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 Feb 12, 1940 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 29, 35, 3 -Mar. 2, 1940 1246 [CHAPTER 29] February 12, 1940 [S. 1157] [Private, No. 276] Roy D. Cook. Payment to guard- ian of. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. March 2,1940 [H. R. 4198] [Private, No. 2771 M. L. Parish. Payment to, from Indian funds. Preso*. Condition. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees Penalty. AN ACT For the relief of Roy D. Cook, a minor. 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 the legal guardian of Roy D. Cook, a minor, of Portland, Oregon, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries suffered in an accident caused by the falling of a large United States mail box at Thirty-ninth and Hazelfern Place, in Port- land, Oregon, on or about January 12, 1935: 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, February 12, 1940. [CHAPTER 35] AN ACT For the relief of M. L. Pariah. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Sioux Indians, of the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, an amount not to exceed $480.74 to M. L. Parish, of Murdo, South Dakota, for legal and other services rendered and expenses incurred by the said M. L. Parish, at the request of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of Indians in connection with tribal matters: Provided, That the amount to be paid shall be settled by an official resolution of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe which resolution shall be subject to the approval by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, 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, March 2, 1940. AN ACT For the relief of Katheryn S. Anderson. y nde Be i enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the catherS An Unted States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 17 Cbdtb of mt and 20 of theAct entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the per- Btft.7ormance of ther duties and for other purpse", approved Septem- tt 4ve i 47. bas amended (. S. C, title 5 sec . 767 and70), are hereby waived in favor of Katheryn S. Anderson, of Oakland, California, [54 STAT. [CHAPTER 36] March 2, 1940 [H. R.608 [Private. No 2'71 aI a'

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