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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · January 6, 1937 · Private Law 242

Private Law 242.

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(/us/pvtl/76/241)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,J. Milton Sweney.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to J. Milton Sweney, Shenandoah, Iowa, the sum of $800.90. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said J. Milton Sweney as the result of personal injuries received on January 6, 1937, near Shenandoah, Iowa, when he was struck by a truck in the service of the Department *Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.of Agriculture: *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 10, 1939. For the relief of J. Harry Walker. 1939-08-10 674 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 674] AN ACT For the relief of J.
Harry Walker.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 4965](/us/bill/76/hr/4965)][[Private, No. 242](/us/pvtl/76/242)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,J. Harry WalkerPayment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to J. Harry Walker, of Poplar, Montana, the sum of $1,000, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States to November 27, 1937, for compensation for services rendered by him as an undertaker in the burial of Indians of the Fort Peck Agency and other reservations.
Approved, August 10, 1939. For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. John Eckendorff, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander G. Dorr. 1939-08-10 675 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 675] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. John Eckendorff, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander G.
Dorr.August 10, 1939[[H. R. 5338](/us/bill/76/hr/5338)][
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