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 1191 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 316-318-JUNE 10, 1946 shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said C. C. Vest against the United States on account of the loss of crops and damage to property sustained as a result of his leaving his truck farm and peach orchard situated in Greenville County, South Carolina, untenanted for approximately six months during the calendar year 1943 at the request of the War Department. The War Department project manager at Greenville, South Carolina, entered into an oral agreement with the said C. C. Vest for the lease of his property for use as a part of a rifle range, and promised that he would be reimbursed for the loss of his growing crops. The War Department subsequently changed its plans and did not enter into possession of such property or execute any written lease with respect thereto: 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 notwith- standing. 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 June 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 317] AN ACT For the relief of Harry Fleishman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitation 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 injury while in the performance of their duties, and for other pur- poses, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Harry Fleishman, of Washington, District of Columbia and the Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider under the remaining provisions of said Act his claim on account of alleged injuries to have been incurred while in the performance of his duties as a member of the Capitol Police force, Washington, District of Columbia, on December 1, 1930: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved June 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 318] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Robert Lee Blackmon. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Robert Lee Blackmon, deceased, late of Lancaster County, South Carolina, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of the death, on November 22, 1943, of the said Robert Lee Blackmon from injuries sustained by him when he was struck, on said date, on Highway 906, five miles east of the town of Lancaster, South Carolina, by an armored vehicle in the service of the Army of the United States: Provided, June 10, 1946 [H. B. 4800] [Private Law 573] 39 Stat. 746. 5U. .C.§§765- 770 Supp. V, 770. Harry Fleishman. June 10, 146 [H. R. 4833] [Private Law 574] Robert Lee Black- mon, estate.

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