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 62 STAT.] 80rH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 134, 135 , 137-MAR. 16, 18, 1948 ginia, the sum of $226.10; and Mrs. W. D. Thompson, of Moneta, Virginia, the sum of $211.35. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained, hospital and medical expenses and loss of earnings incurred by each of the above-named persons, as a result of an acci- dent involving a vehicle operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps, War Department, on route 122, near Moneta, Virginia, on November 1, 1941: 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 March 16, 1948. [CHAPTER 135] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim or claims of Charles L. Baker. 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 Court of Claims of the United States of America, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim or claims of Charles L. Baker, of Ophir, Alaska, against the United States for loss or damage alleged to have been sustained by him as a direct result of his arrest on or about November 4, 1937, and subsequent imprisonment for approximately ninety-five days in the Territory of Alaska, if such arrest and imprisonment were occasioned by wrongful acts or omissions of any of the officers and employees of the United States while acting within the scope of such office or employment: Provided, That the United States shall not be liable for punitive damages. Suit upon such claim may be instituted in the Court of Claims at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitation, and the proceedings in such suit shall be had in the same manner, and be subject to the same provisions for appellate review, as in the case of claims over which the Court of Claims has jurisdiction by virtue of section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended (28 U. S . C . 250). The judgment in any such suit shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant by reason of the same subject-matter against any officer or employee of the United States. Approved March 16, 1948. [CHAPTER 137] AN ACT For the relief of Robert Wilhelm Gerling. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration of the immigration and naturalization laws, the Attorney General of the United States shall record the lawful admission for permanent residence of Robert Wilhelm Gerling of New York City, New York, as of August 4, 1939, the date on which he was lawfully temporarily admitted to the United States. Approved March 18, 1948. 68706°- - - 51 r'r. n--3 1325 March 16, 1948 [H. R. 1131] [Private Law 215] Charles L. Baker. 36 Stat. 1136; ;2 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 996. March 18, 1948 [H. R. 3742] [Private Law 216! Robert Wilhelm Gerling.

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