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PRIVATE LAW 424-JUNE 18, 1954

Private Law 424 June 18, 1954 [S. 857]

R o b e r t L. Hilton, guardian*

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CHAPTER 330

AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Robert L. Hilton, a minor.

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, to the legal guardian of Robert L. Hilton, a minor, of Silver Spring, Maryland, the sum of $10,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, pain and suffering, and facial disfigurement sustained by the said Robert L. Hilton on April 6, 1952, when he was severely injured on the Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, by the explosion of a phosphorus grenade which had been found near the reception center on said military reservation and thereafter exploded by a small child with whom the said Robert L. Hilton was playing: 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 and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 18, 1954. Private Law 425

June 18, 1954 [S. J. R e s. 119]

J. C. and Monie T h a m e s; Morris and E s t e l l e Aughtman. V a l i d a t i o n of deeds.

JOINT RESOLUTION To validate conveyance of a forty-acre tract in Okaloosa County, Florida.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the execution and delivery of the quitclaim deed from the United States of America to J. C. Thames and Monie Thames, his wife, under date of September 12, 1945, filed for record in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County, Florida, on September 28, 1945, at 1 o'clock postmeridian, and recorded in volume 45 at page 314 of the deed record in said office, and the execution and delivery of the quitclaim deed to minerals from the United States of America to Morris Aughtman and Estelle Aughtman, his wife, under date of August 14, 1952, filed for record in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County, Florida, on August 21, 1952, at 1 o'clock postmeridian, and recorded in volume 88 at pages 158-159 of the deed record in said office, be, and the same are hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated as of the respective dates of their execution and delivery, insofar as they relate to the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27, township 6 north, range 24 west, Okaloosa County, Florida. Approved Jiine 18, 1954. Private Law 426

June 18, 1954 [H. R. 1331]

CHAPTER 331

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AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Katherine L. Sewell.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the L ^seweii'*'*****^^"' United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary

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