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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · December 14, 1935 · Private Law 717

Private Law 717.

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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/716)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That jurisdiction isWisconsin Bridge and Iron Company.Claim of, referred to Court of Claims. hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arising out of contract Numbered ER–W–697 eng. 23, dated December 14, 1935, for the reconstruction of three highway bridges over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, for damages alleged to be the result of misrepresentations contained in the specifications and plans for said work, for work performed on orders from the contracting officer for the Government in addition to that required by said contract, and for losses alleged to be the result of delays because of orders from the contracting officer for the Government requiring the performance of additional and experimental work not required by the contract and the payment to claimant of a penalty deducted from the final payment for alleged failure to complete the work within the contract time.
Approved, June 25, 1938. For the relief of James Thow, Charles Thow, and David Thow. 1938-06-25 658 Chapter 52 Stat. 1396 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. 1396 [CHAPTER 658] AN ACT For the relief of James Thow, Charles Thow, and David Thow. June 25, 1938[[S. 3957](/us/bill/75/s/3957)][[Private, No. 717](/us/bill/75/pvtl/717)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, James Thow, Charles Thow, and David Thow.Payments 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 James Thow the sum of $1,583, to Charles Thow the sum of $178, and to David Thow the sum of $56, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for damages resulting from property damage, personal injuries, and medical expenses sustained by them, as a result of the automobile in which they were riding having been struck by a United States Army truck on Route 14 near Barre, *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Vermont, on September 2, 1936: *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 such claim, any contract to Penalty for violation.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 25, 1938. For the relief of Ida May Swartz. 1938-06-25 659 Chapter 52 Stat. 1396 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 659] AN ACT For the relief of Ida May Swartz. June 25, 1938[[S. 4005](/us/bill/75/s/4005)][
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