Private Law 626.
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(/us/pvt/74/625)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation.Adjustment of claim of, authorized. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of the Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation for an amount not exceeding $4,790.53 for services and material furnished at the request of the Secretary of the Navy under contract numbered Nod–210, dated May 19, 1934, Appropriation.in connection with salvage of the steamship Morro Castle.
There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $4,790.53 for payment of the claim: *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.*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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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, June 15, 1936. Validating a town-lot certificate and authorizing and directing issuance of a a patent for the same to Ernest F. Brass. 1936-06-15 579 Chapter 49 Stat. 2323 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 2323 [CHAPTER 579.] AN ACT Validating a town-lot certificate and authorizing and directing issuance of a a patent for the same to Ernest F. Brass. June 15, 1936.[[S. 4713](/us/bill/74/s/4713)][[Private, No. 626](/us/pvt/74/626)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That on paymentErnest F. Brass.Land patent to. of $63 m addition to the $135 already paid the town-lot certificate which was issued to Ernest F.
Brass April 23, 1936, for lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 100; lots 1 and 2, block 102; and lots 6, 7, and 8, block’ 87; in the town site of Ketchum, Idaho, be, and the same is hereby, validated, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to issue a patent thereon. Approved, June 15, 1936. Authorizing Brigadier General C. E. Nathorst, Philippine Constabulary, retired, to accept such decorations, orders, medals, or presents as have been tendered him by foreign governments. 49 Stat. 2323 Chapter 580 1936-06-15 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 580.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing Brigadier General C. E. Nathorst, Philippine Constabulary, retired, to accept such decorations, orders, medals, or presents as have been tendered him by foreign governments. June 15, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 110.](/us/bill/74/sjres/110)][[Priv. Res., No. 2.](/us/bill/74/privres/2)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United states of America in Congress assembled, Brig. Gen.
C. E. Nathorst.Acceptance of certain decorations tendered by foreign governments, authorized. That Brigadier General C. E. Nathorst, Philippine Constabulary, retired, be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept such decorations, orders, medals, or presents as have been tendered him by foreign governments. Approved, June 15, 1936. For the relief of Louis Finger. 49 Stat. 2323 Chapter 588 1936-06-16 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 588.] AN ACT For the relief of Louis Finger. June 16, 1936.[[S. 1073.](/us/bill/74/s/1073)][[Private, No. 627.](/us/pvtl/74/627)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Louis Finger.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 Louis Finger, of Cleveland, Ohio, the sum of $347.48 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for expenses incurred in. the treatment of his minor daughter, Elsie Finger, who was injured in an accident involving a United States mail truck August 13, 1930: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso*.Limitation 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 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, June 16, 1936. For the relief of S. C. Eastvold. 49 Stat. 2324 Chapter 589 1936-06-16 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 2324 [CHAPTER 589.] AN ACT For the relief of S.
C. Eastvold. June 16, 1936.[[S. 3600.](/us/bill/74/s/3600)][[Private, No. 628.](/us/pvtl/74/628)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * S. C. Eastvold.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 S. C. Eastvold, pastor of the First Lutheran Church, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the sum of $100, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for the refund of a deposit made by him upon application for the entry and classification of a parish paper as second-class mail matter, such application having been denied: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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, June 16, 1936. To award a special gold medal to Lincoln Ellsworth. 49 Stat. 2324 Chapter 590 1936-06-16 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 590.] AN ACT To award a special gold medal to Lincoln Ellsworth. June 16, 1936.[[S. 3770.](/us/bill/74/s/3770)][[Private, No. 629.](/us/pvtl/74/629)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lincoln Ellsworth.Gold medal awarded to. That the President of the United States is authorized to present a gold medal of appropriate design, with accompanying distinctive ribbon, to Lincoln Ellsworth, noted American explorer and outstanding pioneer in exploratory aviation in the Arctic and in Antarctica, for claiming on behalf of the United States approximately three hundred and fifty thousand square miles of land in Antarctica between the eightieth and one hundred and twentieth meridians west of Greenwich, representing the last unclaimed territory in the world, and for his exceptionally meritorious services to science and aeronautics in making a two-thousand-five-hundred-mile aerial survey of the heart of Antarctica, thus paving the way for more detailed studies of geological, meteorological, and geographical questions of world-wide importance and benefit.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriatedAppropriation authorized. such sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved, June 16, 1936. To repeal an Act approved February 17, 1933, entitled “An Act for the relief of Tampico Marine Iron Works”, and to provide for the relief of William Saenger, chairman liquidating committee of the Beaumont Export and Import Company, of Beaumont, Texas. 49 Stat. 2324 Chapter 591 1936-06-17 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 591.] JOINT RESOLUTION To repeal an Act approved February 17, 1933, entitled “An Act for the relief of Tampico Marine Iron Works”, and to provide for the relief of William Saenger, chairman liquidating committee of the Beaumont Export and Import Company, of Beaumont, Texas. June 17, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 61.](/us/bill/74/sjres/61)][[Priv. Res., No. 3.](/us/bill/74/privres/3)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Tampico Marine Iron Works.Act, for relief of, repealed.Vol. 47, p. 1726.
