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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 746, 747-JUNE 29,1948 [CHAPTER 746] AN ACT June 29, 1948 [H. R. 911] For the relief of Kam Fong Chun, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Dias, Joseph De Souza, [Private Law 432] Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ayres, and Jose Oducado. Kam Fong Chun and others. June 29, 1948 ITR.R. 915] [Private Law 433] I. L. McCandless, estate. 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 Kam Fong Chun, husband of Esther P. Chun, and father of Donald K. Chun and Marilyn K. Chun, minors, the sum of $8,000; to Mr. and Mrs. Jose Dias, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, parents of Charlotte Dias and Rosario Fe Dias, minors, the sum of $3,500; to Mr. Joseph De Souza, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, husband of Agnes De Souza and father of Mildred De Souza, a minor, the sum of $8,000; to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ayres, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, parents of Kenneth Ayres, a minor, the sum of $2,410; and to Mr. Jose Oducado, husband of Margaret Oducado and father of Constance Oducado, the sum of $5,000. Such sums are in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the deaths of Esther P. Chun, Donald K. Chun, Marilyn K. Chun, Charlotte Dias, Rosario Fe Dias, Agnes De Souza, Mildred De Souza, Kenneth Ayres, Mar- garet Oducado, and Constance Oducado, who were killed as the result of an accident in which two bombers of the United States Army crashed in the Kalihi-kai district of the city and county of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on June 8, 1944: 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 29, 1948. [CHAPTER 747] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Terri- tory of Hawaii to hear, determine, and render judgment on the claims of the executors and trustees of the estate of L. L. McCandless, deceased, as their interests may appear, against the United States of America. 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 District Court of the United States for the Territory of Hawaii to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the executors and trustees of the estate of L. L. McCand- less, deceased, as their interests may appear, against the United States of America for damages, if any, but not exceeding the sum of $46,155, for the loss of personal property, including the loss of livestock, alleged to have been caused by military personnel of the United States, and for damages, if any, but not exceeding the sum of $67,500 for the alleged illegal withdrawal of the Government lands covered by Gen- eral Leases Numbers 1740 and 1741 of the Territory of Hawaii, each dated December 29, 1925, from the operation of those leases for use by the United States Army for war purposes: Provided,That judg- ment shall not be rendered against the United States with respect to any part of the alleged damages for the loss of personal property, including livestock, which arose out of the combat activities of military personnel of the United States. 1410 [62 STAT.

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