[CHAPTER 362] AN ACT For the relief of Verna Mae Rossell and Winifred Rossell Mooney. December 17, 1943 [S. 1038] [Private Law 158] Verna Mae Rossell and Winifred Rossell 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, out of any money Mooney. in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Verna Mae Rossell, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, the sum of $3,420.50, and to Winifred Rossell Mooney, of Fort Monroe, Virginia, the sum of $575, in full satisfaction of their respective claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained and for reimbursement for medical and hospital expenses incurred by them when the automobile in which they were riding as passengers was struck by a United States Army truck on State Highway Numbered 39 near Fort Dix, New Jersey, on January 18, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, 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 December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 363] AN ACT To authorize the payment of additional compensation to special counsel in the case of United States against Standard Oil Company of California. 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, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $15,000, to John W. Preston, of Los Angeles, California, and the sum of $10,000, to Annette Abbott Adams, of Los Angeles, California, as additional compensation for services rendered by them between October 1, 1935, and September 30, 1941, as special counsel and assistant special counsel, respectively, for the United States, in the action of United States against the Standard Oil Company of California, for an accounting and to quiet title to sections 16 and 36, township 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo meridian, located in the Elk Hill oil fields in California: 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, 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 December 17, 1943. December 17, 1943 John W. Preston and Annette Abbott Adams. December 17, 1943 [8. 1282] [Private Law 160] Eric W. Rodgers. December 17, 1943 [S. 1290] [Private Law 161] Knox. [CHAPTER 364] AN ACT For the relief of Eric W. Rodgers. 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, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Eric W. Rodgers, of Scotland Neck, North Carolina, the sum of $52.38, in full settlement of his claim against the United States for expenses incurred October 24, 1935, in transporting his dependent wife and children, and household goods, from his official station at Salisbury, North Carolina, to his official station at Raleigh, North Carolina, while employed as district manager of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation : 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, 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 December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 365] AN ACT For the relief of William Carroll Knox. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the William Carroll United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William Carroll Knox, of Winchester, Tennessee, the sum of $186.65, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for services rendered as United States commissioner at Winchester, Tennessee, for the period from October 22, 1942, to November 23, 1942, inclusive, such claim having been disallowed by reason of the fact that his term of office as such commissioner expired prior to the time such services were rendered: 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, 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. December 17, 1943 [S. 990] [Private Law 162] Washington, BranLookout Railroad Co. dywine and Point Approved December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 369] AN ACT For the relief of the Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout 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 accept the sum of $50,000 in full settlement and discharge of the indebtedness of the Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, to the United States, including unpaid interest, evidenced by a note dated July 6, 1918, in the principal amount of $50,000 executed by the company pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Control Act, approved March 21, 1918, and to release all evidences of indebtedness and collateral held as security therefor. Approved December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 370] AN ACT For the relief of Colonel E. H. Tarbutton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 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 Colonel E. H. Tarbutton, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, $3,287.67, or so much of such sum as shall have been collected from him prior to the passage of this Act, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States as a result of the loss of public funds due to financial irregularities and frauds against the Government in the handling of public funds by Charles G. Beiler, a civilian employee of the Quartermaster Corps at Fort Jay, New York, during the period from March 17, 1927, to May 6, 1928, while Colonel Tarbutton was on duty as Post Quartermaster at Fort Jay and Governors Island, New York, and that neither Colonel E. H. Tarbutton nor any other person, except the estate of the deceased civilian employee, shall hereafter be held accountable or responsible for the loss of the funds so embezzled or misappropriated: 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, 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 December 18, 1943. [CHAPTER 374] AN ACT For the relief of Samuel Margolin. 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, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Samuel Margolin, of Auburn, Maine, the sum of $1,727.50, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for compensation for property damage and personal injuries sustained and medical expenses incurred by him as a result of a collision of the truck which he was driving with a War Department sedan on Main Street, Lewiston, Maine, on January 10, 1943: 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, 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 December 22, 1943. 40 Stat. 451. December 18, 1943 [H. R. 255] [Private Law 163] Col. E. H. Tarbut December 22, 1943 [S. 1169] [Private Law 164] Samuel Margolin. December 23, 1943 [H. R. 2545] [Private Law 165] shall. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Samuel J. D. Mar- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the General Accounting Office be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the account of Samuel J. D. Marshall, former captain, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, disbursing officer of the Army at Camp Stewart, Virginia, and Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, with $49,612.18, this sum being an alleged shortage in the accounts of the said Samuel J. D. Marshall and a balance due the United States while acting as disbursing officer at Camp Stewart, and Mitchel Field, New York, due to the lack of evidence to support certain disbursements. Approved December 23, 1943. |