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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · August 10, 1939 · Private Law 240

Private Law 240.

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(/us/pvtl/76/239)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Floyd Elton.Payment to.of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $400 to Floyd Elton, of Swanton, Ohio, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by him and his daughter, Catherine Elton, as a result of being struck by a truck operated by an employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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 thePenalty for violation. 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 10, 1939. For the relief of Emmitt Courtney. 1939-08-10 672 Chapter 53 Stat. 1535 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 672] AN ACT For the relief of Emmitt Courtney.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 4072](/us/bill/76/hr/4072)][[Private, No. 240](/us/pvtl/76/240)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Emmitt Courtney.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 J.
W. Courtney, father and natural guardian of Emmitt Courtney, a minor, of Johnson County, Arkansas, the sum of $1,618, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for permanent personal injuries sustained by the said Emmitt Courtney on November 30, 1938, when struck by an automobile driven by C. O. Ising while on duty as an employee of the Department of Agriculture, assigned to the United States Forest Service, at Russellville, Arkansas: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 ren53 Stat. 1536dered 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 10, 1939. For the relief of J. Milton Sweney. 1939-08-10 673 Chapter 53 Stat. 1536 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 673] AN ACT For the relief of J.
Milton Sweney.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 4260](/us/bill/76/hr/4260)][
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