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 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CHS. 43, 49, 50 -MAR. 28, 31, 1945 able and which were stolen, without his fault, from a vault in the project office in the community building in said project sometime between the close of business at 5:15 o'clock postmeridian on July 22, 1944, and 9 o'clock antemeridian on July 23, 1944: Provided, That the said James M. Hiler is hereby relieved of pecuniary responsibility for the loss of said public funds. Approved March 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 49] AN ACT March 31, 1945 For the relief of F. L. Gause and the legal guardian of Rosalind and Helen [HER. 1360] Gause, minors. (Private Law 22] 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 $7,120.65 to F. L. Gause, of Galveston, Texas, for property damage, personal injuries, and permanent disability to himself; and medical and hospital expenses incurred for himself and his two minor daughters; to pay the sum of $12,500 to the legal guardian of Rosalind Gause, a minor, for personal injuries and permanent dis- ability; and to pay the sum of $1,500 to the legal guardian of Helen Gause, a minor, for personal injuries and permanent disability, as a result of a United States Army airplane crashing into the automo- bile in which they were riding on West Beach Road, Galveston Island, Galveston County, Texas, on February 21, 1943: 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 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 March 31, 1945. [CHAPTER 50] AN ACT For the relief of Perkins Gins, formerly Perkins Oil Company, of Memphis, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the statutes of limitation, so far as they bar the cotton linter claim of Perkins Gins, a corporation of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly the claim of Perkins Oil Company, also a corporation of Memphis, Tennessee, arising out of purchase contract numbered 3418, entered into by the said Perkins Oil Company, of Memphis, Tennessee, predecessor of said Perkins Gins of Memphis, Tennessee, on September 16, 1918, with the United States of America be, and the same are hereby, waived and revoked. SEC. 2. That the said claimant is hereby authorized to file within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act its said claim and have the same adjudicated by the Court of Claims of the United States. Approved March 31, 1946. F. L. Gause. Guardian of Rosa- lind Gause. Guardian of Helen Gause. March 31, 194 [8. 167] [Private Law 23] Perkins Otns, form- erl Perkins Oil Co. Claim. Adjudication. - 693

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