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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · September 7, 1916 · Private Law 25

Private Law 25. to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U

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(/us/pvtl/76/24)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstandingJ. G. Mayfield.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770](/us/usc/t5/s765–770). their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, if filed within six months after the enactment of this Act, the claim of James George Mayfield, of Springfield, Illinois, for disability alleged to have been caused by injuries sustained by him on August 3, 1937, while in the performance of his duties in the employment of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department: *Provided*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of*Proviso*.No prior benefits. this Act.
Approved, April 13, 1939. For the relief of John B. Dow. 1939-04-13 69 Chapter 53 Stat. 1449 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 69] AN ACT For the relief of John B. Dow.April 13, 1939[[S. 1253](/us/bill/76/s/1253)][[Private, No. 25](/us/pvtl/76/25)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJohn B.
Dow.Payment to. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John B. Dow, of Cookeville, Tennessee, the sum of $354.65, in full satisfaction of his claims for fees for services rendered by him as United States commissioner during the period from November 1, 1937, to March 22, 1938, such fees having been disallowed by reason of the fact that his appointment as such commissioner expired on November 1, 1937, and he was not reappointed until March 23, 1938: *Provided*, That*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Any person violating the provisions of this ActPenalty for violation. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 13, 1939. For the relief of Margaret Rose Uncapher, Milton E. Uncapher, Junior, and Andrew G. Uncapher. 1939-04-15 72 Chapter 53 Stat. 1450 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 53 Stat. 1450 [CHAPTER 72] AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Rose Uncapher, Milton E. Uncapher, Junior, and Andrew G. Uncapher.April 15, 1939[[S. 529](/us/bill/76/s/529)][
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to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U
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