Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · January 5, 1919 · Private Law 761

Private Law 761.

603 words·~3 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-52/private-law-761·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(/us/pvtl/75/760)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Charles E. Black.Payment to. That the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Charles E. Black, medical student, University of Tennessee at Memphis, only child of John Wesley Black, late private, Park Battery, Second Corps, Artillery Park, who was murdered on January 5, 1919, while a member of the American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, by Jay Morgan and Mack Holmes, soldiers in the United States Army, who were subsequently tried, convicted, and sentenced by a general court martial at Brest, to twenty-five and fifteen years’ imprisonment, respectively, the sum of $4,014.10 in full settlement of death compensation benefits under the [38 Stat. 711](/us/stat/38/711); [40 Stat. 398](/us/stat/40/398); [43 Stat. 607](/us/stat/43/607).[38 U.
S. C., ch. 10; Supp. III, ch. 10](/us/usc/t38/s10).War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, at the rate of $20 per month from January 6, 1919, to September 26, 1935, the date Charles E. Black reached the age of twenty-one years, payment to be made from the current, appropriation, Military and Naval Compensation, *Proviso*.Adjusted compensation,[43 Stat. 121](/us/stat/43/121).[38 U. S. C., ch. 11; Supp. III, ch. 11](/us/usc/t38/s11).Veterans’ Administration: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to certify to the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with Public Law Numbered 120 (Adjusted Compensation Act), as amended, for payment, the amount of adjusted compensation payable in accordance with the foregoing Act, upon receipt of a valid application from Charles E.
Black, payment to be made by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs from the current appropriation for payment of adjusted compensation benefits. Approved, June 25, 1938. For the relief of Eugene Nicholas. 1938-06-25 738 Chapter 52 Stat. 1415 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. 1415 [CHAPTER 738] AN ACT For the relief of Eugene Nicholas.
June 25, 1938[[H. R. 2429](/us/bill/75/hr/2429)][[Private, No. 761](/us/pvtl/75/761)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryEugene Nicholas.Payment to guardian of. 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 Eugene Nicholas the sum of $415.50 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries received when he was run over by a Post Office Department vehicle in Fall River, Massachusetts, on April 17, 1934: *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 deemedPenalty for violation. 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 W. D. Presley. 1938-06-25 739 Chapter 52 Stat. 1415 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 739] AN ACT For the relief of W.
D. Presley. June 25, 1938[[H. R. 2665](/us/bill/75/hr/2665)][
Connections9 cite this · traces to 5
Citation graph
cites case law
Private Law 761
Stat.×9
Stat.Private Law 761
Stat.Chapter 105
Stat.Chapter 319
Stat.Chapter 157
Stat.Private Law 762
Cites 5Cited by 9 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.