensation therefor not later than sixty days from the enactment of this Act: *And provided further*, That noNo prior benefits. benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, May 1, 1936. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of Mrs. John H. Wilke. 49 Stat. 2259 Chapter 276 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 276.] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. John H. Wilke. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 8320.](/us/bill/74/hr/8320)][[Private, No. 478.](/us/pv/74/478)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in computingMrs. John H. Wilke.Compensation adjustment. the monthly compensation payable to Mrs. John H. Wilke, widow of John H. Wilke, late associate engineer, topographic, Atlantic Division of the Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, under the provisions of section 10 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 760;Vol. 39, p. 744.[U. S. C., p. 99.](/us/usc/74/s99) U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 5, sec. 760), the monthly pay of the said John H. Wilke at the time of his fatal injury shall be held and considered to have been $175. Sec. 2. The monthly compensation of the said Mrs. John H. WilkeEffective date. at the rate provided for by section 1 of this Act shall commence on the 1st day of the month during which this Act is enacted. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of J. C. Donnelly. 49 Stat. 2259 Chapter 277 1936-05-01 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 277.] AN ACT For the relief of J. C. Donnelly. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 8551.](/us/bill/74/hr/8551)][[Private, No. 479.](/us/pv/74/479)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ComptrollerJ. C. Donnelly.Credit allowed in accounts of. General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to credit the account of J. C. Donnelly, former special disbursing agent of the Veterans’ Administration at Johnson City, Tennessee, with the sum of $216, heretofore disallowed, such sum representing a payment by him out of pension funds standing to the credit of Benjamin F. Henderson, deceased, C-2525167. Sec. 2. The Comptroller General of the United States is furtherPayment to. authorized and directed to pay to the said J. C. Donnelly such sum, not to exceed $216, as may have been paid by him or withheld from any moneys due him to satisfy any shortage arising by the disallowance of claim for payment by him of pension moneys to the credit of Benjamin F. Henderson, deceased, C-2525167. Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in theAppropriation. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum as the Comptroller General may find to be due and payable to J. C. Donnelly under section 2 of this Act, and payment by the Comptroller General shall be deemed to be in full and final settlement of any claim arising out of the disallowance. Approved, May 1, 1936. For the relief of Arthur W. Bradshaw. 1936-05-04 279 Chapter 49 Stat. 2260 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private 2260 [CHAPTER 279.] AN ACT For the relief of Arthur W. Bradshaw. May 4, 1936.[[H. R. 1440](/us/bill/74/hr/1440)][
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