Private Law 196.
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(/us/pvtl/75/195)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Charles W. BentonClaim of, submitted to District Court. That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to hear, determine, and render judgment, as1013 if the United States were suable in tort, upon the claim of Charles W. Benton, of Beebe, Arkansas, for alleged damages resulting from personal injuries sustained by him on December 14, 1936, on account of the alleged explosion of dynamite caps or other explosives stored or left on his farm near Beebe, White County, Arkansas, by employees of the Beebe-Floyd-Romance, Arkansas, Road Project, an undertaking of the Works Progress Administration of the United States.
Sec. 2. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time withinCommencement of suit. one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determinationProceedings. of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such[28 U. S. C. § 41 (20)](/us/usc/t28/s/41/20). court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph 20 of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended: *Provided*, That the judgment,*Proviso.*Limitation on judgment. if any, shall not exceed the sum of $2,500.
Approved, June 29, 1937. For the relief of Harold Scott and Ellis Marks. 50 Stat. 1013 Chapter 422 1937-06-29 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 422] AN ACT For the relief of Harold Scott and Ellis Marks. June 29, 1937[[H. R. 5456](/us/bill/75/hr/5456)][[Private, No. 196](/us/pvtl/75/196)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Harold Scott and Ellis Marks.Payment to.
That the Secretary of the Treasury 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 Harold Scott, Bay City, Michigan, the sum of $2,000, and to Ellis Marks, Bay City, Michigan, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and resulting damages sustained by them when the truck in which they were riding was struck from the rear by an Emergency Conservation Work truck being driven at an excessive rate of speed by an enrollee of the Civilian Conservation Corps, on October 30, 1935, near Frederic, Crawford County, Michigan: *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 these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, 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 29, 1937. For the relief of Angelo and Auro Cattaneo. 50 Stat. 1013 Chapter 437 1937-07-05 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 437] AN ACT For the relief of Angelo and Auro Cattaneo. July 5, 1937[[H. R. 1731](/us/bill/75/hr/1731)][
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