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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 84-86-APR. 29, 1943 663 AN ACT For the relief of R. E. Cotton Company. 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 R. E. Cotton Company, of Milledgeville, Georgia, the sum of $5,360, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for refund of liquidated damages assessed against and deducted from money due R. E. Cotton Company for the construction of certain levees in the Mississippi Valley: Provided,That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 April 29, 1943. [CHAPTER 85] AN ACT For the relief of Fred Taylor. 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 Fred Taylor, of Clemson, South Carolina, senior cotton technologist for United States Department of Agriculture, the sum of $157.75, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for expenses incurred in payment of transportation for his wife, Mrs. Ethel P. Taylor, from Manchester, England, August 27, 1939, to Washington, District of Columbia, under instructions to evacuate on an American ship which sailed prior to receipt of specific authorization from the Department to incur such expense as provided by departmental regu- lations: 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 April 29, 1943. [CHAPTER 86] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Charles J. Bair. 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 Mrs. Charles J. Bair, of Weslaco, Texas, the sum of $5,000 in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of the death of her son John Bair, who was killed in an automobile accident while April 29, 1943 [H. R. 1162] [Private Law 391 R. E. Cotton Com- pany. April 29, 1943 [H. R. 1219] [Private Law 401 Fred Taylor. April 29, 1943 [H. R. 1238] [Private Law 41] Mrs. Charles J. Bair. [CHAPTER 84]

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