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 PRIVATE] LAWS-CHS. 649, 650, 653 -DEC. 28, 29, 1945 [59 STAT. [CHAPTER 649] December 28, 1945 [H. R. 4116] [Private Law 360] M. R. Stone. 39 Stat. 746. 5U.S. C.§§765- 770. December 28, 1945 [H. R. 4117] [Private Law 361] Franklin P. Rad- cliffe. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U.S. C. §§ 76-770. December 29, 1945 [H. R. 873] [Private Law 362] Mrs. Bessie S. Ed- monds. AN ACT For the relief of M. R. Stone. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, 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, are hereby waived in favor of M. R. Stone, of Huntington, West Virginia, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider under the remaining provisions of said Act his claim on account of injury to his hip and leg alleged to have been sustained in February or March 1938, while performing his duties at Huntington Veterans' Hospital, West Virginia: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the approval of this Act: Provided,That no benefits shall accrue hereunder prior to the approval of this Act. Approved December 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 650] AN ACT For the relief of Franklin P. Radcliffe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limita- tions of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, 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, are hereby waived in favor of Franklin P. Radcliffe, of Huntington, West Vir- ginia, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider under the remaining provisions of said Act his claim on account of injury, and disability caused from a hernia alleged to have been sustained on or about March 19, 1938, while performing his duties as fireman at the United States Veterans' Hospital, West Virginia: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the ap- proval of this Act: Provided, That no benefits hereunder shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved December 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 653] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Bessie S. Edmonds. 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 Mrs. Bessie S. Edmonds, widow of the late Lieutenant Commander Samuel P. Edmonds, United States Coast Guard, retired, of Pass Christian, Mississippi, the sum of $10,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the use of certain live-saving equipment patents, which have been, and are now being used by the United States Government: 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 834

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