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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 73-75--MAR. 6, 1946 March 6, 1946 [H. R. 29631 [Private Law 414] William Phillips. 39 Stat. 746. 5U.S.C.i§765- 770; Supp. V, § 770. March 6, 1946 [H. R. 2974] [Private Law 415] Bobby Messick, es- tate. March 6, 1946 [H. B. 3046] [Private Law 416] Thomas A. Butler. [CHAPTER 73] AN ACT For the relief of William Phillips. 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 William Phillips, who is alleged to have sustained injuries from the explosion of dynamite while work- ing for the Works Progress Administration in a rock quarry at Gar- land, Texas, on or about April 11, 1938, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, and as extended to employees engaged in emergency relief employment, if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved March 6, 1946. [CHAPTER 74] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Bobby Messick. 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 legally qualified representative of the estate of Bobby Messick, deceased, of Murfrees- boro, Tennessee, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of the said Bobby Messick who was instantly killed on September 18, 1943, when struck by a United States Army truck on United States Highway Numbered 41, six miles south of Murfreesboro, Tennessee: 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 attor- ney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstand- ing. 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 6, 1946. [CHAPTER 75] AN ACT For the relief of Thomas A. Butler. 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 Thomas A. Butler, of Richmond, Virginia, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical and other expenses sustained by him as the result of a collision of an Army truck with a streetcar on which he was a passenger in Richmond, Virginia, on November 19,1943: 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 1124 [60 STAT.

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