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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 88-90-APR. 11, 1940 SEC. 2. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the deter- mination of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgments thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph twentieth of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, April 11, 1940. [CHAPTER 89] AN ACT For the relief of Alabama Lewis Poole. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the proceedings and findings of the board of medical officers which investigated the circumstances and facts surrounding the death of First Lieutenant John K. Poole, and the confirmation thereof by the War Department, the War Department is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Alabama Lewis Poole, widow of First Lieutenant John K. Poole, a sum equal to six months' pay which her husband was receiving as provided by law because the facts reported by the board of medical officers shows, on its face, that First Lieutenant Poole was in line of duty at the time of his death, and that his death was not the result of his own misconduct. Approved, April 11, 1940. [CHAPTER 90] AN ACT For the relief of Louis Simons. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Louis Simons, of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the sum of $599, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for damages for personal injuries and property damages sustained by him on March 4, 1937, as the result of certain blasting operations conducted on a Works Progress Administration project in Amesbury, Massachusetts: Pro- vided, 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 such claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, with- hold, 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 such claim, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. 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, April 11, 1940. 1253 Commencement of suit. Proceedings. 28 U.S. 0. §41, par. 20. April 11, 1940 [S. 2201] [Private, No. 295] Alabama Lewis Poole. Payment to. April 11, 1940 [8. 2252] [Private, No. 296] Louis Simons. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty.

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