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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 159-161-APR. 15, 1938 Provisos. No prior benefits. Time for filing claim. April 15, 1938 [. 284] [Private, No. 488] Clear Creek Moun- tain Springs, Inc. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. reader for the Geological Survey during the year 1926: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act: Pro- vided further, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the approval of this Act. Approved, April 15, 1938. [CHAPTER 160] AN ACT For the relief of Clear Creek Mountain Springs, Incorporated. 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 and in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, to Clear Creek Mountain Springs, Incorporated, the sum of $200, covering all damages of every kind done to its property by the removal of certain buildings, injury to water and sewer lines, and injury to the grounds, drives, and walkways, including unpaid rent, all caused in the operation of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp under the control and direction of the United States Government: 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 con- tract 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 15, 1938. [CHAPTER 161] April 15,1938 [S. 1660] [Private, No. 489] Essie E. Leather- wood. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of Essie E. Leatherwood. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to Essie E. Leatherwood, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the sum of $5,000 in settlement of any and all claims against the Gov- ernment on account of the death of her minor son, William Eugene Leatherwood, who died as a result of injuries received in an automo- bile collision with a truck owned by the Government and driven by Lauren Allen, agent and employee of the Government, in the service of the Division of Grazing, near what is commonly known as Five Points on the public highway in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on August 8, 1936: 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 15, 1938. 1296 [52 STAT.

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