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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · August 12, 1931 · Private Law 280

Private Law 280.

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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/279)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, John P. Ryan.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 John P. Ryan, 1051of Worcester, Massachusetts, the sum of $2,115, in full settlement of his claim against the United States for personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a United States Navy truck, on August 12, 1931, at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, Washington: *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.
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, August 12, 1937. For the relief of George Smith and Ketha Smith. 1937-08-14 634 Chapter 50 Stat. 1051 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 634] AN ACT For the relief of George Smith and Ketha Smith. August 14, 1937[[S. 176](/us/bill/75/s/176)][[Private, No. 280](/us/bill/75/pvtl/280)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryGeorge Smith and Ketha Smith.Payment to. 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 George Smith and Ketha Smith, of Mobile, Alabama, the sum of $2,250 in full settlement of all claims against the United States Government for damage to their automobile and for bodily injuries sustained by them on September 3, 1934, when the automobile in which they were riding collided with a Government vehicle operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps, near Mobile, Alabama: *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, August 14, 1937. For the relief of Margaret Larson, a minor. 1937-08-14 635 Chapter 50 Stat. 1051 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 635] AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Larson, a minor. August 14, 1937[[S. 792](/us/bill/75/s/792)][
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