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 1678 June 28,1932. [8.943.) [Private. No. ~ 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I . ClIS. 300,301. JUNE 28,1932. [CHAPTER 300.] AN ACT For the relief of John Herink. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Juhn llerink. United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, forlsnds of the Treasury on certification by the Secretal'v of the Interior is erroneously patented . ,. " • ' to. authorIzed and dIrected to pay, out of any money ill the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Joh!l Herink a sum determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be the fair and reasonable value of all improvements, not in excess of $~500, placed by him on lots 1 and 2 and the north half northeast quarter section 30, township 27 north, range 10 east, sixth principal meridian, Nebraska, prior to his eviction therefrom, for which land a patent erroneously issued to him on November 20, 1922, and to return to him the full amount of all money paid by him to the United Stat~s in connection with Prori~o8 said lands prior to the issuance of such patent: Provided, That as T~tl~ to: reconveyed a condition precedent to the certification above mentioned by the te L mted States. S f hI' hS f hid . ecretary 0 t e ntenor to t e ecretary 0 the Treasury t e an so patented be reconveyed to the United States f::·:!~ from all claim or right held or claimed under or through the patentee, and the acceptance of such reconveyance shall operate as a restoration of the right of entry under the public land laws to the said Herink, Option to enter other no other objection afpearing: Provided /wrther, That he may have lands. the option, in lieu 0 the payment to him of all money hereinbefore provided, of making entry of other land to the amount of one hundred and sixty acres under the general homestead law, or three hundred and twenty acres under the enlarged homestead law, or six hundred and forty acres under the stock-raising homestead law, anywhere in the United States where there are public lands subject to such entry, and receiving Urlited States patent for such lands without payment to the United States of any fees, commissions, or other money and without further compliance with the homestead laws in connection therewith and the submission of proof thereof, the patent, however, to contain a reservation of mineral to the United States, if necessary, as in other entries under the same law: Pro- Limitation on attar. 'Vided further, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act ney's, etc., fees. 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 ('. lim. 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 PellIlltyforviolation. notwithstanding. Any lerson violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty 0 a misdemeanor and upon cOllviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. lune 28, 1932 [S.l008 .] Approved, June 28, 1932. rCHAPTER 301.] AN ACT For the relief of W. Stanley Gorsuch. [Private, No. 69 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the w. StanJeyOorsuch. United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary 8O!ln~is°' jor per- of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, IDJun • out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to