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 55STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 145-147-MAY 28, 1941 [CHAPTER 145] AN ACT For the relief of Della B. Birnbaum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions and limitations of sections 15, to 20, both 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, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of Della B. Birnbaum, whose husband, the late Andrew P. Birnbaum, is alleged to have died as the result of illness incurred in the performance of his duty as an employee of the Works Progress Administration in Hamilton County, Ohio, on or about July 27, 1936, and to determine said claim upon its merits under the provisions of said Act: Provided, That said claim shall be filed with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than ninety days after the approval of this Act. SEc. 2. That no benefits hereunder shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, May 28, 1941. May 28,1941 [H. R.336] [Private Law 611 Della B. Birnbaum. Consideration of claim. 39 Stat. 746. 5U.8.0. § 765-770. 39 Stat. 742. 5 U. S. 0. 751-793 Proviso. No prior benefits. [CHAPTER 146] AN ACT For the relief of Julius Springer. 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, the sum of $2,250 to Julius Springer, of New York City, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States, for personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a Post Office Department truck, at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Fourth Avenue, New York City, New York, on February 19, 1938: 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 deemedguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, May 28, 1941. [CHAPTER 147] AN ACT For the relief of the Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Incorporated. 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, to the Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, New York, New York, the sum of $2,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States by such corporation for compensation for mileage aerially surveyed m Kings, Kern, and Fresno Counties, May 28, 141 [H. R. 682] [Private Law 621 Julius Springer. Payment to. Proviso. May 28,1941 [H. R. 694] [Private Law 631 Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. Payment to. 913

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