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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CHS. 747-749--JUNE 29, 1948 SEC. 2. Proceedings for the determination of these claims shall be had in the same manner as in cases against the United States of which the district courts of the United States have jurisdiction under the provisions of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended: Provided, That suit hereunder shall be instituted within one year after the enact- ment of this Act: And provided further, That this Act shall be con- strued only to waive the immunity from suit of the Government of the United States and to confer jurisdiction upon said court to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the executors and trustees of the estate of L. L. McCandless, deceased, described in section 1 hereof, and not otherwise to affect any substantive rights of the parties. Approved June 29 1948. [CHAPTER 748] AN ACT For the relief of the Growers Fertilizer Company, a Florida corporation. 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 the Growers Fertilizer Company, a Florida corporation, the sum of $2,017.84, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for goods furnished to the clients of the Farm Security Administra- tion of the Department of Agriculture upon the order and authority of an agent of said Farm Security Administration during the period from April 15, 1937, to March 22, 1938: 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 749] AN ACT For the relief of George Cleve Williams. 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 George Cleve Williams, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of his claim against the United States for personal injuries, hospital, and medical expenses resulting from an accident involving a United States Marine Corps truck on highway Numbered 10, near Clarks, North Carolina, on the night of August 19, 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. 1411 36 Stat. 1091; 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 996. 28U.S.C. §41. June 29, 1948 [H. R. 1930] [Private Law 434] Growers Fertilizer Co. June 29, 1948 [H. R. 2372] [Private Law 435] George Cleve Wil- liams.

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