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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 610, 614, 615-DEC. 20, 22, 1941 [CHAPTER 610] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. H. C. Bivins, Henrietta Bivins, and Irvin Tatum. 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 topay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. H. C. Bivins, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $1,100, to Henrietta Bivins, of Rural Free Deliv- ery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $105 and to Irvin Tatum, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $350, for personal injuries and property damages in full settlement of all claims against the United States, sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a truck being used in connection with the Soil Conservation Service in hauling supplies from Quartermaster District B, Civilian Conservation Corps, to commanding officer, Company 4450, Civilian Conservation Corps, Wewahitchka, Florida, on the Americus-Ellaville public highway, same being Georgia State Highway Numbered 3, about three miles northeast of Americus, Georgia, on March 2, 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, December 20, 1941. [CHAPTER 614] AN ACT Granting a pension to Mary Jane Blackman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- trator of Veterans' Affairs be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Jane Blackman, widow of William 0. Blackman, late of Company B, Ninth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Approved, December 22, 1941. 989 December 20, 1941 [H. R. 1648] [Private Law 247] Mrs. H. O. Blvins and others. Payments to. Provso. December 22, 141 [S. 138] [Private Law 248] Mary Jane Black- man. Pension granted. [CHAPTER 615] AN ACT For the relief of James Roswell 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to James Roswell Smith, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in full satis- faction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him and for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of an airplane crash which occurred while the said James Roswell Smith was receiv- December 2, 1941 [8. 1338] [Private Law 291 James Roswell Smith. Payment to.

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