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 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 241, 242 . 250-MAY 22, 24 , 1937 [CHAPTER 241] AN ACT For the relief of George T. Heppenstall. 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 allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to George T. Heppenstall, of Seattle, Washington, the sum of $301.50. in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States on account of injuries growing out of the accident on March 25, 1935, near Angle Lake, King County, Washington, when an automobile in which he was riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck negli- gently driven: 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 unlaw- ful 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 notwith- standing. 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, May 22, 1937. [CHAPTER 242] AN ACT Granting a pension to Helen H. Taft. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Admin- istrator of Veterans' Affairs be. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Helen H. Taft, widow of William Howard Taft, late a President of the United States, and to pay her a pension at the rate of $5,000 per annum. Approved, May 22, 1937. [CHAPTER 2501 AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to hear, determine, and render judgment on the claim of A. Mateos and Sons, owner of the coal hulk Callixene. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of A. Mateos and Sons, owner of the coal hulk Callixene, against the United States for damages alleged to have been sustained by the Callixene as the result of a collision with the United States ships Seneca and Ophir in the harbor of Gibraltar, Spain, on February 10, 1919, may be determined in a suit to be brought by said claimant against the United States in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting as a court of admiralty and acting under the rules governing such court in admiralty cases, and that such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine said suit and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of such Jurisdiction con- ferred. 973 May 22, 1937 [H. R. 4329] [Private, No. 10i) George T. Ieppen- stall. Payment t). Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., ies. Penalty for viola- tion. May 22, 1937 [H. R. 6566] [Private, No. 110] Helen H. Taft. Pension granted to. May 24, 1937 [M. It. 4778] [Private, No. ill] A. Mateos and Sons. Claim of, submitted to District Court.

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