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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS. - CHS. 832-834-DEC. 24, 26, 1942 [CHAPTER 832] AN ACT For the relief of John Sweeney. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- poses of all laws of the United States and all regulations there- under, John Sweeney, of Paris, Tennessee, shall be deemed to be, and to have been since his birth, a citizen of the United States. Approved, December 24, 1942. [CHAPTER 833] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of D. X. Sanders. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction be, and it is hereby, conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear, determine, and render judg- ment, without intervention of a jury, upon the claim of D. X. Sanders, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, for damages allegedly sustained by him in July or August 1919 as a result of the injury and death of approxi- mately one hundred and fifty head of cattle, by reason of the alleged neglect of an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart- ment of Agriculture, in the dipping of said cattle for the elimination of infested ticks, preparatory to interstate shipment. SEC. 2. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determination of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph twentieth of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, December 24, 1942. [CHAPTER 834] AN ACT For the relief of the Upham Telephone and Electric Company, Upham, North Dakota. 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 the Upham Telephone and Electric Company, Upham, North Dakota, the sum of $1,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Upham Telephone and Electric Company on account of the acquisition by the United States, for the Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, situated near Upham, North Dakota, of lands the former occupants of which were serviced by such com- pany: 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 ren- dered 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 exceed- ing $1,000. Approved, December 26, 1942. 1259 December 24, 1942 [H. B. 7828] [Private Law 633] John Sweeney. Deemed to be citi- zenofU.S. December 24,1942 [H. R. 4068] [Private Law 634] D. X. Sanders. Jurisdiction of dis- trict court to hear claim of. Institution of suit. 36 Stat. 1093. 28U. S. C. §41 (20). December 26, 1942 [11. . 194] [lrivati ILaw 635] Upham Telephone and Electric Com- pany, Upham, N. Dak. Payment to. Pro'io.

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