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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · August 7, 1939 · Private Law 215

Private Law 215.

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(/us/pvtl/76/214)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in recognitionHoward Hughes.Presentation of gold medal to, authorized. of the achievements of Howard Hughes in advancing the science of aviation and thus bringing great credit to his country throughout the world, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck, and the President is authorized to present to the said Howard Hughes, a gold medal of appropriate design with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sum asAppropriation authorized. may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved, August 7, 1939. For the relief of the legal guardian of Dorothy Elizabeth Sisson, a minor. 1939-08-09 623 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 623] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Dorothy Elizabeth Sisson, a minor.August 9, 1939[[S. 1430](/us/bill/76/s/1430)][[Private, No. 215](/us/pvtl/76/215)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryDorothy Elizabeth Sisson.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 Dorothy Elizabeth Sisson, a minor, of Memphis, Tennessee, the sum of $1,230.
The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims or judgments against the United States, or J. H. Rochester, of Memphis, Tennessee, on account of personal injuries received by said Dorothy Elizabeth Sisson, when struck, on53 Stat. 1526 March 19, 1935, in Memphis, Tennessee, by a United States mail *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.truck: *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 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 9, 1939. For the relief of Evelyn Mary Locke. 1939-08-09 624 53 Stat. 1526 Chapter 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 624] AN ACT For the relief of Evelyn Mary Locke.August 9, 1939[[S. 1815](/us/bill/76/s/1815)][
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