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 795 59 STAT.] 79TH OONG., 1sT SESS.-CHS. 503 -505 -NOV. 30, 1945 the claim of Francis A. Hanley for disability resulting from an injury to his leg when he is alleged to have fallen over a waste paper basket with an armful of mail in the performance of duty during employ- ment in July, 1942, as a clerk in the Post Office Department at Albany, New York, and to determine said claim upon its merits under the remaining provisions of said Act: Provided, That claim for benefits shall be filed with such Commission within ninety days from the date of the approval of this Act: And provided further, That no benefit shall accrue under this Act prior to the date of approval thereof. Approved November 30, 1945. [CHAPTER 5041 AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Alexander McLean, deceased. 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, the sum of $5,639.55 to the estate of Alexander McLean, of Boston, Massa- chusetts, in full settlement of all claims against the United States and John W. Meyer, the driver of the Navy vehicle, for the death of Alexander McLean, deceased, as a result of being struck by a United States Navy vehicle, on Commercial Street, Boston, Massachusetts, June 18, 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 con- tract 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 30, 1945. [CHAPTER 505] AN ACT For the relief of Florence Zimmerman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, inclusive of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for the 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 ., 1934 edition, title 5, sees. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Florence Zimmerman, who is alleged to have sustained injuries to her back in the line of her duties on June 23, 1942, while employed in the Navy medical supply depot, Brooklyn, New York, and her claim for compensation is author- ized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, if she files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. The monthly compensation which the said Florence Zim- merman may be entitled to receive by reason of the enactment of this Act shall commence on the first day of the month during which this Act is enacted. Approved November 30, 1945. November 30,1945 [H. R. 2027] [Private Law 267] Alexander McLean, estate. Novembehr:3, 1945 [1l. I. 22411 [Private law 26i81 Florence Zinimel- man. 39 Stat. 746 . 5U.S. C. §§76-770.

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