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 December 12, 1945 [S. J. Res. 51] [Private Law 318] Charles Rex Mar- chant, and others. Acceptance of med- als. December 19, 1945 [H. R. 2737] [Private Law 319] Harry Leon Black, estate. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 572, 574, 581-DEC. 11 ,12,19, 1945 [59 STAT. thereto and with respect to any personal property which may have been loaned to the Government in connection therewith: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall cause to be removed any improvements or alterations made to the premises at the Govern- ment's expense, if in his judgment the value thereof shall substantially exceed the cost of restoring the premises to their condition at the time of the Government's entry thereupon. Approved December 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 574] JOINT RESOLUTION Granting permission to Charles Rex Marchant, Lorne E. Sasseen, and Jack Veniss Bassett to accept certain medals tendered them by the Government of Canada in the name of His Britannic Majesty, King George VI. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Charles Rex Marchant, Lorne E. Sasseen, and Jack Veniss Bassett, employees of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Department of Commerce, be authorized to accept and wear British Empire medals, Civilian Division, tendered by the Government of Canada in the name of His Britannic Majesty, ]King George VI, in recognition of their gallant services in rescuing four crew members from a crashed and burning Canadian bomber in September 1942, and that the Department of State is hereby authorized and permitted to deliver the above medals to Charles Rex Marchant, Lorne E. Sasseen, and Jack Veniss Bassett. Approved December 12, 1945. [CHAPTER 581] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Harry Leon Black. 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 Harry Leon Black, of Alhambra, California, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of the claim of such estate against the United States for compensation for the death of said Harry Leon Black, as the result of personal injuries sustained by him when he was struck by a truck owned by the War Department and being oper- ated in connection with War Department business on Highway Num- bered 99, near Indio, California, on April 11, 1944, at 1:30 ante- meridian: 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 ren- dered 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 December 19, 1945.

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