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PRIVATE LAW 10—MAR. 28, 1951

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proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved March 27, 1951.

Private Law 10 AN ACT

March 28, 1951 [S.243]

Dewey Pickett.

CHAPTER 2 4 For the relief of Dewey Pickett.

Be it eimcted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Dewey Pickett, of 1425 East Hamlin Street, Orlando, Florida, the sum of $5,000. Payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Dewey Pickett against the United States arising out of injuries sustained by him as the result of being hit by the backlash of an Army airfield fence which was crashed into by an Army airplane which failed to gain sufficient speed to leave the ground in a take-off attempt at the Army airfield at Orlando, Florida, on June 5, 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 March 28, 1951.

Private Law 11

CHAPTER 2 6 AN ACT

March 29, 1951 [H. R. 609]

Carroll L. Vickers.

For the relief of Carroll L. Vickers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon certification by the Housing and Home Finance Administrator or his authorized representative that Housing and Home Finance Administration has no evidence of fraud or collusion on the part of Carroll L. Vickers, authorized certifying officer, Federal Works Agency, the Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of said certifying officer for the amount of $840.98, for which credit has been suspended, and disallowances raised, by the General Accounting Office, on account of payments made in accordance with a voucher certified by the said certifying officer. Approved March 29, 1951.

Private Law 12 April 17, 1951 [H. R. 509]

Alvin Smith.

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AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Alvin Smith, of New Castle, Delaware, arising out of the damage sustained by him as a result of the construction and maintenance of the New Castle United States Army Air Base, New Castle, Delaware.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemitedy That the jurisdiction

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