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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 251-253- -APR. 28, 1942 [CHAPTER 251] AN ACT For the relief of Dora Thompson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to (1) rescind the cancelation of homestead entry Great Falls 073861 of Dora Thompson, (2) restore such entry to a pending status, and (3) extend for three years from the date of enactment of this Act the period during which said Dora Thompson may submit final proof with respect to compliance with residence requirements applicable to such entry. Approved, April 28, 1942. [CHAPTER 252] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard. 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 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard, of Montgomery, Alabama, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all their claims against the United States for the death of their son, James Ray Loard, who was killed on October 12, 1940, by an explosion at Maxwell Field, Alabama: 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 attor- ney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. 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, April 28, 1942. [CIIAPTER 253] AN ACT For the relief of Mary J. Crabtree. 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 $2,000, to Mary J. Crabtree, of Bridgeport, Nebraska, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred and for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of a fall in the United States Post Office in Puyallup, Washington, on October 13, 1939: 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 not- withstanding. 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, April 28, 1942. April 28, 1942 [8. 950] [Private Law 369] Dora Thompson. Restoration, etc., of homestead entry. April 28, 1942 [S. 984] [Private Law 370] Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard. Payment to. Proviso. April 28, 1942 [S. 1424] [Private Law 371] Mary J. Crabtree. Payment to. Provio.

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