That the Act approved February 17, 1933, entitled “An Act for the relief of Tampico Marine Iron Works”, being Private Act Numbered 209, Seventy-second Congress, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and be it further 2325 *Resolved*, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,William Saenger.Payment to. authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William Saenger, chairman liquidating committee of the Beaumont Export and Import Company for the Tampico Marine Iron Works, a foreign corporation, the sum of $1,500 in full settlement of all claims due the Tampico Marine Iron Works by the Government of the United States to work on, repairing, raising, and furnishing material for the United States Shipping Board vessel Latham, during the year 1920: *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, June 17, 1936. For the relief of John Walker. 49 Stat. 2325 Chapter 613 1936-06-19 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 613.] AN ACT For the relief of John Walker. June 19, 1936.[[S. 3371.](/us/bill/74/s/3371)][[Private, No. 630.](/us/pvtl/74/630)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * John Walker.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 John Walker, of Hays, Montana, or his heirs, the sum of $200 in full settlement of his claim against the United States for destruction of a one-room log house and equipment located on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, during a diphtheria epidemic on said reservation, in the winter of 1933: *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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Any 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, June 19, 1936. For the relief of Juanita Filmore, a minor. 49 Stat. 2325 Chapter 614 1936-06-19 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 614.] AN ACT For the relief of Juanita Filmore, a minor. June 19, 1936.[[H. R. 8033.](/us/bill/74/hr/8033)][[Private, No. 631.](/us/pvtl/74/631)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Juanita Filmore.Payment for personal injury 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 superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency, Muskogee, Oklahoma, the sum of $1,000, to be held as individual Indian money for Juanita Filmore, a minor, and to be disbursed by the said superintendent only for her actual and ordinary needs.
Such sum shall be in full settlement of any claim against the United States arising out of a permanent injury received by the said Juanita Filmore on2326 August 15, 1934, at Wheelock Academy, Oklahoma: *Provided*, That*Provisos*.Payment of unexpended balance at age of twenty-one. when the said Juanita Filmore shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, the superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency, Muskogee, Oklahoma, shall pay to her the unexpended balance, if any, of such fund: *Provided further*, That no part of the amountAttorney’s, etc., fees forbidden. appropriated in this Act shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and any person violating the provisions of this Act shall bePenalty for violation deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, June 19, 1936. For the relief of Robert D. Baldwin. 49 Stat. 2326 Chapter 615 1936-06-19 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 615.] AN ACT For the relief of Robert D. Baldwin. June 19, 1936.[[H. R. 12408.](/us/bill/74/hr/12408)][[Private, No. 632.](/us/pvtl/74/632)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and.
House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Robert D. Baldwin.Credit allowed in accounts of. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of Robert D. Baldwin, superintendent and special disbursing agent of the Haskell Institute, at Lawrence, Kansas, for an expenditure of $50.28 made during November and December 1931 and January 1932 and paid from the appropriation for “Indian boarding schools, fiscal year 1932.
” Approved, June 19, 1936. For the relief of Doctor Harold W. Foght. 49 Stat. 2326 Chapter 616 1936-06-19 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 616.] AN ACT For the relief of Doctor Harold W. Foght. June 19, 1936.[[H. R. 12622.](/us/bill/74/hr/12622)][[Private, No. 633.](/us/pvtl/74/633)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Harold W.
Foght.Credit allowed in accounts of. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow credit to Harold W. Foght, Superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Agency, North Carolina, for the sum of $377.40, which amount was expended from appropriated funds for the transportation of the household effects of Doctor Foght to his new post of duty at Cherokee, North Carolina. Approved, June 19, 1936. For the relief of William H. Locke. 49 Stat. 2326 Chapter 652 1936-06-20 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 652.] AN ACT For the relief of William H. Locke. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2262.](/us/bill/74/hr/2262)][[Private, No. 634.](/us/pvtl/74/634)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * William H. Locke.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to William H. Locke, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $633.23, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, the same being an amount due him by the Post Office Department, as a balance of an amount of $1,400 reward for services rendered as special agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in connection with the arrest and conviction of Roy G.
Gardner, charged with hold-up and robbery of the Southern Pacific train numbered 20, between Roseville and Newcastle, Cali-2327fornia, on May 20, 1921: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Julia Miller. 49 Stat. 2327 Chapter 653 1936-06-20 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 653.] AN ACT For the relief of Julia Miller.
June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2387.](/us/bill/74/hr/2387)][[Private, No. 635.](/us/pvtl/74/635)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Julia Miller.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Julia Miller, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the sum of $3,500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Julia Miller as the result of serious and permanent injuries incurred when she was struck by a United States mail truck in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1930: *Provided*,*Proviso*.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. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of William H. Hildebrand. 49 Stat. 2327 Chapter 654 1936-06-20 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 654.] AN ACT For the relief of William H. Hildebrand. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2497.](/us/bill/74/hr/2497)][[Private, No. 636.](/us/pvtl/74/636)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * William H. Hildebrand.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission shall be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider the claim of William H.
