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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 834,835. AUGUST 30,1935. 2205 [CHAPTER 834.] AN ACT AwmstlO.l111. For the relief of George W. Rhine, doing business under the name of Rhine and --;;~[EB.. JlR::::.~.I7a.~J~_ Company. [Private, No. aae.) Be it enacted by tlte Senate and House of Representatives of the Un.iled States of America in Congress a8semhled, That the Secretary ':'io~ of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap}>ropriated, to George W. Rhine, of Alexandria, VIrginia, doing bUSiness under the name of Rhine and ColIlpany, the sum of $20,000, in full satisfaction of his claim a~ainst the United States for damages resulting from (1) the occupation by the so-called bonus marchers during the months of May, June, and July 1932, of certain property owned by the United States in the District of Columbia on which such George W. Rhine was engased under contract with the United States in wrecking and salvagmg work, and (2) the interference by such bonus marchers with such work; such damages representing loss of salvaged material and ordinary sales return thereon\ cost of insurance, and continuation of operations at a loss under orders from the Office of the Supervising Architect, Treasury: Department, damage to the trucks and other property of such George W. Rhine, and subsequent inability to engage m the business of wrecking buildings due to loss of workin~ capital: Provided, That no part of the amount ap{>ropriated in thIS rr:t::iIoo OIl a&&cJr- Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to DeY'S, etc., fees. 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 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 person violating the provisions of this Act PenaityforvioIatIoD. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1000. Approved, August 30, 1935. [CHAPTER 835.] AN ACT For the relief of the Bell Oil and Gas Company. Aur.s~.~i::r· [Private, No. ~7.J Be it enacted by tlte Senate and Housc of Repl'esentath'c8 of the United State8 of America in Congres8 as8embled, That the Secre- eBen Oil and Oas tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed l~f:~t to. to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, the sum of $4,616.G9· to the Bell Oil and Gas Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the purpose of reimbursing said Bell Oil and Gas Company for Federal tax on ~asoline deliver~d under contract ,,:ith the War Department, dated June 29, 1932, saId Department havmg contracted to pay said tax and said payment havmg been refused by the Comptroller General of. the Vnite~ Stat~s: Provided, That ir:ft:ilon on attar- no part of the amount approprIated m thIS Act m excess of 10 per ney's, etc., fees. eentnm thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or ug-ents, 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 Ad in excess of 10 per