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 61 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 1ST SESS. -CIIS. 133-135-JUNE 25, 1947 [CHAPTER 133] AN ACT For the relief of John H. Gradwell. 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 John H. Gradwell, of Meriden, Connecticut, the sum of $211.30 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for damage to his automobile resulting from a collision with an Army vehicle in Hamden, Connecticut, on January 4, 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 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 25, 1947. [CHAPTER 134] AN ACT For the relief of Robert C. Birkes. 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 Robert C. Birkes, of Portland, Oregon, a former member of the Navy, the sum of $98, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for payment of the amount which the Price Administrator recovered from the former landlord of the said Robert C. Birkes because of overcharges for rent for the premises at 30 Linnaean Street, Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, during the period March 1, 1945, to July 31, 1945; recovery of such sum by the said Robert C. Birkes having been prevented by the fact that he was ordered by the Navy to make a change of station soon after the overcharge was determined by the Office of Price Admin- istration: 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 June 25, 1947. [CHAPTER 135] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Francis Eugene Hardin, a minor. 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 legal guardian of Francis Eugene Hardin, a minor, of Fresno, California, the sum of $3,664.73, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for 973 June 25, 1947 IS. 470] [Private Law 24] John H. Gradwell. June 25, 1947 [S. 561] IPrivate Law 25] Robert C. Birkes. June 25, 1947 [H. R. 360] {Private Law 26] Guardianof Francis Eugene Hardin.

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