Private Law 437.
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(/us/pvtl/75/436)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Joseph Pethersky.Payment to. 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 Joseph Pethersky, of Port Deposit, Maryland, the sum of $360 in full satisfaction for his claim against the United States Government for loss of nine months’ rent at $40 per month, from October 12, 1933, when a marine truck destroyed his building, to July 24, 1934, the date of the receipt of a check for $623.02 from the Navy Department in payment for loss to his building: *Provided*, That no part of the*Proviso.*Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. amount appropriated 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 person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guiltyPenalty for violation. of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 6, 1938. For the relief of employees of the Indian Service for destruction by fire of personally-owned property in Government quarters at the Pierre Indian School, South Dakota. 52 Stat. 1274 Chapter 89 1938-04-06 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 2024-11-15 75 3 private [CHAPTER 89] AN ACT For the relief of employees of the Indian Service for destruction by fire of personally-owned property in Government quarters at the Pierre Indian School, South Dakota. April 6, 1938[[H. R. 1233](/us/bill/75/hr/1233)][[Private, No. 437](/us/pvtl/75/437)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Pierre Indian School, S. Dak.Reimbursement of designated employees of, for fire damages.
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 the following-named employees of the Pierre Indian School, South Dakota, or their heirs, for losses sustained through destruction by fire of the Government building in which they were assigned quarters, the fire having occurred on July 10, 1936, sums as follows: Getlow Kalberg, $1,601.36; Thurman Shaffer, $159.30; Mildred Shaffer, $279.46;
Ethel Cotter, $244.81; Bertha Hitchcock, $1,287.56; Charles Walker, $43.01; Thomas Saul, $106.42; Mrs. Oren Cason, $713.25; Mildred Sully, $249.56; Cecelia Sully (now Mrs. K. Barry), $181.65; L. D. McGhee, $375. Said sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained as a result of this fire: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso.*Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 account52 Stat. 1275 of services rendered in connection with said claims.
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 claims, 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, April 6, 1938. For the relief of Paul Burress. 52 Stat. 1275 Chapter 90 1938-04-06 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 2024-11-15 75 3 private [CHAPTER 90] AN ACT For the relief of Paul Burress. April 6, 1938[[H. R. 2225](/us/bill/75/hr/2225)][
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