Hildebrand, former employee of the United States naval station at Algiers, port of New Orleans, Louisiana, for injury sustained February 26, 1918, under the provisions of an Act entitledVol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 100](/us/usc/p100). “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, except that the time limitations in sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of said Act are hereby waived, any compensation hereunder to commence from and after the passage of this Act.
Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Jessie D. Bowman. 49 Stat. 2328 Chapter 655 1936-06-20 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 2328 [CHAPTER 655.] AN ACT For the relief of Jessie D. Bowman. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 3388.](/us/bill/74/hr/3388)][[Private, No. 637.](/us/pvtl/74/637)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Jessie D.
Bowman.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 Jessie D. Bowman, sister and only heir at law of Georgie Wilson, the sum of $3,000. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims and damages against the United States resulting from the injury and death of said Georgie Wilson when she was struck by an automobile in the mail service of the Post Office Department at the post office, Danville, Virginia: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of John J. Ryan. 49 Stat. 2328 Chapter 656 1936-06-20 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 656.] AN ACT For the relief of John J. Ryan. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 4219.](/us/bill/74/hr/4219)][[Private, No. 638.](/us/pvtl/74/638)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the.
United States of America in Congress assembled, * John J. Ryan.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 John J. Ryan, of Creston, California, the sum of $67.20, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for services performed on star route numbered 76439, Creston to Paso Robles, California, during the month of January 1924: *Provided*, That no part*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 percentum 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.
Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Lucile Smith. 49 Stat. 2328 Chapter 657 1936-06-20 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 657.] AN ACT For the relief of Lucile Smith. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 4565.](/us/bill/74/hr/4565)][[Private, No. 639.](/us/pvtl/74/639)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lucile Smith.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.
That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and instructed to receive and determine the claim of Lucile Smith,2329 a former employee of the Veterans’ Administration, who, it is alleged, because of her working conditions during the years 1922, 1923, and 1924 developed acute pleurisy, resulting in tuberculosis, without regard to the limitation of time within which such claims are to be filed under the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation forVol. 39, p. 746.[U.
S. C., p. 98](/us/usc/p98). employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended: *Provided*, That no benefits shall accrue*Proviso*.No prior benefits. thereunder prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Estelle M. Gardiner. 49 Stat. 2329 Chapter 658 1936-06-20 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 658.] AN ACT For the relief of Estelle M. Gardiner. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 4699.](/us/bill/74/hr/4699)][[Private, No. 640.](/us/pvtl/74/640)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Estelle M. Gardiner.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 Estelle M.
Gardiner the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for damages suffered by reason of her brother, John Henry Gardiner, being struck and fatally injured by a Government automobile which was driven by an employee of the Post Office Department: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of the estate of Jennie Brenner. 49 Stat. 2329 Chapter 659 1936-06-20 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 659.] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Jennie Brenner. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 4955.](/us/bill/74/hr/4955)][[Private, No. 641.](/us/pvtl/74/641)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Jennie Brenner.Payment to estate of.
That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to administrator of the estate of Jennie Brenner, the sum of $5,000. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by it on account of the death of the said Jennie Brenner who was fatally injured on October 25, 1934, when a United States mail truck collided with the automobile in which she was seated while such automobile was halted, in obedience to the traffic signal, at a street intersection in the city of Chicago, Illinois: *Provided*,*Proviso*.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 excess2330 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 deemedPenalty for violation. guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of K. S. Szymanski. 49 Stat. 2330 Chapter 660 1936-06-20 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 660.] AN ACT For the relief of K.
S. Szymanski. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 5870.](/us/bill/74/hr/5870)][[Private, No. 642.](/us/pvtl/74/642)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * K. S. Szymanski.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 K. S. Szymanski the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for personal injuries sustained as a result of being struck by a motor truck operating under the jurisdiction of the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) post office: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Jacob Kaiser. 49 Stat. 2330 Chapter 661 1936-06-20 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 661.] AN ACT For the relief of Jacob Kaiser. June 20, 1936.[[S. 3956.](/us/bill/74/s/3956)][[Private, No. 643.](/us/pvtl/74/643)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Jacob Kaiser.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 allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to Jacob Kaiser the sum of $350 in full and final settlement of any and all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries suffered by him as a result of an accident involving a Government vehicle operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps, on United States Highway Numbered 10, at a point approximately twelve miles east of Billings, Montana, on October 8, 1934: *Provided*,*Proviso*.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. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of F. P. Bolack. 49 Stat. 2331 Chapter 662 1936-06-20 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 2331 [CHAPTER 662.] AN ACT For the relief of F.
