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 810 7 5Ta CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 776-778--AUGUST 25, 1937 caused by any such calamito us visitation or disaster. No ca rr ie r subject to the provisions of this part shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of such part with respect to undue or u nreasonable preference or unjust discrimination by reason of the fact that such carrier extends such reduced rates only to the class or classes of persons defined in the order of the Commission authorizing such reduced rates." Approved, August 25, 1937 . [CHAPTER 777] August 25, 1937 AN ACT [x .28491 	 To pr ohibi t cer tain agree ments fixi ng fee s or compe nsati on in rece ivers hip, bank- [Public, No . 373] ruptcy, or reorganization proceedings, to prohibit the appointment of certain persons as receiver or trustee, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) it shall be unlawful for any party in interest, or any attorney for any party in interest, in any receivership, bankruptcy, or reorganization pro- ceeding, in or under the supervision of any court of the United States, to enter into any agreement, written or oral, express or implied, with any other par ty in interes t, or any atto rney of any other party in interest, in such proceeding for the purpose of fixing the amount of the fees or other compensation to be paid to any party in interest or any attorney of any party in interest in such proceeding, for services rendered in connection therewith when such fees or other compensation are to be paid from the assets of the estate in receivership, bankruptcy or reorganization. As used in this section, the term "party in interest" includes any debtor, credi- tor receiver, or trustee and any representative of any of them. ~b) It shall be unlawful for the judge of any court of the United States to approve the payment of any fees or compensation the amount of which is fixed as the result of any act declared to be unlawful by subsection (a of this section. (c) It shall be unlawful for the Judge of any court of the United States to appoint as Receiver, or Trustee, any person related to such Judge by consanguinity, or affinity, within the fourth degree. (d) Any person who commits any act declared by this section to be unlawful shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Approved, August 25, 1937. Rec eivers hip, b ank. ruptcy, etc. Agreements fixing fees in, prohibited. "Party in interest" defined. Approval of unlaw- ful fees prohibited. Appointments of relatives of judge. Penalty. [CHAPTER 77 81 August 25, 1937 AN ACT [8 .28511 	 To authorize the reservation of minerals in future sales. of lands of the Choctaw- [Public, No. 3741 Chickasaw Indians in Oklahoma. Choctaw and Chick- asaw Indians, Okla. Reservation of min- eral rights, etc ., in future land sales. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U nited States of Am erica in Co ngress assembled, That hereafter, in all sales of trib al lands of th e Choctaw and Chickasaw Ind ians in Oklahoma provided for by existing law, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to offer such lands for sale subject to a reservation of the mineral rights therein, including oil and gas, for the benefit of said Indians, whenever in his judgment the interests of the Indians will best be served thereby. Approved, August 25, 1937.