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 72<1 CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 269,286,287. MARCH 3, 4,1933. 1757 Providedl That the said parties shall first submit to the Secretary of r~_ of ~ the Intenor satisfactory evidence of long continuous possession of 1ioD, e&o. the said land under claim or color of title, t.ogether with pG.yment for the said land at the rate of $1.25 per acre. SEC. 2. That when the required evidence and payment have been Patent to 1IIue. made, a patent shall issue for the said described land to J. Taylor Compton, T. Maddox Compton, Ursula Compton Craig, and the legal representatives of J. M. Armstrong: ProVided, That such pat- r oNo. f h ent shall only amount to a relinquishment of any right, title, and liDq!~J!s0 bJ~ interest of the United States in and to the land. Approved, March 3, 1933. [CHAPTER 286.] AN ACT For the relief of Peter Bess. MIlCh 4. lOIS. (B.R.867.J [Private, No. 205.] Be it eN.tCted by the Senate arul House of Rep1'e8e-ntatitJes of the United States of .America in OrmgruB aa8emhled, That the Secre- PeteI'l*I. tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to RepaJIDIDt offlDe to. pay, out of any money in the Tre~ not otherwise appropriated, to Peter Bess, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, the sum of $500, which sum :represents the pa~ent by_ him of a fine o~y imposed in violation of the law by the United States District Court of Massachusetts and subsequen~-" _revoked by an order of the said court on June 18, 1930: Prwided, That no part of the amount rr:lo appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall tomeJ'8,etc~.'::' at- be paid or del,ivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in C"..onnection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for a.ny 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 ~r centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection ~th said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstan~. Any person violating the Pp.ualty for violation. 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, March 4, 1933. [CHAPTER 287.] AN ACT For the relief of John L. Dunn. March 4, 1133. (B. R.1173.) (Private, Ne. 298.) Be it enacted by the SerwJe and HfN8e of Representatives of tM United States of Am..erica in Oongres8 a8Be'flihled, That the Secretary lohn L. Dunn. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay 80' for per- to John L. Dunn, out of any monef in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,000 m full settlement against the Government of his claim for injuries received when he was run down by an automobile driven bI M. C. Northrup, s~ial agent of the Treasury Department attached to the Customs Service: Pro'lJided, ProNo. That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 TarmstroBot (talk) 19:55, 11 June 2014 (UTC):, f:. at- per. centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to or received by anI agent or a~nts, 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