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 998 June 28, 1944 [H. R. 1046] [Private Law 315] David B. Turpel. June 28, 1944 [H. R. 1313] [Private Law 316] PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 310-312-JUNE 28, 1944 [CHAPTER 310] AN ACT For the relief of David B. Turpel. [58 STAT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers David B. Turpel, who was a member of Battery A, First Battalion Maine Heavy Artillery, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the military service of the United States as a member of that organization on the 24th day of February 1899: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved June 28, 1944. [CHAPTER 311] AN ACT For the relief of Delores Lewis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the DeloresLewis. 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, the sum of $700 to Delores Lewis, 1525 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, in full settlement of all claims against the United States Government for personal injuries, medical, and other expenses, and property damage, sustained when the motor vehicle in which she was riding was struck by a motor vehicle owned by the National Training School for Boys, an institution under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, at the intersection of Carey and Mosher Streets, Baltimore, Maryland, on February 2, 1942: 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 June 28, 1944. June 28, 1944 [H. R. 2161] [Private Law 317] Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Long. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U. S.C. §1765,770. [CHAPTER 312] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth Powers Long. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 and 20 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C ., 1940 edition, title 5, sees. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Long, Florence, Alabama, alleged widow of Milo S. Long, whose death on July 29, 1940, is alleged to have resulted from personal injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties as a United States engineer during the emergency flood in 1937, and her claim for compensation is author- ized to be considered and acted upon by the United States Employees' Compensation Commission under the remaining provisions of law

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