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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 743-745--JUNE 25, 1938 [CHAPTER 743] AN ACT For the relief of Anna Caporaso. 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, the sum of $1,000 to Anna Caporaso in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained as a result of being struck by a Government-owned truck of the Post Office Department, New York City, New York, on October 29, 1928: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son 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 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 744] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. B. E. Hennigan and her dependent minor children. Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse 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 Sep- tember 7, 1916, as extended and limited by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to extend from Feb- ruary 15, 1935, the benefits of said Act to Mrs. B. E. Hennigan, of Ada, Oklahoma, on behalf of herself and her then dependent minor children, as the widow and children of B. E. Hennigan, pro- vided it is established that the said B. E. Hennigan sustained injuries in the performance of his duties as county administrator of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, for the Federal Emergency Relief Administra- tion, which resulted in his death on February 14, 1935: Provided, That said compensation, when awarded, together with that now being received by claimants under the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1608), shall not exceed the maximum compensation allowable for death under the said Act of June 22, 1936: Provided further, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months after the approval of this Act. Approved, June 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 745] AN ACT For the relief of Lavina Karns. 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 1417 June 25, 1938 [H. R. 5308] [Private, No. 766] Anna Caporaso. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 25, 1938 [H. R. 5379] [Private, No. 767] Mrs. B. E. Henni- gan and dependent children. Provisions of desig- nated compensation acts extended to. 39 Stat. 742; 48 Stat. 351. 5 U. S.C. §§751-796; Supp. III, 796. Injuries in line of duty to be estab- lished. Proviso*. I,llizition. 49 Stat. 1008. 15 U. S. C., Supp. IlI, § 728. Filing of claim. June 25, 1938 [H. R. 6016] [Private, No. 768] Lavina Karns. Payment to.

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