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 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 113, 115, 116-APRIL 19, 20, 1937 [CHAPTER 113] April 19, 1937 [H. R. 1871] [Private, No. 46] John S. Hemrick. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U. S. C. §765-770. Provisos. Time for filing claim. No prior benefits. April 20, 1937 [H. R. 456] [Private, No. 47] Ernest and Lottie Dunford. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of John S. Hemrick. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwith- standing the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the per- formance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved Septem- ber 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of John S. Hemrick for disability alleged to have been incurred by him during the winter of 1933-1934, while in the employ of the Civil Works Administration, and to determine said claim upon its merits under provisions of said Act: Provided,That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months after the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved, April 19, 1937. [CHAPTER 115] AN ACT For the relief of Ernest and Lottie Dunford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury allocated by the President for the mainte- nance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to Ernest and Lottie Dunford, of Ramsey Town, Henry County, Virginia, jointly, the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of their claim against the United States for the death of their minor child Hattie M. Dunford, who was struck and killed by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on June 23, 1934, at Ramsey Town, Virginia: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per 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 the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connec- tion with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 20, 1937. [CHAPTER 116] April 20, 1937 [H. R. 2320] [Private, No. 48] Peter Karampelis. Payment to. AN ACT For the relief of Peter Karampelis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100 to Peter Karampelis, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for the difference between $300 bail, declared forfeited by the United States District 944

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