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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 330, 331, 334-JULY 13, 14, 1949 [CHAPTER 330] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon a certain claim of John E. Parker, his heirs, administrators, or assigns, against the United States. 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 John E. Parker, of Hilton Village, Virginia, his heirs, administrators, or assigns, against the United States for alleged damages caused by the alleged wrongful allowance by the United States Army authorities in charge of Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia, of the flow of sewage from said camp over and across certain oyster grounds situated in the Warwick River, in Warwick County, Virginia, which grounds had been leased by the said John E. Parker. SEC. 2. Proceedings for the determination of said claim shall be had in the same manner as in cases of which said court has jurisdiction under the provisions of section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended: Provided,That suit hereunder shall be instituted within four months after the enactment of this Act: And provided further, That this Act shall be construed only to waive the immunity from suit of the Gov- ernment of the United States with respect to the claim of said John E. Parker, his heirs, administrators, or assigns, and not otherwise to affect any substantive rights of the parties. Approved July 13, 1949. 1139 July 13, 1949 [H. R. 596] [Private Law 164] John E. Parker. 36 Stat. 1136; 62 Stat. 996. 28 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 1491, 1496, 1501, 1503. [CHAPTER 331] AN ACT For the relief of Robert A. Atlas. 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 Robert A. Atlas, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the sum of $615. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Robert A. Atlas against the United States for services rendered to the War Department during February and March 1946 when he served as civilian optome- trist at Fort Snelling, Minnesota: 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 July 13, 1949. [CHAPTER 334] AN ACT For the relief of Hoy C. Wong. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- Hoy o. WOOD tration of the immigration and naturalization laws the alien Hoy C. Wong, who served in the military forces of the United States, shall July 13, 1949 [H. R. 4807] [Private Law 166] Robert A. Atlas. July 14, 1949 [H. R. 10421 [Private Law 166]

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