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PRIVATE LAW 1 3 8 - J U L Y 1, 1955

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of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unhiwful, 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 1, 1955.

Private Law 138 JtUy 1, 1955 [H.R. 1202]

CHAPTER 267 ^^ ACT For the relief of Robert H. Merritt.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the RobertH. Merritt. u^nit^d States of AineHca in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to Wf^r^''7lt%\r\ ^^' inclusive, of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act are hereby 5 USC 765-770. waived in favor of Robert H. Merritt, Los Angeles, California, and his claim for compensation for disability resulting from appendicitis occurring in September 1943, with resulting thrombo-phlebitis, is hereby authorized and directed to be acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, if he files such claim with the Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Department of Labor, within sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That no benefits except hospital and medical expenses actually incurred shall accrue for any period of time prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Approved July 1, 1955. Private Law 139

CHAPTER 268 AN ACT

July 1, 1955 [H.R. 2529]

For the relief of Albert Vincent, Senior.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Aibert Vincent, 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 Albert Vincent, Senior, Route 1, Box 337, Saint Martinville, Louisiana, the sum of $J^36, in full settlement of all claims of said Albert Vincent, Senior, against the United States for regular subsistence pay for the period September 26, 1949, through January 17, 1950, in the adult academic education program through the Iberia Parish School Board in Louisiana: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 1, 1955.

Private Law 140 July 1. 1955 [H.R- 3045]

George Allen.

CHAPTER 269 AN ACT P^j. ^jjg ^.gijpf ^,f George L. F. Allen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the two pro-

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