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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 49 STAT. · May 4, 1936 · Private Law 497

Private Law 497.

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(/us/pvt/74/496)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryW. H. Dean.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 W. H. Dean the sum of $200 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for salary withheld from him for services rendered as foreman of construction work at the Rosebud Indian Agency, Rosebud, South Dakota, during July and August 1930: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 ActPenalty for violation. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, May 4, 1936. For the relief of Myrtle T. Grooms. 1936-05-04 296 Chapter 49 Stat. 2267 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 296.] AN ACT For the relief of Myrtle T. Grooms. May 4, 1936.[[H. R. 9171](/us/bill/74/hr/9171)][[Private, No. 497](/us/pvt/74/497)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryMyrtle T.
Grooms.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 Myrtle T. Grooms, of Kansas City, Missouri, the sum of $5,000. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of William J. Grooms, the husband of the said Myrtle T. Grooms. The said William J. Grooms, at the request of the officers of the Federal Government, accompanied them and assisted in the return to Leavenworth Penitentiary of one Frank Nash, an escaped convict; and the said William J.
Grooms, together with others of the Federal officers, was slain at Kansas City, Missouri, on June 17, 1933, by forces of gangdom attempting the release 2268*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.of the prisoner, Frank Nash: *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 4, 1936. For the relief of Joseph Mossew. 1936-05-04 297 Chapter 49 Stat. 2268 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 297.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Mossew. May 4, 1936.[[H. R. 10521](/us/bill/74/hr/10521)][
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