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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 283, 287, 288-MAY 11,12, 1948 classified city carrier in the United States post office, Akron, Ohio, the sum of $41.12. Such sum represents the salary (a) which was paid to the said Jesse L. Purdy for seven days annual leave and one day sick leave taken by him during the period beginning July 16, 1945, and ending January 15, 1946, while he was on duty as a temporary rural carrier, and (b) which he was required to refund to the United States because he was not entitled to payment for such leave. The said Jesse L. Purdy took such annual and sick leave after having been erroneously advised by post office officials that he would be paid for such leave. Approved May 11, 1948. [CHAPTER 287] AN ACT For the relief of Doris D. Chrisman. 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 Doris D. Chrisman, of Daytona Beach, Florida, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her, and for reimbursement of hospital, medical, and other expenses incurred by her, as a result of an accident which occurred when the automobile in which she was riding collided with a United States Army vehicle, on United States Highway Numbered 1, three miles south of Oak Hill, Florida, on November 12, 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 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 12, 1948. [CHAPTER 288] AN ACT For the relief of Mississippi Central Railroad Company. 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, the sum of $10,750, to the Mississippi Central Railroad Company, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in full settlement of all claims against the United States as reimbursement for payment made in settlement and satisfaction of liability to which said Mississippi Central Railroad Company was subjected by the death of C. L. Hensarling, sustained as a result of an accident at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on June 2,1943: 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 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 12, 1948. May 12, 1948 [S. 1164] [Private Law 288] Doris D. Chrisman. May 12, 1948 [H. R. 30891 [Private Law 2891 Mississippi Central Railroad Co. 1351

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