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 Oct. 29, 1941 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 463, 503, 5 04 -- Nov. 21,1941 [CHAPTER 463] October 29, 1941 [S. 1708] [Private Law 179] Susannah Sanchez. Payment to. Proviso. [55 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Susannah Sanchez. 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 Susannah Sanchez, Rio Hato, Republic of Panama, the sum of $1,500 in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States on account of the death of her minor son, Louis Sanchez, on December 17, 1940, as the result of the explosion of a 37 mm. dud shell in the yard of their home in the eastern part of the Gunnery Range, Department Training Center, Rio Hato, Republic of Panama: 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, October 29, 1941. [CHAPTER 503] November 21, 1941 [H. R. 2471 [Private Law 180] Lena B. Crouch. Payment to. Proviso. AN ACT For the relief of Lena B. Crouch. 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 Lena B. Crouch, of Mulberry, Arkansas, the sum of $5,650 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her husband, B. F. Crouch, sometimes known as Franklin R. Crouch, who died from the result of injuries sustained in a collision of a truck owned and operated by the Work Projects Administration and a truck driven by the said B. F. Crouch, which collision occurred on August 31, 1939, near the town of Mulberry, in Crawford County, Arkansas: 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 504] November 21, 1941 [H. R. 413] [Private Law 181] Arma Lee Hogan. Consideration of disability claim. AN ACT For the relief of Arma Lee Hogan. 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

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