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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · March 27, 1937 · Private Law 16

Private Law 16.

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(/us/pvtl/75/15)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * John Edgar White.Payment to guardian 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, the sum of $1,000 to Thomas B. White, father, as natural guardian for John Edgar White, minor, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to said minor’s left leg by burning and for medical charges incurred as a result of said injuries occasioned by the said minor stepping into soft dirt which covered a steam line in process of repair in the vicinity of ward 21 in the Walter Reed Hospital grounds, Washington, District of Columbia: *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 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, March 27, 1937. For the relief of Bertha M. Harris. 50 Stat. 930 Chapter 57 1937-03-27 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 57] AN ACT For the relief of Bertha M.
Harris. March 27, 1937[[H. R. 3201](/us/bill/75/hr/3201)][[Private, No. 16](/us/pvtl/75/16)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Bertha M. Harris.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 Bertha M. Harris in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, the sum of $431.98 representing salary earned by Bertha M.
Harris who acted as postmistress at Windfall, Indiana, from September 14 to December 30, 1932, both dates inclusive: *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, March 27, 1937. For the relief of C. C. Young. 50 Stat. 931 Chapter 62 1937-03-31 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private 931 [CHAPTER 62] AN ACT For the relief of C. C. Young. March 31, 1937[[H. R. 448](/us/bill/75/hr/448)][
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