P. Bolack. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 300.](/us/bill/74/hr/300)][[Private, No. 644.](/us/pvtl/74/644)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * F. P. Bolack.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.Vol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 98](/us/usc/p98). That notwithstanding 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, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive the claim of F.
P. Bolack, of Tarrant, Alabama, for disability alleged to have been incurred during the month of October 1918 while an employee of H. Koppers Company, subcontractors of the Birmingham Coke and By-Products Company, agents of the Ordnance Department, War Department, engaged in the construction of a by-products plant at Boyles, Alabama, and to consider his claim under the remaining provisions of said Act: *Provided*, That no benefits shall accrue*Proviso*.No prior benefits. prior to the approval of this Act.
Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of John Collins. 49 Stat. 2331 Chapter 663 1936-06-20 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 663.] AN ACT For the relief of John Collins. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 686.](/us/bill/74/hr/686)][[Private, No. 645.](/us/pvtl/74/645)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * John Collins.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 $700 to John Collins, in full settlement of all claims against the Government for damages to his person and property as the result of being struck and knocked down by a Chevrolet roadster truck, numbered U. S. N. 3447, owned by the United States Navy Department, and operated by Joseph T. Sullivan, of Quincy, Massachusetts, said accident occurring at 4:45 o’clock postmeridian, December 19, 1933, at Hunt Street, junction of Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Frank A. Boyle. 49 Stat. 2331 Chapter 664 1936-06-20 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 664.] AN ACT For the relief of Frank A. Boyle. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 993.](/us/bill/74/hr/993)][[Private, No. 646.](/us/pvtl/74/646)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Frank A.
Boyle.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, to Frank A. Boyle, of Juneau, Alaska, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of his2332 claim against the United States for injuries sustained on July 26, 1929, in the Federal Building at Juneau while in the performance of his duties as United States Commissioner at Juneau, Alaska: *Provided*,*Proviso*.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.
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall bePenalty for violation. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Blanche Knight. 49 Stat. 2332 Chapter 665 1936-06-20 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 665.] AN ACT For the relief of Blanche Knight.
June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2400.](/us/bill/74/hr/2400)][[Private, No. 647.](/us/pvtl/74/647)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Blanche Knight.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Blanche Knight, of Bibb County, Georgia, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her husband, Sam Knight, who was shot and killed by a Federal prohibition agent on August 1, 1930, at Macon, Georgia: *Provided*, That*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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. Any 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Thomas Berchel Burke. 49 Stat. 2332 Chapter 666 1936-06-20 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 666.] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas Berchel Burke. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2495.](/us/bill/74/hr/2495)][[Private, No. 648.](/us/pvtl/74/648)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Thomas Berchel Burke.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.
That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission shall be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider the claim of Thomas Berchel Burke, former employee of the United States Public Health Service at New Orleans, Louisiana, for injury alleged to have been sustained on or about February 13, 1917, under the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employeesVol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 98](/us/usc/p98). of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, except that the time limitations in sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of said Act are hereby waived, any compensation hereunder to commence from and after the passage of this Act.
Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Thomas J. Moran. 49 Stat. 2333 Chapter 667 1936-06-20 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 2333 [CHAPTER 667.] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas J. Moran. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 2496.](/us/bill/74/hr/2496)][[Private, No. 649.](/us/pvtl/74/649)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Thomas J.
Moran.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission shall extend to Thomas J. Moran, former employee of the United States Shipping Board in respect to furunculosis alleged to have been contracted by him between April 14, 1928, and June 22, 1928, the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of theVol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 98](/us/usc/p98). United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, except that sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of said Act, are hereby waived, any compensation hereunder to commence from and after passage of this Act.
Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Irene Magnuson and Oscar L. Magnuson, her husband. 49 Stat. 2333 Chapter 668 1936-06-20 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 668.] AN ACT For the relief of Irene Magnuson and Oscar L. Magnuson, her husband. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 3160.](/us/bill/74/hr/3160)][[Private, No. 650.](/us/pvtl/74/650)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Irene Magnuson and Oscar L.
Magnuson.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, jointly to Irene Magnuson and Oscar L. Magnuson, her husband, the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries sustained by Irene Magnuson arising from an automobile collision in which United States Army ambulance numbered W731 collided and ran into the automobile owned and driven by Mr.
Oscar L. Magnuson, on April 24, 1934: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 shallPenalty for violation. be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of James L. Park. 49 Stat. 2333 Chapter 669 1936-06-20 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 669.] AN ACT For the relief of James L.
Park. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 3907.](/us/bill/74/hr/3907)][[Private, No. 651.](/us/pvtl/74/651)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * James L. Park.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James L. Park, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sum of $2,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States.
