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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 522-524-NOV. 21, 1941 Proviso. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4062] [Private Law 200] Alta Ledgerwood. Payment to. Proviso. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4116] [Private Law 201] James A. Sweeney. Payment to. Proisao. L. Kapfer, of De Kalb Junction, New York, the sum of $2,312, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for damage to her private property arising out of the occupancy and use of her land by the Army in connection with the First Army maneuvers held in the vicinity of Pine Camp, New York, during the period of August 5 to 24, 1940: 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, November 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 523] AN ACT For the relief of Alta Ledgerwood. 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 Alta Ledgerwood, the sum of $648, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for the loss of her personal effects in the fire which destroyed the schoolhouse at Fort Yukon, Alaska, on September 29, 1939: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, 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 said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, November 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 524] AN ACT For the relief of James A. Sweeney. 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 James A. Sweenev the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of all claims he may have against the Government on account of the death of his wife Emelie I. Sweeney, who was fatally injured, said injuries and death being caused by the negligent operation of a Civilian Conserva- tion Corps truck, by a Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee or employee, while acting within the scope of his employment, on July 19, 1938, on United States Highway Numbered 220, about eight miles south of Madison, North Carolina: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof 970 [55 STAT.

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