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 58 STAT.I 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 20-22-FEB. 21, 1944 [CHAPTER 20] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Arthur J. Martin, Junior, a minor. 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 legal guardian of Arthur J. Martin, Junior, a minor, of 671 East Broadway, South Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, hospital and medical expenses sustained when Arthur J. Martin, Junior, a minor, was struck by a United States Navy truck on East Broadway, South Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated by 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 February 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 21] AN ACT For the relief of the Wisconsin Electric Power Company. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Wisconsin Electric Power Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the sum of $5,433.75 in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for compensation for damage to its property which resulted when an employee of the Works Progress Administration drove an automatic air-driven tool into an underground cable, owned by the said com- pany, near the intersection of North Sixth and West Canal Streets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 23, 1937: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per cen- tum 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 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 February 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 22] AN ACT For the relief of W. R. Jordan and Mabel Jordan. 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 W. R. Jordan and Mabel Jordan, of Luverne, North Dakota, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensa- tion for the death of their son, John Jordan, who died of injuries 939 February 21, 1944 [H. R. 3076] [Private Law 173] Guardian of Arthur J. Martin, Jr. February 21 1944 [S. 1324] [Private Law 174] Wisconsin Electric Power Company. February 21, 1944 [S. 13911 [Private Law 175] W. R. Jordan and Mabel Jordan.

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