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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 276,287. MAY 9,14,1934. public records, or certified copies thereof, may be used as evidence, and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine said suit and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of such dam- ages and costs1 if any, as shall be found due from the United States to the said claImants by reason of the alleged negligence and errone- ous certification, upon the same principles and under the same meas- ures of liability as in like cases between private parties, and the Government hereby waives its immunity from suit. And said claim ants and the United States of America shall have all rights of appeal 1353 or writ of error or other remedy as in similar cases between private persons or corporations: Provided, That such notice of the SUIt shall ~ori.OI. be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be ne:e:!r·toAttor. provided by order of said court, and upon such notice it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend for the United States: Pro- vided further, That sU('h suit shall be begun within six months of ~ommencement 01 the date of the approval of this Act. swt. Approved, May 9, 1934. [CHAPTER 287.] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the. Treasury to pay subcontractors for material 1f~.)r~,· and labor furnished in the construction of the post office at Las Vegas, Nevada. [Private. No. 143.] Be it enacted by tlte Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Las Vegas. Nev., of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to PO;::t of certain Pay to subcontractors labor and material men who furnish labor claims ~or material": 'ld • ,•, • labor. 1D construction and materIal to the PlaInS ConstructIOn Company, defaulted general of. contractor for the construction of the post office at Las Vegas, Nevada, such sums as he may consider equitable and just to reimburse said subcontractors, labor, and material men for unpaid accounts left by said Plains Construction Company at the time of its default, said sums to be paid only upon proper proof of actual losses sus- tained exclusive of profit; and there is hereby made available for Fund available. this purpose not to exceed $20,000 from any sum which may remain from the lump-sum appropriations made for building-construction purposes, notwithstanding the amount of the claims of said subcon- tractors in addition to the cost of completing the building exceed the limit of the cost for the construction of the Las Vl'gas Post Office. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized Ooldsmlth Metal dd· d f. hT Lath Company. an Irecte to pay, out 0 anY.' money In t e reasury not otherwise appropriated, to the GoldsmIth Metal Lath Company the sum of $892.73, to Price:Evans Foundry Cor{loration the sum of $1,790.10, Price-Ev8D~ Foun· and to R. W. FelIx the sum of $27.81,. In full settlement of all claims drk.('TarmstroBot (talk) 19:06, 8 July 2014 (UTC):;~n. against the Government of the Umted States for losses suffered by the said companies by reason of the default of the Plains Con- struction Company, general contractors for the construction of the post office at Las Vegas, Nevada, and the contractor's failure to furnish the valid bond as required by law for the protection of labor and material men furnishing labor and materIal on public works: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Prorm. Act in excess of 10 per cent.um thereof shall be paid or delivered L!mltatlon on attor· . d to or receIve by any agent or agents, 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 centum thereof on account of services