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 74TII CONGRESS. SESS. I. CBS. 79S, 799. AUGUST 2S, 1935. [CHAPTER 798.] AN ACT For the relief of Elinora Fareira and Mearon Perkins. 2199 A \lIUSt 28, 19:JS. [B. R. 4770.) [Private. No. 346 .) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative8 of the. United State8 of America in Congres8 as8embled, That the Secretary Elinora Fareira. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay Pa7Dlent to. to Elinora Fareira, of 79 Linden Avenue, Flushing, Long Island, New York, the sum of $325, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the amount of the sale of her Buick car by the United States Government on or about AprilS, 1930: Provided, That rr:ilon on attor. no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per ney's, etc., fees. 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 claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of tlie 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 per- Penalty for violation. son violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an'v sum not exceeding $1,000. . SEC 2 That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby l\learon Perkins. '. • • '. • . 1, Payment uf rewar,j authorIzed and dIrected to pay, out of any money In the Treasurv to. not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,SOO to Mearon Perkins, formerly a janitor in the EI Centro Post Office, EI Centro, California, in full satisfaction of aU his claims against the United States for a reward for protecting the property of the United States on Februarv 4, 1932, at great risk to his life, when he was compelled to shoot and kill one Alvin Self, an escaped convict, who was ransacking the package room of such post office. Approved, August 28, 1935. [CHAPTER 799.] AN ACT For the relief of Ma.ry E. Lord. AugU:'t 2'S. ! \I..1 .e [H. R. 50!li] ·-[I>rivat~'i'~·.-3t7~] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tll(' Cnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the SecretarY ~l:iry E. Lord. of the Treasltry be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay. 1 '3yment to. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mary E. Lord, Malden, Massachusetts, the sum of $2,1")00. Such F.um shall be in full settlement of all claims against the L'"nited States for damages sustained by the said Mary E. Lord as the result of IJ('ing struek and seriously injured by a United States mail truck ill Everett, Massachutietts, on March 31, 1932: Provided, That no part Prod.ro . . f1 t . td' h'A' f0 I.!nutal!')!1 un attvr· o.tH.' amoun appropria e In t IS ct In excess 0 1 per centum r,,'y·s. ~t(' .• fl'e.' . thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by anv agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in con- lll'etion with said claim. It shall be ulllawfni .for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exaet, collect, WIthhold, or receiw any sum of the amount appropriated in this Art in ex('Pss of 10 pel' c('nt um thereof on a('count of 8(>rvi('(>s rendered in connect ion with said elaim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Anv pel'- P\!n:ilty for \·iulition. SO!! violating the provisions ?f .this Act shall be de~nH'd guilt~· of a llllsdemeanor and upon conVIctIon thereof shall be fined ill uny sum not t'xceeding $1,000. . Approved, August 28, 1935.