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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · May 16, 1938 · Private Law 513

Private Law 513.

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(/us/pvtl/75/512)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary L. M. Crawford. 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 L. M. Crawford, of Wichita, Kansas, the sum of $15,281.60 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for the loss of three hundred and eighty-two acres of land in the Rio Grande Valley about ten miles northwest of El Paso, Texas, title to which he obtained under a patent issued by the United States to his predecessor in title, and the loss of which resulted from the fixing of the boundary line between the States of New Mexico and Texas by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of State of New Mexico against Texas (275 U. S. 279, 48 Sup Ct. 126): *Provided,* *Proviso.* Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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 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 Penalty for violation.this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, May 16, 1938. For the relief of William H. Ames. 1938-05-16 230 Chapter 52 Stat. 1309 75 3 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 private [CHAPTER 230] AN ACT For the relief of William H. Ames. May 16, 1938[[H. R. 1930](/us/bill/75/hr/1930)][[Private, No. 513](/us/pvtl/75/513)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary William H.
Ames. 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 William II. Ames, of Boston, Massachusetts, in full settlement against the Government, the sum of $2,000 for medical expenses and permanent injuries sustained by the said William H. Ames when the 52 Stat. 1310automobile in which he was riding on November 5, 1919, was struck by an American Railway Express Company wagon when the said company was under the control of the Director General of Railroads *Proviso.* Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.of the United States: *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 Penalty for violation.contrary 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.
Approved, May 16, 1938. For the relief of Guy Salisbury, alias John G. Bowman, alias Alva J. Zenner. 1938-05-16 231 Chapter 52 Stat. 1310 75 3 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 private [CHAPTER 231] AN ACT For the relief of Guy Salisbury, alias John G. Bowman, alias Alva J. Zenner. May 16, 1938[[H.
R. 6479](/us/bill/75/hr/6479)][
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