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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · September 7, 1916 · Private Law 339

Private Law 339. to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive

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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/338)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstandingSue F. Melton.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770](/us/usc/t5/s765–770). the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of Sue F.
Melton on account of the death of her daughter, Mattie Ruth Melton, on March 10, 1934, as a result of personal injuries sustained while in the performance of her official duties as district home-demonstration agent of the United States Department of Agriculture, and to determine said claim upon its merits under the provisions of the said Act: *Provided*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of*Proviso*.No prior benefits. this Act. Approved, August 25, 1937. For the relief of W.
G. Adams. 1937-08-25 789 Chapter 50 Stat. 1075 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 789] AN ACT For the relief of W. G. Adams. August 25, 1937[[S. 2241](/us/bill/75/s/2241)][[Private, No. 339](/us/bill/75/pvtl/339)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryW.
G. Adams.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 W. G. Adams the sum of $500 in full satisfaction for his claim against the United States for damages arising out of personal injuries suffered when he was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck, near Flagstaff, Arizona, on September 8, 1936: *Provided*, That no*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 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 25, 1937. For the relief of Park B. Brandon and Robert G. Teer. 1937-08-25 790 Chapter 50 Stat. 1075 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 790] AN ACT For the relief of Park B. Brandon and Robert G. Teer. August 25, 1937[[S. 2262](/us/bill/75/s/2262)][
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Private Law 339
to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive
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