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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., IST SESS.-CHS. 529-532-NOV. 21, 1941 istration: 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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 530] AN ACT For the relief of Alexander Kehaya. 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 hereby authorized and directed, upon payment of all duties, charges, and expenses, to surrender and deliver to Alex- ander Kehaya, of New York, the purchaser, two hundred and sixty- one bales of tobacco imported into the United States by the Aeolian Shipping Company on or about October 20, 1937, and entered at the port of New York under warehouse entry numbered 91992, which tobacco was abandoned by the said shipping company to the United States without authority of the said purchaser. Approved, November 21, 1941. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4777] [Private Law 207] Alexander Kehaya. Delivery of desig- nated tobacco to. [CHAPTER 531] AN ACT For the relief of Delbert E. Libbey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 17 to 20, 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 (U. S . C ., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Delbert E. Libbey, who allegedly was injured and became permanently disabled while in the performance of duty on November 23, 1924, while serving as assistant librarian of the House of Representatives, and as a result of such duty, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That no benefits hereunder shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, November 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 532] AN ACT For the relief of certain personnel of the Army on account of loss of personal property as a result of a fire on April 11, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia. 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, such sum as may be certified by the Secretary of War as necessary to reim- burse military personnel on account of loss, damage, or destruction of personal property of such personnel as a result of a fire on April November 21, 1941 [H. R. 47781 [Private Law 208] Delbert E. Libbey. Considerationof di ability claim. 39 Stat. 746. 5U.S.C. II767-770. 39 Stat. 742. 5u. . c. i§ 751-79s. Proviso. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4803] [Private Law 2091 Fort Benning, Oa. Reimbursement of military personnel on account of personal property losses. 973 Proviso.

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