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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CHS. 309-311 -NOV. 22, 1943 [CHAPTER 309] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Hyman Wiener. 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 estate of Hyman Wiener, the sum of $7,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of Hyman Wiener, who was fatally injured when a United States Army plane fell on him at Montefiore Cemetery, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, on December 7, 1941: 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 November 22, 1943. 699 November 22, 1943 [H. B. 1049] [Private Law 119] Hyman Wiener, es- tate. [CHAPTER 310] AN ACT For the relief of Fred A. Flanders. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to cancel the indebtedness of Fred A. Flanders in the amount of $590.55 arising out of the fact that for the period from November 1, 1930, to March 31, 1941, he was paid for services rendered by him as surveyman or inspector in the United States Engineer Office at Clewiston, Florida, and also as cooperative weather observer at Moore Haven, Florida, for the Department of Commerce, the payment of such dual compensation being in contravention of the provisions of section 6 of the Act of May 10, 1916, as amended by the Act of August 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 582, U. S . C ., title 5, sec. 58). Approved November 22, 1943. November 22, 1943 [H. R. 1144] [Private Law 120] Fred A. Flanders. [CHAPTER 311] AN ACT For the relief of Lillian C. Ferreira. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lillian C. Ferreira, of Fall River, Massachusetts, the sum of $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained by her late husband, John S. Ferreira, of Fall River, Massa- chusetts, when he was knocked down and badly injured by a United States post-office vehicle on October 16, 1939, at Fall River, Massa- chusetts: 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 November 22, 1943 [H. R. 1435] [Private Law 121] Lillian C. Ferreira.

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