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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.- - CHS. 415-417-JUNE 15, 1938 [CHAPTER 415] AN ACT For the relief of Griffith L. Owens. 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, and as limited by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and con- sider, when filed, the claim of Griffith L. Owens, of Poultney, Ver- mont, for disability alleged to have been incurred by him on September 6, i935, while enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 166, Camp 2136, Peru, Vermont: 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 enactment of this Act. Approved, June 15, 1938. 1335 June 15, 1938 [S. 3216] [Private, No. 6731 Griffith L. Owens. Disability claim of, to be considered. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U.S. C. §§765-770. 48 Stat. 351 . 5U.S.C.§796; Supp. III, § 796. Provisos. Timefor filing claim. No prior benefits. [CHAPTER 416] AN ACT For the relief of Pearl Bundy. 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 United States the sum of $3,000 to Pearl Bundy, of Mitchell, Indiana, rural route numbered 2, for injuries sustained when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a truck operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps, on State Highway Numbered 60, near Mitchell, Indiana, January 22, 1937: 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 contnact to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and u1pon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 15, 1938. [CIIAPTER 417] AN ACT For the relief of Doctors M. HI. DePass and John E. Maines, Junior, and the Alachua County Hospital. 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, jointly to Doctors M. H. DePass and John E. Maines, Junior, of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, the sum of $99; and to the Alachua County Hospital the sum of $68.75, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of services rendered and supplies fur- June 15, 1938 [S. 3300] [Private, No. 674] Pearl Bundy. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty fr viola- tion. June 15. 1938 [H. R. 2347] -Private, No. 5751 Dr. M. H. DePass and others. Payments to.

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