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 1276 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 92-94-APR. 6(, 1938 [CHAPTER 92] April 6, 1938 [H. R. 3703] [Private, No. 440] Carl J. Scheier. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U.S. C. §765-770. Time for filing claim. Proviso. No prior benefits. AN ACT [52 STAT. For the relief of Carl J. Scheier. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing 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 performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider, if filed within six months after the approval of this Act, the claim of Carl J. Scheier, of Lancaster, New York, for disability alleged to have been incurred by him on the 6th day of February 1924 while in the employment of the post office at Lancaster, New York, and to determine said claim upon its merits: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, April 6, 1938. [CHAPTER 93] April 6, 1938 [H. R. 4020] [Private, No. 441] William R. Herrick. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of William R. Herrick. 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, to William R. Herrick, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the sum of $28.40 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for loss of his personal property destroyed in the fire in the barracks occupied by Company D, Fifth Regiment United States Infantry, at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on June 21, 1926: 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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 6, 1938. [CHAPTER 94] April 6, 1938 [H. R. 5149] [Private, No. 442] John M. Fraley. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U. S .C. §§765-770. Provisos. Timeforfilingclaim. No prior benefits. AN ACT For the relief of John M. Fraley. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time in 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 performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of John M. Fraley, postmaster at Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky, and the Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, his claim for disability from rupture alleged to have been incurred in line of duty on or about July 1, 1926, while serving as such post- master: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, April 6, 1938.

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