Private Law 247.
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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/246)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Eva Markowitz.Payment to, in monthly installments. 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 Eva Markowitz, of New York City, New York, for herself and on behalf of her three minor children, not to exceed $4,000, in monthly installments of $90 each, in full settlement of all claims against the Government on account of the death of her husband, the late Max Markowitz, who fell from and was run over by a Government-owned truck on April 30, 1935, when he was being transported from assigned work at the United States Northeastern Penitentiary, Lewisburg, *Provisos*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Pennsylvania: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim.
It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary Penalty for violation.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: *Provided further*, Commencement of payments.That payments hereunder shall commence on the first day of the calendar month following the enactment of this Act.
Approved, July 19, 1937. For the relief of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior. 1937-07-21 513 Chapter 50 Stat. 1037 75 1 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 private 1037 [CHAPTER 513] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior. July 21, 1937[[H. R. 730](/us/bill/75/hr/730)][[Private, No. 247](/us/bill/75/pvtl/247)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJoseph M.
Clagett, Jr.Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the guardian of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior, the sum of $1,500, and the additional sum of $40 per month during the remainder of his natural life, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained by him on December 27, 1934, caused by a fall down an open elevator shaft in a building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by the United States Government and under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department, Procurement Division: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Annual report as to physical condition.
That the guardian of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior, shall file an annual report with the Secretary of the Treasury as to the physical condition of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior: *Provided further*, That no part 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: *Provided further*, That for the purpose of calculating the attorney fees allowedBasis of calculation. under this Act the sum of $4,500 shall be taken as the maximum amount of the annuity under the provisions of this Act.
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, July 21, 1937. For the relief of Noah Spooner. 1937-07-21 514 Chapter 50 Stat. 1037 75 1 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 private [CHAPTER 514] AN ACT For the relief of Noah Spooner.
July 21, 1937[[H. R. 3634](/us/bill/75/hr/3634)][
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