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(/us/pvtl/75/169)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * William Hayes.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $700 to William Hayes in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile driven by Customs Patrol Inspector Herbert R.
Bowen on August 31, 1928, in the city of Niagara Falls, New York: *Provided*,*Provisos.*Former appropriation covered in. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the miscellaneous receipts fund of the Treasury the sum of $75 appropriated in the First Deficiency Act of March 26, 1930 (46 Stat. 124), for the benefit of William Hayes, as set forth[46 Stat. 124](/us/stat/46/124). in the schedule of claims contained in House Document Numbered 243, Seventy-first Congress: *Provided further*, That no part of theLimitation 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 22, 1937. For the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States who, while in the course of their respective duties, suffered losses of personal property by reason of war, catastrophes of nature, and other causes. 50 Stat. 999 Chapter 374 1937-06-22 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 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 374] AN ACT For the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States who, while in the course of their respective duties, suffered losses of personal property by reason of war, catastrophes of nature, and other causes. June 22, 1937[[H. R. 2924](/us/bill/75/hr/2924)][[Private, No. 170](/us/pvtl/75/170)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Foreign Service.Appropriation authorized for relief of designated officers, etc.*Ante*, p. 769.
That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money: To William H. Hunt, formerly American consul at Pointe à Pitre,William H. Hunt. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, the sum of $1,080.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the cyclone at Pointe à Pitre, September 12, 1928. To the estate of the late J. Frank Points, formerly American viceJ.
Frank Points, estate. consul and clerk at Nassau, Bahama Islands, the sum of $312, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Nassau, Bahama Islands, September 16, 1928. 1000 To Charles C. Broy, formerly American consul at Nassau, BahamaCharles C. Broy. Islands, the sum of $294, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Nassau, September 25 and 26, 1929.
To Mary Jane Porter, formerly American consular clerk at Nassau,Mary Jane Porter. Bahama Islands, the sums of $210.50 and $657.41, respectively, making a total of $867.91, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricanes at Nassau, Bahama Islands, September 16, 1928, and September 25 and 26, 1929. To Grace W. Williamson, American consular clerk at Nassau,Grace W. Williamson. Bahama Islands, the sum of $264.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Nassau, Bahama Islands, on September 25 and 26, 1929.
To Charles B. Curtis, formerly American Minister at SantoCharles B. Curtis. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $1,835.11, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To John M. Cabot, formerly secretary of American Legation atJohn M. Cabot. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $663.88, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930.
To Bernard Ramirez, clerk in American Legation at SantoBernard Ramirez. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $193.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To Victor E. Medina, clerk in American Legation at SantoVictor E. Medina. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $158, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930.
To Reed Paige Clark, formerly American consul at Santo Domingo,Reed Paige Clark. Dominican Republic, the sum of $1,720, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To Albion W. Johnson, American vice consul at Santo Domingo,Albion W. Johnson. Dominican Republic, the sum of $221.25, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930.
To Pedro A. Marrero, formerly American consular clerk at SantoPedro A. Marrero. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $340.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To Mrs. Aurora Albert Dopico, nee Aurora Menendez, AmericanMrs. Aurora Albert Dopico. consular clerk at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $226, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930.
To Angel Rafael Marrero, American consular clerk at SantoAngel Rafael Marrero. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $55, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To Emilio Jimenez-Gil, American consular clerk at Santo Domingo,Emilio Jimenez-Gil. Dominican Republic, the sum of $93, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930.
To Ishmael J. Gauntés, American consular messenger at SantoIshmael J. Gauntés. Domingo, Dominican Republic, the sum of $100, such sum representing a donation in order to enable him to obtain a partial reimburse-1001ment of the reasonable value of necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Santo Domingo, September 3, 1930. To the estate of the late Robert M. Ott, formerly American viceRobert M. Ott, estate. consul at Belize, British Honduras, the sum of $il5.95, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931.
