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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · July 29, 1937 · Private Law 41

Private Law 41.

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(/us/pvtl/76/40)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryW. F. Towson.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, to W. F. Towson, of Montrose, Georgia, the sum of $500, in full settlement of his claim against the United States for personal injuries suffered by him on July 29, 1937, when he was run down and injured by an Army motorcycle, on United States Highway Numbered 80, Montrose, Georgia, from Fort Benning, Georgia: *Provided*, That no*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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, May 11, 1939. For the relief of the Louisiana National Bank of Baton Rouge and the Hibernia Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans. 1939-05-12 132 Chapter 53 Stat. 1457 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 132] AN ACT For the relief of the Louisiana National Bank of Baton Rouge and the Hibernia Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans.May 12, 1939[[S. 1515](/us/bill/76/s/1515)][[Private, No. 41](/us/pvtl/76/41)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Louisiana National Bank of Baton Rouge, La.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 the Louisiana National Bank, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the sum of $400, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for refund of the amount of a judgment paid to the United States based upon four fraudulent United States postal money orders issued on December 23, 1932, by Harry G.
Peek, a former postmaster at Sondheimer, Louisiana: *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 rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violatingPenalty for violation. the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty or a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Sec. 2. The judgment against the Hibernia Bank and TrustHibernia Bank and Trust Co., New Orleans, La.Cancelation of Judgment. Company, of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the amount of $1,100, based upon certain fraudulent United States postal money orders issued by the said Harry G. Peek, is hereby canceled. Sec. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the recovery by theRecovery of embezzled funds. United States of funds embezzled by the said Harry G. Peek, or on money orders unlawfully issued by him, except those which are the subject of this Act.
Approved, May 12, 1939. For the relief of Lofts and Son. 138 Chapter 53 Stat. 1458 76 1 1939-05-16 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. 1458 [CHAPTER 138] AN ACT For the relief of Lofts and Son.May 16, 1939[[S. 270](/us/bill/76/s/270)][
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