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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS 360-362-AUG. 8, 1945 [59 STAT. with said claims, 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 August 8, 1945. [CHAPTER 361] August 8, 195 [H. R. 2866] [Private Law 186] Rita Cauvin Green. 39 Stat. 742. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Rita Cauvin Green. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the per- formance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (5 U. S. C. 751-791) Rita Cauvin Green shall be deemed to be the widow of George Washington Green, who died on December 22, 1942, as the result of an accident which occurred while he was operating a crane for the Navy Department at the United States naval station, New Orleans, Louisiana, notwithstanding any finding to the contrary which may have been made under such Act with respect to her marital status: Provided, That claim for compen- sation for death by reason of this Act shall be filed within one year from the approval of this Act: Providedfurther,That no benefits shall accrue by reason of this Act prior to the date of approval hereof. Approved August 8, 1945. [CHAPTER 362] ANT A(T. August 8, 1945 - [H. R . 3175] To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern [Private Law 1871 District of South Carolina to determine the claim of Lewis E. Magwood. Lewis E. Magwood, claim. Payment of Judg. ment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina to hear and determine, and to render judgment, as if the United States were suable in tort, on the claim of Lewis E. Magwood, of Charleston, South Carolina, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained and expenses incurred by the said Lewis E. Magwood on account of a wound received while he was on duty on the tug Mars, which was towing targets during target practice of the Two Hundred and Fifty-second Coast Artillery, North Carolina National Guard, under the guidance and instruction of United States Army personnel, near Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, on August 3, 1932, if such suit is brought within one year after the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the judgment, if any, rendered as the result of such suit, upon proper certification from the said United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Approved August 8, 1945. 760

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