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PRIVATE LAW 367-MAY 17, 1954

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not justify his removal and recommended his restoration. 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 17, 1954. Private Law 367 May 17, 1954 [H. R. 2666]

Martin G. S c o t t and Hanna von Gusmann*

CHAPTER 215

AN ACT For the relief of Martin G. Scott and Hanna von Gusmann.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of'the United States of America in Congress assemhJed^ 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 Martin G. Scott the sum of $354.50; and to Hanna von Gusmann the sum of $776. Such sums are designated in full satisfaction of such employees' claims against the United States for compensation for reasonable and necessary personal property lost while in the course of their duties as a result of war and conditions resulting from war, which claims have been considered and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the recommendations of a Treasury Claim Board: 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 17, 1954. CHAPTER 216

Private Law 368 May 17, 1954 [H. R. 4799]

O t h o F. H i p kins.

AN ACT For the relief of Otho F. Hipkins.

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 Otho F. HipKins, the sum of $10,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Otho F. Hipkins against the United States for services performed and expenses incurred in connection with the planning, development, and demonstration of a practical traction device for the United States Army, the Ignited States Court of Claims (Congressional Number 17866, decided April 7, 1953, pursuant to H. Res. 734, Eighty-first Congress, second session) having found that the United States received substantial benefits from the work and efforts of claimant: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or

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