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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II. CRB. 590,591,599. 1930· 1913 F. Thomas, of Fort Pierce, Florida, as compensation for the death of her husband, Perle S. Thomas, who was killed on the night of February 4, 1927, by certain officers of the United States: Provided1 r~' on amount That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess 01' paid agents. 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or rer.eived by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys] on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any Excessive, unlawful. agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum which in the aggregate exceeds 10 per centum of the amount appropriated in this Act on account of services ren- dered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary 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 23, 1930. CHAP. 691. -An Act For the relief of J. W. Nelson. ~t~e~8t~· [Private, No.1l7.j Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre8entative8 of th6 United State8 of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary ~:TarmstroBot (talk)li~:'Of los& of the Treasury be; and he is he-reby, authorized and directed to Treasury note. redeem in favor ot J. W. Nelson, Galva, Illinois) United States Treasury note, series B-1927, issJ~ed May 15, 1923, matured March 15, 1927, serially numbered 22930, in the denomination of $500, with interest at the rate of 4%, per cp.ntum per annum from September 15, 1925, to March 15, 1927, without presentation of the said note or the coupons representing interest thereon from September 15, 1925, to March 15, 1927, the note with the said coupons attached having been lost or destroyed: Pro'Vided, That the said note shall not have ~=on. been previously presented for payment, and that no payment shall be made hereunder for any coupons which have been previously presented and paid: Pro'l.,ided further, That the said J. W. Nelson IndemnJtybond shall first file in the Treasury Department a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of the note and the interest payable thereon, in such form and with such surety or sureties as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any loss on account of the lost or destroyed Treasury note herein described or the coupons belonging thereto. Approved, June 23,1930. CHAP. 699 .-An Act For the relief of C. A. Chitwood. li:.~iJf· [Private, No. 118 .) Be it e.nacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U'fIIited States of America in Oongress assembled, That the trnited C n ·l 'e1l'Chitwood. S EI 'C . C., hIIb d' entsotEm- tates mp oyees ompensahon ommlSSlOn S a e, an IS ployees Compensation hereby, authOrIzed and directed to extend to C. A . Chitwood, former Act extended to. employee in the Forest Service, the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United Vol. 39, p. 743; VoL States suffering injuries while in the performance of their. duties, 44, p. 772 . and for other purposes," approved September 7, 1906. as amended,Z compensation hereunder to commence from and after the passage or this Act. Approved, June 24, 1930.