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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 75-77-APR. 5, 1938 [CHAPTER 75] April 5, 1938 [H. R. 4370] [Private, No. 425] Tule Finkelstein. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of Tule Finkelstein. 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 $250 to Tule Finkelstein of Saint Louis, Missouri, in full set- tlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by him in an elevator accident on October 26, 1936, in the Federal Building at Saint Louis, Missouri: 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 con- nection 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 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 5, 1938. [CHAPTER 76] It ti April 5, 1938 [H. R. 5605] [Private, No. 4261 AN ACT For the relief of Doris A. Reese. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the DorisA. Reee. 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, to Doris A. Reese, of Pensacola, Florida, widow of Marshall H. Reese, lieutenant (junior grade), United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, the sum of $1,100 in full settlement of her claim against the United States for six months' pay of the said Marshall H. Reese, who, while in the employ of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, was Lmtation on attor drowned off Wislow Island, in Bering Sea, Alaska: Provided, That ey's, etc.. fees. 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary Penalty for viola- 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 5, 1938. A pril 5, 1938 [B. a6s9] [Private, No. 4271 Lynn E. Barker. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U.S.. 765-770. [CHAPTER 77] AN ACT For the relief of Lynn E. Barker. 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' Compensa- 1270 [52 STAT.

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