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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 585, 598-JULY 16, 24, 1946 [60 STAT. [CHAPTER 585] July 16, 1946 [S. 1517] [Private Law 729] Lofts and Son. July 24, 1946 [S. 661] (Private Law 7301 Harold H. Rhodes. AN ACT For the relief of Lofts and Son. 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 Lofts and Son, a partnership consisting of A. C . Lofts, Clara Lofts, and Arthur C. Lofts, Junior, of Hood River, Oregon, the sum of $1,000, in full satis- faction of its claim against the United States for compensation for damages resulting from the relocation and reconstruction, in con- nection with the construction of the Bonneville Dam, of a portion of the Hood River-White Salmon Highway over and across certain premises near Hood River, Oregon, then in the legal possession of Lofts and Son, such relocation and reconstruction having made neces- sary the removal of certain structures, materials, and equipment of Lofts and Son from such premises, having caused delays and shut- downs in the operation of the business of Lofts and Son, and having prevented the use by Lofts and Son of a direct and convenient means of entering and leaving such premises: 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 July 16, 1946. [CHAPTER 598] AN ACT For the relief of Harold H. Rhodes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Harold II. Rhodes is hereby relieved of all liability for the payment of trans- portation expenses incurred by him in traveling from Lisbon, Por- tugal, to Washington, District of Columbia, in January 1944 while in the employ of the Foreign Economic Administration; and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Harold H. Rhodes (1) a sum equal to the aggregate of the amounts deducted or withheld from his subsequent pay or allowances by rea- son of the disallowance by the Comptroller General of such trans- portation expenses, and (2) the sum of $219.62, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for payment of per diem allow- ance for subsistence expenses incurred for the period from December 10, 1943, to January 9, 1944, while traveling on official business as an employee of the Foreign Economic Administration: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 24, 1946.

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