Such sum represents the amount of two Liberty bonds of the face value of $2,000 deposited by the said James L. Park with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida to secure the appearance in2334 such court of Charles Park and Ned Shaw: *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 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Joseph Salinghi. 49 Stat. 2334 Chapter 670 1936-06-20 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 670.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Salinghi. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 4619.](/us/bill/74/hr/4619)][[Private, No. 652.](/us/pvtl/74/652)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Joseph Salinghi.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Joseph Salinghi the sum of $3,500, out of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries received on November 9, 1926, on which date he was struck by an automobile owned and operated by the United States Veterans’ Bureau in Hartford, Connecticut: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso*.Limitation 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 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Joseph E. Moore. 49 Stat. 2334 Chapter 671 1936-06-20 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 671.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph E.
Moore. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 5900.](/us/bill/74/hr/5900)][[Private, No. 653.](/us/pvtl/74/653)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Joseph E. Moore.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 Joseph E. Moore the sum of $829.33 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the difference between the pay and allowances of a first lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, on foreign service, and the pay and allowances of a second lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, on foreign service, for the period between February 20, 1919, and November 19, 1920: *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 said2335 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of D. E. Woodward. 49 Stat. 2335 Chapter 672 1936-06-20 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 672.] AN ACT For the relief of D. E. Woodward. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 6258.](/us/bill/74/hr/6258)][[Private, No. 654.](/us/pvtl/74/654)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * D.
E. Woodward.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys in the Treasury allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to D. E. Woodward the sum of $3,500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damages sustained by the said D. E. Woodward when he was injured in an automobile collision with a United States owned truck near Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 23, 1934: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Clara Imbesi and Domenick Imbesi. 49 Stat. 2335 Chapter 673 1936-06-20 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 673.] AN ACT For the relief of Clara Imbesi and Domenick Imbesi. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 7270.](/us/bill/74/hr/7270)][[Private, No. 655.](/us/pvtl/74/655)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Clara Imbesi and Domenick Imbesi.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.Vol. 39, p. 746.[U.
S. C., p. 100](/us/usc/p100). That notwithstanding 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, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of Clara Imbesi and Domenick Imbesi on account of the death of the late Lawrence P.
Imbesi on July 16, 1933, as a result of alleged personal injuries sustained while in the performance of his official duties as a temporary carrier at the post office, Ocean City, New Jersey, and to determine said claim upon its merits under the provisions of said Act. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of W. N. Holbrook. 49 Stat. 2336 Chapter 674 1936-06-20 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 2336 [CHAPTER 674.] AN ACT For the relief of W. N. Holbrook. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 7555.](/us/bill/74/hr/7555)][[Private, No. 656.](/us/pvtl/74/656)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * W. N. Holbrook.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 W.
N. Holbrook, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, the sum of $2,000. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said W. N. Holbrook as the result of a Government truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps striking a building owned by the said W. N. Holbrook at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, damaging the building and destroying the equipment of a gasoline filling station: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Mrs. David C. Stafford. 49 Stat. 2336 Chapter 675 1936-06-20 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 675.] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. David C. Stafford. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 7743.](/us/bill/74/hr/7743)][[Private, No. 657.](/us/pvtl/74/657)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Mrs.
David C. Stafford.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 Mrs. David C. Stafford, Kingsland, Georgia, the sum of $3,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Mrs. David C. Stafford on account of the death of her husband, David C. Stafford, who was fatally injured on December 14,1934, at Kingsland, Georgia, in a collision involving the car in which he was a passenger and a Government vehicle in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso*.Limitation 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of the Great Northern Railway Company. 49 Stat. 2337 Chapter 676 1936-06-20 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 2337 [CHAPTER 676.] AN ACT For the relief of the Great Northern Railway Company. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 8028.](/us/bill/74/hr/8028)][[Private, No. 658.](/us/pvtl/74/658)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Great Northern Railway Company.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Great Northern Railway Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $208.04, in full settlement of all claims against the United States of said Great Northern Railway Company for shipment of freight to Fort Browning, Montana, in December 1930, from Glasgow, Montana, and from International Falls, Minnesota, for the United States: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of the seamen of the steamship Santa Ana. 49 Stat. 2337 Chapter 677 1936-06-20 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 677.] AN ACT For the relief of the seamen of the steamship Santa Ana. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 8200.](/us/bill/74/hr/8200)][[Private, No. 659.](/us/pvtl/74/659)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Steamship “Santa Ana”.Payment to seamen of.
That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $398 to the clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, who shall distribute such sum, in proportion to their respectively adjudicated claims, to the seamen of the steamship Santa Ana, in accordance with the final decree and order of said United States District Court, dated June 8, 1932, at Tampa, Florida.
Such sum shall be deemed to be in full settlement of the claim of the seamen of the steamship Santa Ana against the United States for the moneys erroneously paid into the Treasury of the United States when same should have been retained in the court registry for payment to said seamen as wages as a result of the decision in the case of S. G. Clifford, and others, against Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation (57 Fed.
