Private Law 117.
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(/us/pvtl/76/116)]. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, ThatAnna Elizabeth Watrous.Payment to. 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 Anna Elizabeth Watrous, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims for damages against the United States on account of injuries53 Stat. 1488 sustained by the said Anna Elizabeth Watrous when she was struck by a large rock blasted from a quarrying job under the control of the Works Progress Administration in Honolulu, Territory of *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Hawaii, on October 5, 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Penalty for violation.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, July 31, 1939. For the relief of W. E. R. Covell. 1939-07-31 403 Chapter 53 Stat. 1488 76 1 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 2024-11-24 private [CHAPTER 403] AN ACT For the relief of W. E. R. Covell.July 31, 1939[[H. R. 2234](/us/bill/76/hr/2234)][[Private, No. 117](/us/pvtl/76/117)]. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,W. E. R. Covell.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 W. E.
R. Covell, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the sum of $1,025, in full and final settlement of all claims against the United States for loss of and damage to personal property in a flood which occurred on March 17, 1936, while the same was stored in the United States Depot Lock Numbered 2, Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.*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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any Penalty for violation.contract 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, July 31, 1939. For the relief of Captain Clyde E. Steele, United States Army. 1939-07-31 404 Chapter 53 Stat. 1488 76 1 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 2024-11-24 private [CHAPTER 404] AN ACT For the relief of Captain Clyde E. Steele, United States Army.July 31, 1939[[H. R. 3623](/us/bill/76/hr/3623)][
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