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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 159-161-MAY 29, 1945 [CHAPTER 159] AN ACT For the relief of Alexander Sawyer. May 29,1945 [H. R. 2361] [Private Law 89] Alexander Sawyer. [CHAPTER 160] May 29, 1945 [H. R. 2701] [Private Law 90] Margaret J. Pow. 39 Stat. 746. U.s .C. ii 765-770. AN ACT For the relief of Margaret J. Pow. 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 Sep- tember 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C ., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Margaret J. Pow, on account of the death of her husband, Alexander Simpson Pow, which is alleged to have resulted August 10, 1936 from exposure while on duty as a certifying engineer of the Smithfield Court housing project at Birmingham, Alabama, 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. Approved May 29, 1945. [CHAPTER 161] AN ACT For the relief of Antonio Rui. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Antonio Runz United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Antonio Ruiz, of Phoenix, Arizona, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for the death of his two minor children, the late Samuel Ruiz and the late Rosalie Ruiz who died as a result of personal injuries sustained by them when a United 720 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 Alexander Sawyer, of 17 Donald Road, Dorchester, Massachusetts the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of income sustained by him as the result of an accident when an Army ambulance struck him on Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, on January 16, 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 May 29, 1945. [59 STAT. May 29, 194 [5. 72] [Private Law 91]

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