(2)1021): *Provided*,*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. That no part of said amount of $398 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 this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of R. H. Quynn, lieutenant, United States Navy. 49 Stat. 2338 Chapter 678 1936-06-20 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 2338 [CHAPTER 678.] AN ACT For the relief of R. H. Quynn, lieutenant, United States Navy. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 8671.](/us/bill/74/hr/8671)][[Private, No. 660.](/us/pvtl/74/660)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lieutenant R. H. Quynn, Navy.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 $900 to R. H. Quynn, lieutenant, United States Navy, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the loss of his furniture, clothing, and other personal effects of himself and family by fire originating from a house adjoining the house or quarters supplied him by the Navy Department, both situated inside the naval operating base, at Hampton Roads, Virginia; said fire occurring at the time he was stationed in the line of duty at the said naval operating base, and being without fault or negligence on his part: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Navy shall have determined*Provisos*.Conditions. that the said officer was occupying his said quarters in the line of duty, and that the loss occurred without fault or negligence on his part, which finding or determination of the Secretary of the Navy shall be conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Treasury: *Provided*, 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 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Robert B. Barker. 49 Stat. 2338 Chapter 679 1936-06-20 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 679.] AN ACT For the relief of Robert B. Barker. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 9926.](/us/bill/74/hr/9926)][[Private, No. 661.](/us/pvtl/74/661)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Robert B. Barker.Travel expense claim allowed. That the Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to allow the claim of Robert B. Barker, senior contact representative of the Veterans’ Administration, in the sum of $213.82, payable from the current appropriation “Salaries and expenses, Veterans’ Administration”, for travel performed on official business for the Government in recovering funds due certain Veterans’ Administration wards from their guardians and developing evidence upon which indictments were based for violation of Federal penal statutes, which expenses he paid from personal funds, covering the periods November 1 to 7, December 4 to 16, and December 20 to 25, 1934, inclusive. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Emma Hastings. 49 Stat. 2339 Chapter 680 1936-06-20 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 2339 [CHAPTER 680.] AN ACT For the relief of Emma Hastings. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 10435.](/us/bill/74/hr/10435)][[Private, No. 662.](/us/pvtl/74/662)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Emma Hastings.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 Emma Hastings the sum of $3,500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of Emma Hastings against the Government because of the death of her husband, Charles R. Hastings, on October 30, 1935, when the truck in which he was traveling was struck by a Works Progress Administration truck: *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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Cora Fulghum and Ben Peterson. 49 Stat. 2339 Chapter 681 1936-06-20 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 681.] AN ACT For the relief of Cora Fulghum and Ben Peterson. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 10677.](/us/bill/74/hr/10677)][[Private, No. 663.](/us/pvtl/74/663)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Cora Fulghum and Ben Peterson.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
(1)Cora Fulghum the sum of $5,000, and to
(2)Ben Peterson the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sums to such persons shall be in full settlement of their respective claims against the United States for damages sustained on account of the death of their sons, Arnall Fulghum and C. J. Peterson, respectively, who were fatally injured on August 30, 1935, near Waycross, Georgia, in a collision involving the truck on which they were riding and a Government vehicle m the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *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 the said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of thisPenalty for violation. Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Carl Hardin, Orville Richardson, and W. E. Payne. 49 Stat. 2340 Chapter 682 1936-06-20 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 2340 [CHAPTER 682.] AN ACT For the relief of Carl Hardin, Orville Richardson, and W. E. Payne. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 10916.](/us/bill/74/hr/10916)][[Private, No. 664.](/us/pvtl/74/664)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Carl Hardin, and others.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 Carl Hardin, of Steelville, Missouri, the sum of $500; to Orville Richardson, of Steelville, Missouri, the sum of $500; and to W. E. Payne, of Steelville, Missouri, the sum of $350; in all $1,350, in full settlement of their respective claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained when the vehicle in which they were riding was struck by a truck of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, on Missouri State Highway Numbered 8, near Steelville, August 11, 1934: *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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Andrew Smith. 49 Stat. 2340 Chapter 683 1936-06-20 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 683.] AN ACT For the relief of Andrew Smith. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 11203.](/us/bill/74/hr/11203)][[Private, No. 665.](/us/pvtl/74/665)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Andrew Smith.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 Andrew Smith, Hot Springs, Arkansas, the sum of $2,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries and damages sustained by Louise Smith, Eula May Smith, and R. L. Smith, minor children of Andrew Smith, when the vehicle in which they were riding was struck, near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on June 22, 1935, by a vehicle in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of the estates of N. G. Harper and Amos Phillips. 49 Stat. 2340 Chapter 684 1936-06-20 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 684.] AN ACT For the relief of the estates of N. G. Harper and Amos Phillips. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 11461.](/us/bill/74/hr/11461)][[Private, No. 666.](/us/pvtl/74/666)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * N. G. Harper and Amos Phillips.Payment to estates of. 