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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · August 29, 1916 · Public Law 72

Public Law 72.

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(/us/bill/75/pl/71)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Dominican Republic.Payment to, as compensation to widow of Emeterio Sanchez in recognition of meritorious services, authorized.*Post*, p, 769. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to the Government of the Dominican Republic for the account of Mercedes Martinez Viuda de Sanchez, a Dominican subject, as a recognition by this Government of the meritorious services rendered by her late husband, Emeterio Sanchez, in rescuing certain members of the United States battleship Memphis on August 29, 1916, and to relieve her present financial condition, the sum of $500.
Approved, May 6, 1937. Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of Ling Mau Mau, a citizen of China. 1937-05-06 160 Chapter 50 Stat. 132 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 public [CHAPTER 160] AN ACT Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of Ling Mau Mau, a citizen of China.
May 6, 1937[[H. R. 2921](/us/bill/75/hr/2921)][[Public, No. 72](/us/bill/75/pl/72)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, China.Payment to, as indemnity for injuries, etc., to Ling Mau Mau, authorized.*Post*, p. 768. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to the Government of China for the account of Ling Mau Mau, a citizen of China, as full indemnity for the personal injuries received by him as the result of a collision between the junk of Wong Miao Fah and a United States naval vessel on the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, China, on May 20, 1930, and for medical expenses incurred by Ling Mau Mau in connection with his injuries, the sum of $1,500.
Approved, May 6, 1937. Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain Chinese citizens. 1937-05-06 161 Chapter 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 50 Stat. 133 75 1 public 133 [CHAPTER 161] AN ACT Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain Chinese citizens.
May 6, 1937[[H. R. 2922](/us/bill/75/hr/2922)][
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