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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 136 -138-APIR 9, 11, 1938 Provisos. Condition. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. Harper, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, the sum of $750, in full satisfac- tion of their claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage sustained on June 16, 1936, when the automo- bile in which they were riding was crowded off McFarland Road, near Archville, Polk County, Tennessee, by a Forest Service truck operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps: Pro- vided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid until the judgment rendered against John Hansird, CCC enrollee, in favor of John Fitzgerald, is released and fully satisfied of record: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 serv- ices 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 9, 1938. [CHAPTER 137] April 11, 1938 [H. R. 1355] [Private, No. 475] Lawrence E. Thom- as. Disability claim to be considered. 39 Stat. 742. 6 U.S.C. §§761-790. 48 Stat. 361. Proisos. Time for filing claim. No prior benefits. April 11, 1938 [H. R. 2841] [Private, No. 476] Mr. and Mrs. Virgil 0. Powell. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney', etc., fees. AN ACT For the relief of Lawrence E. Thomas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration 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, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to consider and act upon any claim filed by Lawrence E. Thomas, of Whitman, Massachusetts, for disability from injuries allegedly incurred by him in March 1934 while an employee of the Civil Works Administration, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act making an additional appropriation to carry out the purposes of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933, for continuation of the Civil Works program, and for other purposes" approved February 15,1934: Provided, That said claim shall be filed within six months after the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, April 11, 1938. [CHAPTER 138] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil 0. Powell, and William Powell, a minor. 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 not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil O. Powell, of Knoxville, Tennessee, jointly, the sum of $2,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries suffered by themselves and their minor son, William Powell, and for property damage, when the automobile driven by Virgil O. Powell was struck by a National Park Service truck operated by an enrollee of the Civilian Conservation Corps on March 15, 1935, near Sevierville, Tennessee: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 1290 [52 STAT.

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