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 C. F. Watlers, administrator of the estate of N. G. Harper, deceased,2341 and to Sim Phillips, administrator of the estate of Amos Phillips, deceased, the sum of $1,000 each. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for the death of N. G. Harper and Amos Phillips when the vehicle in which they were riding was struck, on Arkansas State Highway 167, near Sheridan, Arkansas, November 1, 1934, by a vehicle in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *Provided*,*Proviso*.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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisionsPenalty for violation. 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, June 20, 1936. For the relief of the P. L. Andrews Corporation. 49 Stat. 2341 Chapter 685 1936-06-20 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 685.] AN ACT For the relief of the P. L. Andrews Corporation. June 20, 1936.[[H. R. 12311.](/us/bill/74/hr/12311)][[Private, No. 667.](/us/pvtl/74/667)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * P. L. Andrews Corporation.Claim of, referred to Court of Claims. That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims to hear and adjudicate, without regard to existing statutes of limitations, the claim of the P. L. Andrews Corporation for just compensation, arising out of the service upon said company of United States Navy Commandeer Order Numbered N–3255, dated June 18, 1918, with the same right as in other cases to either party to apply to the Supreme Court of the United States for writ of certiorari to review any judgment that may be rendered. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of William W. Brunswick. 49 Stat. 2341 Chapter 686 1936-06-20 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 686.] JOINT RESOLUTION For the relief of William W. Brunswick. June 20, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 522,](/us/bill/74/hjres/522)][[Priv. Res., No. 4.](/us/bill/74/privres/4)] Whereas William W. Brunswick in 1932 was a member of the United States Foreign Service stationed at Lisbon, Portugal; and William W. Brunswick.Preamble. Whereas William W. Brunswick was recalled by the Department of State and returned to the United States before July 1, 1932; and Whereas some ten weeks later William W. Brunswick was retired from the Foreign Service; and Whereas when, William W. Brunswick returned to the United States before July 1, 1932, his wife accompanied him, paying her own expenses; and Whereas the present law provides that an officer or clerk shall be entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses of his family when returning under orders from his post to the United States to remain permanently: Therefore be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the SecretaryPayment to. of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William W. Brunswick the sum of $454.12 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of travel expenses for his wife, Evangeline McCarty Brunswick, in returning2342 to the United States from Lisbon, Portugal: *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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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, June 20, 1936. Authorizing the President to present the Navy Cross to J. Harold Arnold. 49 Stat. 2342 Chapter 687 1936-06-20 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 687.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to present the Navy Cross to J. Harold Arnold. June 20, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 179.](/us/bill/74/hjres/179)][[Priv. Res., No. 5.](/us/bill/74/privres/5)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * J. Harold Arnold.Presentation of Navy Cross to, authorized. That the President is authorized to present the Navy Cross to J. Harold Arnold, who enlisted as A. A. Schovan, and whose name now appears on record as J. Harold Arnold, formerly drummer of the Thirty-first Company, Fourth Regiment United States Marine Corps, who, in action involving actual conflict with the enemy, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Approved, June 20, 1936. For the relief of Joseph Watkins. 49 Stat. 2342 Chapter 716 1936-06-22 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 716.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Watkins. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 4085.](/us/bill/74/hr/4085)][[Private, No. 668.](/us/pvtl/74/668)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Joseph Watkins.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 Joseph Watkins the sum of $3,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States because of personal injuries sustained by the said Joseph Watkins in May 1916 while he was a pupil in the Pipestone Indian School in Minnesota: *Provided*, That no part of*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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, June 22, 1936. Validating certain applications for and entries of public lands, and for other purposes. 49 Stat. 2343 Chapter 717 1936-06-22 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 2343 [CHAPTER 717.] AN ACT Validating certain applications for and entries of public lands, and for other purposes. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 4707.](/us/bill/74/hr/4707)][[Private, No. 669.](/us/pvtl/74/669)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Public lands.Patents allowed for designated entries.Ashel E. Caldwell.Homestead. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue a patent under the homestead entry of Ashel E. Caldwell, Salt Lake City 048547, for northwest quarter of northeast quarter, section 36, township 1 south, range 1 east, Uintah special meridian, Utah, upon compliance by Ashel E. Caldwell with the homestead laws of the United States: *Provided*, That in addition to the usual*Proviso*.Purchase price. fees and commissions payable under existing laws, said entryman shall pay the sum of $1.25 per acre for the land so entered, which latter sum shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and disposed of in the same manner as other proceeds derived from the sale of lands within the former Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized andJohn S. Dillon.Desert-land. directed to allow John S. Dillon of Portland, Oregon, to make desert-land entry for west half of northwest quarter, northwest quarter of southwest quarter, section 20, township 18 south, range 44 east, Willamette meridian, The Dalles, Oregon. Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized andJoe Draper.Homestead. directed to accept the final proof submitted on October 25, 1930, on behalf of Joe Draper by his mother and guardian, Sarah E. Draper, in support of the homestead entry of Joe Draper, Phoenix 063049, as amended, for south half, section 27 and lots 1, 2, and 3, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, west half of northwest quarter, north half of southwest quarter, section 33, township 14 south, range 12 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, and to issue patent for the entry in regular course. Sec. 4. The homestead entry, Cass Lake 014741, made by JosephJoseph Burnham.Homestead. Burnham on October 15, 1928, for southeast quarter of northwest quarter, section 20, township 144 north, range 34 west, fifth principal meridian, Minnesota, is hereby validated, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to accept the final proof submitted by Joseph Burnham in support of said homestead entry on December 20, 1933, and to issue patent for the entry in regular course. Sec. 5. The homestead entry of George W. Turner, Santa FeGeorge W. Turner.Homestead. 063896, for south half of south, section 9, and north half, section 21, township 1 south, range 20 east, New Mexico meridian, New Mexico, allowed October 27, 1931, pursuant to an application filed April 16, 1931, is hereby validated. Sec. 6. The homestead entry, Cheyenne 052273, made by Ruble L.Ruble L. Jenkins.Homestead. Jenkins on January 27, 1931, for east half of northeast quarter and northeast quarter of southeast quarter, section 19, and southwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 20, township 6 north, range 2 east, Wind River meridian, Wyoming, within the Shoshone Indian Reservation, is hereby validated, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept the final proof submitted by Ruble L. Jenkins in support of said homestead entry, and to issue patent for the entry in regular course. Approved, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Annie E. Daniels. 49 Stat. 2344 Chapter 718 1936-06-22 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 2344 [CHAPTER 718.] AN ACT For the relief of Annie E. Daniels. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 6702.](/us/bill/74/hr/6702)][[Private, No. 670.](/us/pvtl/74/670)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Annie E. Daniels.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to Annie E. Daniels the sum of $540. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for purchase money paid on mining claims situated in section 36, township 19 south, and sections 1 and 2, township 20 south, range 14 east, in the State of Arizona, as to which entries were thereafter rejected. A claim for the refund of such purchase money was denied by the Comptroller General on the ground that such claim was not filed within the time required by section 1 of the Act of December 11, 1919: *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, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Julia Long. 49 Stat. 2344 Chapter 719 1936-06-22 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 719.] AN ACT For the relief of Julia Long. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 8321.](/us/bill/74/hr/8321)][[Private, No. 671.](/us/pvtl/74/671)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Julia Long.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 Julia Long, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the sum of $1,166.25. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damages sustained by the said Julia Long as the result of the death of her daughter, Harriet Long, which occurred November 7, 1934, in a collision near the village of Richwood, Minnesota, between the automobile in which she was riding and a Government truck operated by an employee of the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior: *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 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, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Merwin A. Kiel. 49 Stat. 2345 Chapter 720 1936-06-22 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 2345 [CHAPTER 720.] AN ACT For the relief of Merwin A. Kiel. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 8322.](/us/bill/74/hr/8322)][[Private, No. 672.](/us/pvtl/74/672)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Merwin A. Kiel.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 Merwin A. Kiel, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the sum of $2,697.75. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damages sustained by the said Merwin A. Kiel as a result of permanent injuries suffered on November 7, 1934, in a collision which occurred near the village of Richwood, Minnesota, between his automobile and a Government truck operated by an employee of the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior: *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, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Brooks-Callaway Company. 49 Stat. 2345 Chapter 721 1936-06-22 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 721.] AN ACT For the relief of Brooks-Callaway Company. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 11262.](/us/bill/74/hr/11262)][[Private, No. 673.](/us/pvtl/74/673)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Brooks-Callaway Company.Investigation of claim of, authorized. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to investigate the claim of Brooks-Callaway Company of Atlanta, Georgia, for losses growing out of a contract with the War Department (numbered W–1092 Eng. 3061) on account of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and report to the Congress, forReport to Congress. consideration as an equitable claim, such losses as may be found to have been caused directly or indirectly by the operation of said Act. Approved, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Albert Gonzales. 49 Stat. 2345 Chapter 722 1936-06-22 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 722.] AN ACT For the relief of Albert Gonzales. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 4373.](/us/bill/74/hr/4373)][[Private, No. 674.](/us/pvtl/74/674)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Albert Gonzales.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. That the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to receive the claim of Albert Gonzales for disability suffered by him on July 28, 1929, while a student at the citizens’ military training camp, Fort Bliss, Texas, and to extend to him the provisions, benefits, and privileges of the Act entitled “An Act to provideVol. 39, p. 746.[U. S. C., p. 98](/us/usc/p98). compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”,2346 approved September 7, 1916, as amended: *Provided*, That for the*Provisos*.Rate of pay and allowances. purposes of this Act, the pay and allowances of said Albert Gonzales at the time of his said disability shall be considered as having been $150 per month: *Provided further*, That no benefits shall accrue priorNo prior benefits. to the approval of this Act. Approved, June 22, 1936. For the relief of Evelyn Harriett B. Johnstone. 1936-06-22 723 Chapter 49 Stat. 2346 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 723.] AN ACT For the relief of Evelyn Harriett B. Johnstone. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 9153](/us/bill/74/hr/9153)][
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