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 74TH CO NGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 55. APRIL 10, 1935 . 151 Treasury to the person or persons to whom such allowance shall be made in the same manner as payments are made to claimants under section 9 of this Act, which shall constitute payment in full to the counsel or attorneys for prosecuting such claim ; and whenever such allowance shall be made all other liens upon, or assignments, sales, or transfers of the claim or the award thereon, whether absolute or conditional, for services rendered or to be rendered by counsel or attorneys in the preparation or presentation of any claim or part or parcel thereof, shall be absolutely null and void and of no effect. SEC. 9 . The said Commission shall, upon the completion of its sio R n eport of Commis- work, submit a report to the Secretary of State, attaching thereto Documents to be at- the following documents in duplicate : (a) a statement of the expenses Cached' of the Commission ; (b) a list of all claims rejected ; (c) a list of all claims allowed in whole or in part, together with the amount of each claim and the amount awarded by the Commission ; and (d) its decisions in writing showing the reasons for the, allowance or disallowance of the respective claims. Certified copies of lists (a) Paym ent of awards. and (c) shall be transmitted by the Secretary of State. to the Secre- tary of the Treasury, who shall, after making the deduction provided for in section 11 hereof, distribute in ratable proportions among the persons in whose favor awards shall have been mace, or their assignees, heirs, executors, or administrators of record, according to the proportions which their respective awards shall bear to the whole amount then available for distribution, such moneys as may have been received into the Treasury in virtue of the convention of April 24, 1934. The Secretary of the Treasury shall follow like procedure with reference to any amounts that may thereafter be received from the Government of Mexico under the convention of April 24, 1934. SEC. 10. As soon as the adjudication of the claims shall have been Depo sit of C ommi s- sion s records, ete.,with completed, the records, books, documents, and all other papers in the Department of state. possession of the Commission, or members of its staff, shall be deposited with the Department of State. SEC. 11 . For the expenses of the Commission in carrying out the ex penses .authorized for duties as aforesaid, the sum of $90,000, or so much thereof as may be Post, pp. 590,1321 . necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, including personal Personal services. services in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, without regard to the provisions of any statute relating to employment, rent in the District of Columbia furniture, office supplies, and equipment, Purchases, etc ., with. > > out advertisin including law books and books of reference, stenographic reporting R. S
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3709,p . 733 . and translating services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes ; traveling expenses ; printing and binding ; and Printing and binding, such other necessary expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of S tate : Provi ded, That a ny expenditu res nditure s from the amount here in P'o r1S 0 y Exp endi tur es a first authorized to be appropriated shall become a first charge upon any charge on money re- ceived from Govern- moneys received from the Government of Mexico in settlement of men, of Mexico. these claims, and the amount of such expenditures shall be deducted from the fi rst pay ment by the Go vernment of Mex ico and deposi ted in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. SEC. 12. After a fee has been fixed under section 8, any person iz afee, e t . unauthor accepting any consideration (whether or not under a contract or agreement entered into prior or subsequent to the enactment of this Act) the aggregate value of which (when added to any consideration pr eviously received ) is in e xcess of the amou nt so fix ed, for s ervices in c onnecti on with the pr oceedin gs befor e the C ommissi on, or any preparations therefor, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished Punishment for. by a fine of not more than four times the aggregate value of the consideration accepted by such person therefor. Approved, April 10, 1935.