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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 737-740-OCT. 4, 1940 [54 STAT. 1362 Penalty. [CHAPTER 738] October 4, 1940 [H. R. 57711 [Private, No. 559] Louis St. Jacques. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. October 4, 1940 [H. R. 6230] [Private, No. 5601 James Murphy, Sr. Consideration of claim of. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5 U.s.C. §§765-770. Time for filing claim. Provio. No prior benefits. October 4, 1940 [H. R. 6605] [Private, No. 561] Louis A. Charland. Consideration of claim of. AN ACT For the relief of Louis St. Jacques. 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 appropriated, to Louis St. Jacques, Burbank, California, the sum of $375. The pay- ment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries received by the said Louis St. Jacques on September 21,1938, in Burbank, California, when a United States Army airplane struck the house in which he resided: 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, October 4, 1940. [CHAPTER 739] AN ACT For the relief of James Murphy, Senior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the require- ments 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 pur- poses", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in the case of James Murphy, Senior, of New Rochelle, New York, formerly employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to consider and act upon any claim filed by him within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, applicable to enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps, for compensation for disability alleged to have resulted from injury sustained on September 28, 1934, in the performance of his duties as an enrollee in the Civilian Conservation Corps: Provided, That compensation, if any, shall be paid from and after date of enactment of this Act. Approved, October 4, 1940. [CHAPTER 740] AN ACT For the relief of Louis A. Charland. 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 tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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, October 4, 1940.

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