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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 540-542. AUGUST 14, 1935. 2141 [CHAPTER 540.] AN ACT For the relief of A. N. Ross. ATs~it9JII85. (PrIvate, No. 217.] Be it enflCt~d by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oongress a8semhledz...That the payment imentsb~ by A. N. Ross, disbursi~ clerk of the Federal Trade CommIssion, validated. ' located at Washington, District of Columbia, of the sum of $1,390, representing an amount paid by him to Hugh E. White as per diem in lieu of subsistence during the period from April 10, 1922, to October 29, 1923, inclusive, which payments were made in good faith in connection with 8Jl~_pursuant to a contract made between said Commission and said White, the legality of which has been questioned by the United States, be, and the same is hereby vali- dated. SEC. 2. That the Comptroller General of the United States is coit allowed in ac- hereby authorized and directed to credit the accounts of A. N. Ross, disbursing clerk of the Federal Trade Commission, located at Wash- ington' District of Columbia, the amount of $1,936, representing an amount paid by him in good faith to Hugh E. 'Vhite as per diem in lieu of subsistence during the 'period from February 1, 1924, to . June 15 h 1925, both inclusive, whIch payment was made in connec- tion wit and pursuant to the terms of temporary employment and disallowed by the Comptroller General as having been paid in con- travention of the Act of April 6, 1914 (38 Stat., pp. 312, 318), or Vol. 3801). 318 . the rulings of the General Accounting Office. Approved, August 14, 1935. [CHAPTER 541.] AN ACT A ugllst 14, lIlliS. For the relief of George Voeltz. (H, mI.) - (Private, No. 21KJ Be it enactl'd by the Senate and House of Representative.fI of the United States of America in Oongress a.'Jsembled. That the Secretary ~eorge Voeltz. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized 'and directed to pay, ayment to. out of a,ny money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to George Voeltz the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for damages suffered by reason of being l'truck by a Government motor truck which was driven by a clerk in the United States mail service: Provided, That no part of the amount Pr Li °r!8o' l . d'thOA. f10 t th f hIIb mltatonon attor- approprIate In IS ct In excess 0 percenurn ereo sa e ney's, etc., fees. paid or delivered to or received by anv 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 rendered in connection WIth said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any rerson violating P~nalty for violation. the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty 0 a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, August 14, 1935. [CHAPTER 542.] AN ACT I<'or the relief of Lewis Worthy and Dennis O. Penn. ,"uTarmstroBot (talk)\~.~93.5. Be it f'nactf'd by the Senate and Hou8~ of ReprNlentative.'< of the -n'rh'aie."No. 2111F llnited State8 of America in Conqre88 assembled That the Secretarv lAo~is Worthy and .'- .'. • DenniS O. Penn, of the Treasury be, and he IS hereby, authorIzed and dIrected to pay, Payment to. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in fun settlement of all claims against the Government of the Ullited