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 1278 Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. June 8, 1940 [H. R. 8317] [Private, No. 355] Hermosa-Redondo Hospital and desig- nated persons. Payments to. Provso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. June 11, 1940 [. 14741 [Private, No. 366] Thomas G. Abbitt. Consideration of disability claim. 39 Stat. 746. 65U.S .C. t 766-770. Prorim. Time for filing laim. No prior benefits. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 299, 300, 308-JUNE 8, 11 , 1940 [54 STAT. 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 8, 1940. [CHAPTER 300] AN ACT For the relief of the Hermosa-Redondo Hospital, C. Max Anderson, Julian 0. Wilke, Curtis A. Wherry, Hollie B. Murray, Ruth M. Laird, Sigrid I. Olsen, and Stella S. Guy. 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 be2 and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Hermosa-Redondo Hospital, Hermosa Beach, California, the sum of $865.24; to Doctor C. Max Anderson the sum of $203; to Doctor Julian O. Wilke the sum of $125; to Doctor Curtis A. Wherry the sum of $180; to Hollie B. Murray the sum of $30; to Ruth M. Laird the sum of $336; to Sigrid I. Olsen the sum of $77; and to Stella S. Guy the sum of $441; in all, $2,257.24. Such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of serv- ices rendered and supplies furnished by such hospital and persons to Knud Heinrick Mattson, seaman, first class, United States Navy, on account of injuries sustained by the said Knud Heinrick Mattson while on leave of absence from the United States ship Nevada. Sep- tember 21, 1930: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlaw- ful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 8, 1940. [CHAPTER 308] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas G. Abbitt. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatves of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time in 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 purposes", approved September 7 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Thomas G. Abbltt, of Catawba Sanatorium, Virginia, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is authorized, under the remaining provisions of said Act, to receive and consider his claim for disability from tuberculosis alleged to have been contracted as a result of his employment by the Corps of Engineers, War Department, in conducting a survey of the Roanoke River during the months of November and December 1930 and January to June, inclusive, 1931: Proided,That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the date of the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, June 11, 1940.

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