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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 475-477-JUNE 29, 1940 from personal injuries and property damage; and upon the claim of D. L. Mason, of Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky, for dam- ages resulting from the death of his minor daughter, Dorothy Mason; said injuries, death, and property damage havng been received when the taxicab in which they were passengers was m a collision with a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on the highway between Lake View and Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, on September 14, 1935; Provided, That the judgment, if any, shall not exceed, in the case of Mat Hensley, $1,500; in the case of Arnold Blanton, $1,000; in the case of Lillie Price, $3,500; in the case of Clyde Thorpe, $1,500; and in the case of D. L. Mason, $5,000. SEC. 2. Suit upon such claims 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 determina- tion of such claims, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judg- ments thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such court has jurisdiction under paragraph 20 of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, June 29, 1940. 1299 Proviso. Limitation on judg- ments. Suit, time limita- tion. Proceedings. 28U. S. C. 141 (20). [CHAPTER 476] AN ACT For the relief of Stanley V. Smith. 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 Stanley V. Smith, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $76.10, in full settlement of his claim against the United States for loss of tools which were destroyed by fire while stored in a Works Progress Administration warehouse at Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 8, 1936: 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 29, 1940. [CHAPTER 477] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas Lewellyn and Drusilla Lewellyn. 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 Thomas Lewellyn and Drusilla Lewellyn the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries received by them on account of being struck, on Decem- ber 20, 1935, by a Government-owned truck which was being operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Indianapolis, Indiana: 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 attorney on account of services rendered June 29. 1940 [H. R. 5297] [Private, No. 411] Stanley V. Smith. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty June 29, 1940 [H. R. 388] [Private, No. 412] Thomas and Dru- silla Lewellyn. Payment to. Prowv. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees.

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