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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 281-283-MAY 11, 1948 [CHAPTER 281] May 11, 1948 [S. 1875] [Private Law 285] Francis D. Shoe- maker, estate. May 11, 1948 [H. B. 1498] [Private Law 286] Hempstead Ware- house Corp. 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 996. [62 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Francis D. Shoemaker. 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 E. P. S. Newman and Richard J. Taggart, as executors of the estate of Francis D. Shoe- maker, the sum of $54.49, which sum was awarded to Francis D. Shoemaker by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on December 24, 1925, as compensation for land condemned for streets in the District of Columbia and was paid into the court but was returned, under the rules of the court, to the United States Treasury when it was not claimed, the said Francis D. Shoemaker having died before collecting the sum: 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 May 11, 1948. [CHAPTER 282] AN ACT For the relief of Hempstead Warehouse Corporation. 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 to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Hempstead Warehouse Corpora- tion, a New York corporation, against the United States for loss or damage sustained by it as owner of land adjacent to Mitchel Field, in Nassau County, New York, growing out of the extension and en- largement of Mitchel Field and any plans preparatory thereto and any use of said land in connection with the construction, use, and operation of said airfield as extended and enlarged, including but not limited to the temporary posssession and use of the land by the United States under an order for immediate possession made by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on the 30th day of June 1942. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, notwith- standing the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determination of such claim, and appeals from, and payment of, any judgment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the case of claims over which the Court of Claims has jurisdiction under section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved May 11, 1948. [CHAPTER 283] AN ACT For the relief of Jesse L. Purdy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Jesse L. Purdy. 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 Jesse L. Purdy, a 1350 May 11, 1948 [H. R. 3550] [Private Law 287]

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