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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 202-204-MAR. 27, 1942 March 27, 1942 [S. 1669] [Private Law 342] James Franklin Smith. Payments to. Provisos. March 27, 1942 [S. 1696] [Private Law 343] Bessie Walden. Payment to. Proviso. March 27, 1942 [S. 2063] [Private Law 344] Army. Acceptance of deco- rations, etc., by desig- nated oficers and enlisted men. [CHAPTER 202] AN ACT For the relief of James Franklin 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 be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James Franklin Smith, of Nashville, Tennessee, the sum of $1,500, and $50 per month in an amount not to exceed $3,000, making a total of $4,500, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him when he was struck on October 27, 1940, by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck while he was sitting on an embankment by the side of United States Highway Numbered 70 at a point about eight miles from Nashville, Tennessee, in the direction of Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Provided, That the monthly payments to James Franklin Smith shall not commence until three months after the passage of this Act: 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 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, March 27, 1942. [CHAPTER 203] AN ACT For the relief of Bessie Walden. 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 $5,294.50, to Bessie Walden, of Hot Springs, Montana, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for the death of her husband, George Walden, who died as the result of injuries sustained by him while assisting employees of the Indian Irrigation Service, Flathead Project, Department of the Interior, in the erec- tion of a power pole near Hot Springs, Montana, on November 19, 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 con- tract 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, March 27, 1942. [CHAPTER 204] AN ACT To authorize certain officers and enlisted men of the Army of the United States to accept emblems, medals, orders, and decorations that have been tendered them by governments of the Western Hemisphere. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the follow- ing-named officers and enlisted men of the Army be, and they are hereby, authorized to accept such emblems, medals, orders, and deco- 1138 [56 STAT.

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