[CHAPTER 452.] AN ACT For the relief of Catherine Wright. June 11, 1934. [S. 620.] [Private, No. 220.] Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor ney's, etc., fees. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Catherine Wright. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Catherine Wright, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for damages arising out of the embezzlement by a former United States commissioner for the northern district of California of a like sum deposited with him as bail on August 2, 1930, by John F. Sullivan: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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, June 11, 1934. Penalty for violation. June 11, 1934. [S. 1077.] [Private, No. 221.] Lueco R. Gooch. for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay medical expenditures. to Lueco R. Gooch, of Henderson, North Carolina, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $516.28, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States on account of expenditures made by him in the medical treatment of his son, Lueco R. Gooch, Junior, private, Company C, One Hundred and Twentieth Infantry, North Carolina National Guard, who was injured in the line of duty on July 16, 1929, at Camp Glenn, North Carolina, during the field-training period July 7 to July 21, 1929: 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 ney's, etc., fees. received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary Proviso. notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act Penalty for violation. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 11, 1934. June 11, 1934. [S. 1430.] [Private, No. 222.] erty losses. Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. [CHAPTER 454.] AN ACT For the relief of M. Thomas Petroy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the M. Thomas Petroy. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the SecrePayment to, for prop- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to M. Thomas Petroy (alias Mieczyslaw Piotrowsky), formerly a private, Service Troop, Eleventh Regiment United States Cavalry, the sum of $193.36 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for loss of personal property in the fire which destroyed the saddle and harness rooms of such troop at the presidio Limitation on attor- of Monterey, California, on January 1, 1925: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstandPenalty for violation. ing. 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, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 455.] AN ACT For the relief of Edgar Stivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the account of Edgar Stivers, postmaster at Dodge Center, Minnesota, in the sum of $240.45, due the United States on account of loss of postal funds resulting from the failure of the Farmers National Bank of Dodge Center, Minnesota : Provided, That the said postmaster shall assign to the United States, any and all claims he may have to dividends arising from the liquidation of said bank. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 456.] AN ACT For the relief of Michael Bello. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay Michael Bello, as administrator of John Bello, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for injuries resulting in the death of the said John Bello when he was struck by a United States Army truck from Fort Tilden, Borough of Queens, New York City, operated by a private in the United States Army attached to the Seventh Company United States Coast Artillery Corps. Said accident occurred on February 4, 1932, while the deceased was riding a bicycle in a southwesterly direction along Cryders Lane, Whitestone, Borough of Queens, New York City, and Proviso. the United States Army truck was making a left turn into Cryders Lane from Fifteenth Avenue, Whitestone, Borough of Queens, New York City: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered ney's, etc., fees. to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of Penalty for violation. this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 457.] AN ACT June 11, 1934. [8. 1772.] [Private, No. 225.] Western Clinic. Montana Payment to, for pro For relief of the Western Montana Clinic, Missoula, Montana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay to the Western Montana Clinic, of Missoula, Montana, out of any money in the fessional services. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,022.30 in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for surgical and medical services rendered prior to May 30, 1932, to Indians on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana. June 11, 1934. [8. 2023.] [Private, No. 226.] Claudia L. Polski. vol. 39, p. 746. Claim of. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the requirements of sections 17 and 20 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties ", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Claudia L. Polski, formerly a nurse in the United States Public Health Service, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to consider and act upon any claim made by her for compensation for injury alleged to have been suffered in the performance of her duties as such nurse under the other provisions prior benefits. of such Act as amended: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 459.] AN ACT For the relief of A. E. Shelley. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed. to pay to A. E. Shelley, of Heber, Arizona, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $691.20 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for damages on account of injuries sustained on April 6, 1931, which resulted from June 11, 1934. [S. 2377.] [Private, No. 227.] A. E. Shelley. Payment to, for personal injuries. Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. running into a United States Forest Service telephone wire near Heber, Arizona, which had been negligently left partially down by employees of such Service: Provided, That no part of the amount Limitation on attor- appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any Penalty for violation. 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. June 11, 1934. [S. 2636.] [Private, No. 228.] James Slevin. erty damages. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 460.] AN ACT For the relief of James Slevin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for prop- of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James Slevin, Island Park, Long Island, New York, $1,425, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, being the amount found due him as damages to his property at Island Park, New York, by reason of an Army airplane crash on Limitation on attor- September 8, 1933: Provided, That no part of the amount appro Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any Penalty for violation. 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. June 11, 1934. [S. 2790.] [Private, No. 229.] Charlestown Reimbursement for freight charges. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 461] AN ACT For the relief of the Charlestown Sand and Stone Company, of Elkton, Maryland. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sand United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary and Stone Company; of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the Charlestown Sand and Stone Company, of Elkton, Maryland, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $12,385.99 in full settlement of the additional freight charges incurred by said company in the fulfillment of the requirements of the United States engineer office under the contract of August 23, 1917, for furnishing and delivering cement, sand, and gravel (or broken stone) to Fort Saulsbury, Delaware, for the construction of gun and mortar batteries. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 462.] AN ACT For the relief of certain Indians of the Fort Peck Reservation, Montana. June 11, 1934. [8. 2889.] [Private, No. 230.] tion, Mont. thorized. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Fort Peck Reservaof the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay,Payment to desig out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to nated Indians of, authe following-named Indians of the Fort Peck Reservation the amounts herein set forth: James Black Dog, $185; Archie Red Elk, $25; Catherine Medicine Walk and Belle Medicine Walk, $25; James Garfield, $70; Nancy Titus, $35; and Carl W. Eagle, administrator of the estate of Charles Peterson, $25; the above sums representing funds collected for the Indians named, but misapplied by a former employee of the Indian Service. Approved, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 463.] AN ACT For the relief of First Lieutenant Walter T. Wilsey. June 11, 1934. [S. 2973.] [Private, No. 231.] Lieutenant Walter T. Reimbursement, for stolen Army funds. Proviso. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- wilsey tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to First Lieutenant Walter T. Wilsey the sum of $147.50, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, which amount was stolen from the safe of Company A, Fourth Motor Repair Battalion, Quartermaster Corps, Camp Holabird, Maryland, on March 6, 1925, and reimbursed to the said company by Lieutenant Wilsey: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- Limitation on attorated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or ney's, etc. fees. delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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, June 11, 1934. Penalty for violation. June 11, 1934. [H.R. 3985.] [Private, No. 232.] Charles T. Moll. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon rected. honorably discharged soldiers Charles T. Moll, who served in Company F, Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the military service of the United States on the 3d day of January 1901 and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Act relating to pensions approved April 26, 1898, as amended by the Act approved May 11, 1908: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 11, 1934. Proviso. No back pay, etc. |