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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · October 18, 1938 · Private Law 212

Private Law 212.

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(/us/pvtl/76/211)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Emma J. Hall.Payment to heirs of. 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 the heirs of Emma J. Hall, formerly of Santa Monica, California, the sum of $1,500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of fatal injuries sustained by the said Emma J.
Hall as result of a fall down steps leading from the lobby of the Santa Monica (California) Post Office *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s. etc., fees.on October 18, 1938: *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. For the relief of Roscoe B. Huston and Simeon F. Felarca. 1939-08-07 602 Chapter 53 Stat. 1524 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 602] AN ACT For the relief of Roscoe B. Huston and Simeon F. Felarca.August 7, 1939[[H. R. 6491](/us/bill/76/hr/6491)][[Private, No. 212](/us/pvtl/76/212)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Roscoe B. Huston.Credit in postal accounts. That the Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to credit the account of Roscoe B. Huston, postmaster at Detroit, Michigan, in the amount of $195.21, representing compensation in part paid, and in part to be paid, to Simeon F.
Felarca and earned by the latter while employed as a substitute laborer in the post office at Detroit, disallowance of the amount having been based upon a legal prohibition resulting from lack of proof of citizenship. 53 Stat. 1525 Sec. 2. The postmaster at Detroit, Michigan, is hereby authorizedSimeon F. Felarca.Payment to. and directed to pay to Simeon F. Felarca the balance due him of $34.28 for services rendered, such amount being incorporated in the amount stated in section 1 of this Act.
Approved, August 7, 1939. For the relief of Buford Lee Pratt. 1939-08-07 603 Chapter 53 Stat. 1525 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 603] AN ACT For the relief of Buford Lee Pratt.August 7, 1939[[H. R. 6963](/us/bill/76/hr/6963)][
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