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PRIVATE LAW 87-577-OCT. 1, 1962

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the result of administrative error, which was not corrected within the time allowed by statute because of the failure of the postmaster at Sigourney to comply with a memorandum directing corrective action: 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 September 28, 1962.

Private Law 87-577 AN ACT For relief of Anthony E. O'Sorio.

October 1, 1962 [H. R. 9587]

Anthony E. O'Sorio. 62 Stat. 1242. SO u s e app. 2004.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time applicable to the receipt, adjudication, and payment of claims for civilian detention benefits under section 5(a) through (e) of the W a r Claims Act of 1948, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Anthony E. O'Sorio, of Bronx, New York, and his claim for such benefits is authorized and directed to be acted upon by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission if such claim is filed with the Commission within the six-month period which begins on the date of enactment of this Act. Approved October 1, 1962.

Private Law 87-578 October 2, 1962 [S. 149]

Gregory J. Kessenich, estate.

AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Gregory J. Kessenich.

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 the estate of Gregory J. Kessenich, the sum of $100,000, in full satisfaction of all claims of such estate against the United States arising out of the invention of the bazooka rocket (patent numbered 2,579,323) by the late Gregory J. Kessenich: 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 October 2, 1962.

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