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 1326 March 20, 1948 [H. R. 4570] [Private Law 217] Capt. Howard A. Yeager. March 24, 1948 [S. 148] [Private Law 218] Charles 0. Meyers. March 25, 1948 [S. 400] [Private Law 219] Mabel Townsend Pretty On Top. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 140, 145, 152-MAR. 20, 24 ,25, 1948 [62 STAT. [CHAPTER 140] AN ACT For the relief of Howard A. Yeager. 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 Howard A. Yeager, captain, United States Navy, the sum of $128.96. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States of the said Howard A. Yeager as reimbursement for travel per- formed pursuant to official Navy Department orders of May 1, 1945, May 8, 1945, and June 9, 1945: 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 misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved March 20, 1948. [CHAPTER 145] AN ACT For the relief of Charles G. Meyers. 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 Charles G. Meyers, of Lyman, Washington, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries and loss of earnings sustained by him and for reimbursement of hos- pital, medical, and other expenses incurred by him as a result of having been hit, while engaged in the pursuit of his occupation as a fishing guide, by a bullet fired by an Army officer during target practice at Camp Lyman, Washington, on February 14, 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 amount not exceeding $1,000. Approved March 24, 1948. [CHAPTER 152] AN ACT Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Mabel Townsend Pretty On Top. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, upon applica- tion in writing, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to issue to Mabel Townsend Pretty On Top, of Lodge Grass, Montana, a patent in fee to the following-described lands situated in the State of Montana: The southwest quarter of section 13, township 7 south, range 37 east, Montana principal meridian: Provided, That when the land herein described is offered for sale, the Crow Tribe or

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