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 2122 SEVENTY.FIRST CONGRESS. SE88. III. CH8. 304,309-311. 1931. appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to Penalty for violation. the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Nick Rirou dore. Pilyment to. Approved, February 25, 1931. OHAP. 309.- An Act Por the relief of Nick Rizou Theodore. Be it enacted by the Senate and H0'U3e of Repre8entatitves of the Theo- United States of America in Congre88 a8semlJZed, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any monf'Y in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nick Rizou Theodore the sum of $25, representing the amount of allotment and allowance check numbered 12999231, drawn January 2, 1919, for $25, over symbol 11234, in favor of said Nick Rizou Theodore. Approved, February 26, 1931. February 28,1931. [S.4477.) OHAP. 310.- An Act FOT the relief of Irma Upp Miles, the widow, and Me~ (Private, No. 376·1 deth Miles, the child, of Meredith L. Miles, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and H 0'U8e 01 Representative8 01 the No~':lfl!ek' w¥t~ti United State8 of Arn,erica in Oongress aBsem'bled t That in the admin- TarmstroBot (talk)::f istraltion of ftheh AUd ~ntditlSed "An Affct. to pr~vi?e cOh~lpeD.satthion for ampoyOO80 t e mte tatesau erlnglnJurIesw 1eIn eper- formance of their duties and for other purposes," approved Sep- «VOI.J:: p. 742; Vol. tember 7, 1916, as amended, Meredith L. Miles shall be held and ,p. considered to have been an employee of the United States within the meaning of that Act at the time of his injury and death, resulting from an explosion at the petroleum experiment station of the United States Bureau of Mines at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on December 13, 1929. Approved, February 26, 1931. February 26, 1931. [S.45118 .J OHAP. 3U. - An Act For the relief of Lowela Hanlin. [Private, No. 317.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the lto~':!o~, for United State8 of America in Congre88 Q,88emlJled, That the Secretary pllysicallnjuries. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay Lowela Hanlin, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriate<h the sum of $10,000 in full settlement of all claims against the liovernment for personal injuries sustained on October 4, 1929, when she was knocked down and run over by a. post-office n:t!ilon on attor- truck in Birminghamz Alabama: Provided, That no _part of the ney's, etc., f_. amount appropriated III this Act in excess of $200 shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, Excessive, unlawful. 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 th.e amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of $200 on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwith- Penaltyforviolatlon. standing. 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, February 26, 1931.