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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 266, 268 , 269-JUNE 6, 7, 1940 the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts: 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, June 6, 1940. [CHAPTER 268] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Parker McKee, Senior, and Louise McKee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Dis- trict of New Jersey to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Parker McKee, Senior, and Louise McKee, of Woodbury, New Jersey, against the United States for damages for the death of their son, Parker McKee, Junior, allegedly as the result of a landslide which occurred at official project numbered 165-22-3018 of the Works Progress Administration, in Woodbury, New Jersey, on April 7, 1937. SEC. 2. In the determination of such claims the United States shall be held liable for the acts of its officers and employees to the same extent as if it were a private person; except that any judgment ren- dered on such claims shall not be for any amount in excess of $5,000. SEC. 3. Suit upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the deter- mination of such claims, and appeals from, and payment of, any judg- ment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the case of claims over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph "Twentieth" of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, June 7, 1940. 1273 Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. June 7, 1940 [S. 2083] [Private, No. 343] Parker McKee, Sr. , and Louise McKee. Jurisdiction of Court to hear claims. Liability of U. 6. Limitation on judg- ment. Commencement of suit. Procedure. 28U.S.. 41 (20). [CHAPTER 269] AN ACT For the relief of Anna M. Shea. 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 Anna M. Shea, of Portland, Oregon, the sum of $161.50, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation and reimbursement for medical and hospital expenses incurred on account of personal injuries sustained by her as the result of being struck by an automo- bile operated by a Works Progress Administration employee on June 12, 1936, in Portland, Oregon: 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, June 7, 1940. June 7, 1940 [5. 2672] [Private, No. 344] Anna M. Shea. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty.

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