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 57 STAT.] 78&r CONG., IST SESS. - CHS. 166-168--JUNE 26, 1943 [CHAPTER 166] AN ACT For the relief of Cinda J. Short. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou8e 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. Cinda J. Short, of Wise County, Virginia, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of her claims against the United States for com- pensation for the deaths of her sons, Kermit Short and Victor Short, who were killed, on June 9, 1939, as the result of being struck by a bolt of lightning which was carried to the house of Monroe Short, a local fire warden, deceased husband of the said Cinda J. Short, by unconnected telephone wires installed by enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps, such wires not having been grounded, payment of such claim to the said Monroe Short having been authorized by Private Law Numbered 502, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved October 13, 1942, but not having been made prior to the death of the said Monroe Short: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 1671 AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Kindon. 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 to Walter H. Kindon, of Wadley, Georgia, the sum of $135, and to Mrs. Walter H. Kindon, of Wadley, Georgia, the sum of $185, in full satisfaction of their respective claims for compensation for personal injuries sustained by them and medical expenses incurred by them as the result of an accident which occurred when their automobile was struck by a United States Army motorcycle near Louisville, Georgia, on August 9, 1941: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 168] AN ACT For the relief of Viola Dale. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representates of the Utited States of America i Congress assembled, That the Secretary 81077--4 - -P. II -- 677 June 26, 1943 [8. 717] [Private Law 71] Mrs. Cinda J. Short. 56 stat. 1205. June 26, 193 [8. 7431 [Private Law 72] Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Kindon. June 28, ion 18. 765 [Private Lw 731

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