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 [57 STAT. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 311-313-NOV. 22, 1943 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. [CHAPTER 312] November 22, 1943 [H. R. 1498] [Private Law 122] Charles W. Ruck- man. AN ACT For the relief of Charles W. Ruckman. 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 the civil service retirement and disability fund, to Charles W. Ruckman, the sum of $3,150.42, in full settlement of all claims against the United States, said sum representing the total annuity payments received by him under the Civil Service Retirement Act, in good faith, while serving as postmaster at the Concho (Oklahoma) post office, and which he was required to refund: 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 November 22, 1943. [CHAPTER 313] November 22, 1943 [11. R. 1555] [Private Law 1231 Arkansas Power and Light Company. AN ACT For the relief of Arkansas Power and Light 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Arkansas Power and Light Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, the sum of $3,574.81, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the value, agreed upon by the company and representatives of the Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, of facilities and equipment for the distribution of electric power which were installed by the company at former Camp Pike (now Camp Robinson), Little Rock, Arkansas, when such camp was a National Guard camp, under an agreement that such facilities and equipment were to remain the property of the company, and which were taken over and requisitioned by the United States on November 28, 1940: 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved November 22, 1943. 700

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