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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · March 10, 1937 · Private Law 555

Private Law 555.

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(/us/pvtl/75/554)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Edith Jennings.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 Edith Jennings, of Arkansas City, Kansas, widow of Joe Jennings, deceased, the sum of $2,500, and to the legal guardian of PatsyPatsy Ruth Jennings.Payment to guardian of.
Ruth Jennings, a minor, of Arkansas City, Kansas, daughter of Joe Jennings, deceased, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of the death of the said Joe Jennings, who died as a result of injuries sustained when the truck he was driving was struck by a truck belonging to the Works Progress Administration, near Derby, Kansas, on March 10, 1937: *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 provisionsPenalty for violation. 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, June 14, 1938. For the relief of Carl Orr, a minor. 52 Stat. 1327 Chapter 371 1938-06-14 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 52 Stat. 1327 [CHAPTER 371] AN ACT For the relief of Carl Orr, a minor.
June 14, 1938[[S. 2802](/us/bill/75/s/2802)][[Private, No. 555](/us/pvtl/75/555)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Carl Orr.Payment to guardian of. 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 legal guardian of Carl Orr, a minor, of Alma, Oklahoma, the sum of $3,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained by the said Carl Orr when he was severely burned, on the 19th day of January 1937, by a fire which had been started near the Fox Consolidated School, in Carter County, Oklahoma, by National Youth Administration workers and left burning by them: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act*Proviso.*Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 thePenalty for violation. 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, June 14, 1938. For the relief of John F. Fahey, United States Marine Corps, retired. 52 Stat. 1327 Chapter 372 1938-06-14 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 372] AN ACT For the relief of John F. Fahey, United States Marine Corps, retired. June 14, 1938[[S. 2985](/us/bill/75/s/2985)][
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