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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 375-378-JUNE 14, 1938 city of Memphis, Tennessee, on February 18, 1936: Provided,That no part of the amounts 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, June 14, 1938. 1329 Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. [CHAPTER 376] AN ACT June 14, 1938 For the relief of the dependents of the late Lieutenant Robert E. Van Meter, [S. 3223l United States Navy. [Private, No. s60] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the death of the late Lieutenant Robert E. Van Meter, United States Navy, which occurred on July 25, 1937, shall be held and considered to have occurred in line of duty. Approved, June 14, 1938. Lt. Robert E. Van Meter, U. S.N. Death considered to have occurred in line of duty. [CHAPTER 377] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph D. Schoolfield. 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 September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of Joseph D. Schoolfield, of Greensboro, North Carolina, for disability alleged to have been incurred by him on March 5, 1930, while employed as chief Income Tax Division, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, and to determine said claim upon its merits under provisions of said Act: Provided,That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months after the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactenlnt of this Act. Approved, June 14, 1938. [CHAPTER 378] AN ACT Authorizing the Comptroller General of the United States to settle and adjust the claim of Earle Lindsey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of Earle Lindsey for reim- bursement for well-drilling pipe and couplings lost while loaned to, and being used by, the United States Forest Service during July 1935, and to allow in full and final settlement of the claim the sum of not to exceed $169.75. There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $169.75, or so .2 6 5 2,°-38 84 June 14, 1938 [S. 3365] [Private, No. 561] Joseph D. School- field. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 stat. 746, 747. U.S.C. c 765- 770. Provisos. Time for filing claim. No prior benefits. June 14, 1938 [I. 3543] [Private, No. 562] Earle Lindsey. Adjustment of claim authorized. Appropriation.

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