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.

Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · August 7, 1939 · Private Law 174

Private Law 174.

568 words·~3 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-53/private-law-174·

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

(/us/pvtl/76/173)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,C. L. Herren.Credit in postal accounts. That the Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to credit the postal savings account of C. L. Herren, postmaster at Clarinda, Iowa, in the sum of $3,124.98, representing the amount due the United States on account of the embezzlement of postal savings funds by Clarence P. Brown, formerly a clerk in the Clarinda, Iowa, post office.
Sec. 2. Payment to, of total amount paid in settlement. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said C. L. Herren a sum equal to the total sum of any amounts which have been paid by him to the United States in settlement of *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.such amount: *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, Penalty for violation.any 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, August 7, 1939. For the relief of Russell B. Hendrix. 1939-08-07 537 Chapter 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 53 Stat. 1510 76 1 private [CHAPTER 537] AN ACT For the relief of Russell B.
Hendrix.August 7, 1939[[S. 2408](/us/bill/76/s/2408)][[Private, No. 174](/us/pvtl/76/174)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Russell B. Hendrix.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 Russell B. Hendrix, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the sum of $3,851.75 in full settlement of all claims against the United States because of personal injuries and expenses sustained by the said Russell B.
Hendrix on November 5, 1936, when the car in which he was traveling was struck by a Works Progress Administration automobile driven *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.by James Fordyce: *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 Penalty for violation.be unlawful, any 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, August 7, 1939. Authorizing the naturalization of John Ullmann, Junior. 1939-08-07 538 Chapter 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 53 Stat. 1510 76 1 private [CHAPTER 538] AN ACT Authorizing the naturalization of John Ullmann, Junior.August 7, 1939[[S. 2427](/us/bill/76/s/2427)][
Connections8 cite this · traces to 1
Cited by 8 sections · top 4
Citation graph
cites case law
Private Law 174
Stat.×8
Cites 1Cited by 8 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.