To Culver Gidden, American consular clerk at Belize, BritishCulver Gidden. Honduras, the sum of $101.75, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931. To Lilian A. Hood, American consular clerk at Belize, BritishLilian A. Hood. Honduras, the sum of $200, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931.
To C. E. Griffith, American consular clerk at Belize, BritishC. E. Griffith. Honduras, the sum of $60.95, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931. To A. C. Odendahl, formerly American consular clerk at Belize,A. C. Odendahl. British Honduras, the sum of $162, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931.
To Henry Gardiner, American consular messenger at Belize,Henry Gardiner. British Honduras, the sum of $60.05, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the hurricane at Belize, September 10, 1931. To John A. Lehrs, formerly American vice consul at Moscow,John A. Lehrs. Russia, the sum of $4,016, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the seizure of government power in Russia.
To Henry L. Palmer, formerly American vice consul at Ekaterinburg,Henry L. Palmer. Russia, the sum of $3,352.85, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the seizure of government power in Russia. To Ernest L. Harris, formerly American consul general atErnest L. Harris. Irkutsk, Siberia, the sum of $1,899, such sum, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions in Russia in 1918 and 1919.
To Edwin S. Cunningham, American consul general at Shanghai,Edwin S. Cunningham. China, the sum of $115, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions at Shanghai, China, January 28 and 29, 1932. To Carl O. Spamer, formerly American consul at Shanghai,Carl O. Spamer. China, the sum of $33, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions at Shanghai, China, January 28 and 29, 1932.
To Vivian E. Hooper, formerly American consular clerk atVivian E. Hooper. Shanghai, China, the sum of $17.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions at Shanghai, China, January 28 and 29, 1932. To Oscar S. Heizer, formerly American consul general and interpreterOscar S. Heizer. at Constantinople, Turkey, the sum of $456, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions in Turkey between the years 1915 and 1918.
To Harry D. Myers, formerly American vice consul at Buenaventura,Harry D. Myers. Colombia, the sum of $182.50, such sum representing the1002 value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of a fire which destroyed the American consulate at Buenaventura, on January 26, 1931. To Harry A. McBride, formerly American consul at Warsaw,Harry A. McBride. Poland, the sum of $377.25, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of breakage and theft in transit from Warsaw to the United States.
To Paul Dean Thompson, formerly American vice consul at SaintPaul Dean Thompson. Michael, Azores, the sum of $55.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of theft in transit about November 2, 1931, incident to his transfer under orders from Plymouth, England, to Saint Michael, Azores. To T. Brooks Alford, formerly vice consul at Moscow and otherT. Brooks Alford. posts in Russia, the sum of $276.01, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of warlike conditions in Russia between the years 1916 and 1918.
To Thomas M. Powell, American vice consul at Nogales, Sonora,Thomas M. Powell. Mexico, the sum of $268, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of a fire which destroyed the American Consulate at Nogales, on October 10, 1935. *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act*Proviso.*Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. in excess of 10 per centum of any claim thereof as allowed shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with any such 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 for any claim in this Act in excess of 10 per centum of such claim as allowed 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.
The aforesaidPayments in full settlement. amounts shall be considered in full settlement of the aforesaid claims. Sec. 2. That if the Secretary of State shall find that any paymentDeduction of reimbursement by foreign government. on account of any individual loss herein set forth has been made to or on behalf of any of the claimants herein named by any foreign government, the amount of such payment shall be deducted from the amount herein authorized to be paid to such claimant: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Future payment on aforesaid losses.
That any payment which hereafter may be made on account of any of the aforesaid losses, to or on behalf of any of the aforesaid claimants by any foreign government through the Department of State, in an amount not to exceed the amount actually paid to any of the aforesaid claimants shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States. Approved, June 22, 1937. For the relief of Rosalie Rose. 50 Stat. 1002 Chapter 375 1937-06-22 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 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 375] AN ACT For the relief of Rosalie Rose. June 22, 1937[[H. R. 3203](/us/bill/75/hr/3203)][
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