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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 532-534-NOV. 21, 1941 Provisos. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4879] [Private Law 210] J. A. Sandell and Frances Sandell. Payment to. Proviso. November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4964] [Private Law 211] Elsie Hugaboom. Payment to. Proio. 11, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia: Provided, That no claim shall be settled or paid hereunder which has been or may be settled and paid under the provisions of existing law or unless the Secretary of War shall certify that said property so damaged, lost, or destroyed, was reasonable, useful, necessary, and proper for such personnel to have in their possession while engaged in public service at the time of such loss, damage, or destruction: Provided further, 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 notwith- standing. 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 533]N ACT AN ACT For the relief of J. A. Sandell and Frances Sandell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ame:-ca 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 J. A. Sandell and Frances Sandell the sum of $2,500, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for damages and per- sonal injuries sustained when the car driven by J. A. Sandell was struck by a truck driven by an employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps, near Ranger Station at Quinault Lake, Washington, on Sep- tember 30, 1937: 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 serv- ices 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 misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, November 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 534] AN ACT For the relief of Elsie Hugaboom. 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 Elsie Hugaboom, of Malone, New York, the sum of $1,101, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for personal injuries sustained when she fell as a result of the broken pavement in front of the Malone, New York, post office on April 22, 1931: 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. 974 [55 STAT.

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