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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · September 7, 1916 · Private Law 638

Private Law 638. to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the [32 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/32/746/747).[5 U

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(/us/pvtl/75/637)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lewis M. Foster.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. That notwithstanding 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 [32 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/32/746/747).[5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770](/us/usc/t5/s765–770).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 Lewis M.
Foster, of Warren, Ohio, for fracture of the left elbow incurred by him on May 12, 1936, allegedly while in the performance of his duties as an employee of the Works Progress Administration in Trumbull County, Ohio, and to determine said claim upon its merits [48 Stat. 351](/us/stat/48/351).[5 U. S. C. § 796; Supp. III, § 796](/us/usc/t5/s796).*Proviso*.Time limitation for filing claim.No prior benefits.under the remaining provisions of said Act as extended and limited by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351): *Provided*, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months after the approval of this Act: *Provided further*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act.
Approved, June 20, 1938. For the relief of Elizabeth Cory. 1938-06-20 52 Stat. 1362 546 Chapter 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 546] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth Cory. June 20, 1938[[S. 3512](/us/bill/75/s/3512)][[Private, No. 638](/us/pvtl/75/638)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Elizabeth Cory.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 Elizabeth Cory, of College Park, Maryland, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of her claim against the United States for medical expenses and personal injuries incurred as a result of a collision between the car which she was driving and a United States Army truck at the intersection of College Avenue and United States High-way Numbered 1, College Park, Maryland, on April 30, 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 Penalty for violation.to the 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, June 20, 1938. For the relief of certain individuals in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Fort Hall Indian irrigation project, Idaho. 1938-06-20 547 Chapter 52 Stat. 1363 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 52 Stat. 1363 [CHAPTER 547] AN ACT For the relief of certain individuals in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Fort Hall Indian irrigation project, Idaho. June 20, 1938[[S. 3561](/us/bill/75/s/3561)][
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