July 7, 1932. [8.904.] [Private, No. 142.] to be examined. [CHAPTER 447.] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth B. Dayton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Elizabeth B. Dayton. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United Disabit claim of, States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized to consider and determine the claim of Elizabeth B. Dayton as to whether she suffered an injury while employed in the United States Shipping Board some time in the year 1928 compensable under said Act and after the date of its enactment, in the same manner and to the same extent as if said Elizabeth B. Dayton had made application for the benefits of said Act within the one-year period required by sections 17 and 20 thereof: Provided, That no benefit shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act. Vol. 39, p. 746. No prior benefits. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 2841.] [Private, No. 143.] Magee Brothers (Limited). feited security deposit. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 448.] AN ACT For the relief of the owners of the steamship Exmoor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for for of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $950.33 to Magee Brothers (Limited), of Philadelphia, the same to be in full settlement of said claim. Such sum represents the amount which was paid by them to the United States as security for an immigration fine on account of the landing from the steamship Exmoor at Philadelphia in June, 1924, of a Chinese seaman named Chow Fat, said sum having been declared forfeited by a decision of the Department of Labor dated August 23, 1924, less the amount of the expense incurred. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 7656.] [Private, No. 144.] William R. Nolan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary lowance,expenses,etc, of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and in full settlement of all claims against the Government, the sum of $350 to William R. Nolan for pay and allowance for the period from January 29, 1926, to April 14, 1926, and also for any disbursements and expenses incurred by reason of an injury incurred in line of duty. Approved, July 7, 1932. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 6337.] [Private, No. 145.] [CHAPTER 450.] AN ACT For the relief of Captain Chester G. Mayo. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Capt. Chester G. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for ex- of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of the appropriation "Contingent, Navy, 1932," to Captain Ches Mayo. ter G. Mayo, Supply Corps, United States Navy, the sum of $115, this sum being the amount paid by the said Captain Mayo on account of floral wreaths purchased in connection with the funerals of the late Congressmen Lemuel P. Padgett, Daniel J. Riordan, and James R. Mann, and disallowed by the General Accounting Office, and which sum the said Captain Mayo has paid into the Treasury of the United States for the purpose of clearing his accounts of the disallowances. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 451.] AN ACT For the relief of Chase E. Mulinex. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 1230.] [Private, No. 146.] Credit allowed in accounts of. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- Chase E. Mulinex. troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the accounts of Chase E. Mulinex, postmaster at Tolley, North Dakota, in the sum of $529.33 in his postal account and in the sum of $680.02 in his Treasury savings account, due the United States on account of the loss of postal funds resulting from the failure of the First National Bank of Tolley, Tolley, North Dakota: Provided, That the said Chase E. Mulinex shall assign to the United States any and all claims he may have to dividends arising from the liquidation of said bank. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 452.] AN ACT For the relief of Nelson E. Frissell: Proviso. Assignment of claims. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 2161.] [Private, No. 147.] Nelson E. Frissell. ey expended, services, and damages. 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 hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nelson E. Frissell, of East Templeton, Massachusetts, the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States. Such sum represents the money expended, the value of services performed, and the damages sustained by Nelson E. Frissell in connection with a contract with the Post Office Department for the construction and lease of a post-office building at Augusta, Maine, which contract was canceled by the Post Office Department: 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 ney's, etc., fees. received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary Proviso. notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act Penalty for violation. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, July 7, 1932. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 3414.] [Private, No. 148.] Ellen N. Nolan. sonal injuries. Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. [CHAPTER 453.] AN ACT For the relief of Ellen N. Nolan: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for per- of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Ellen N. Nolan the sum of $1,500 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States as compensation for the injuries sustained by being knocked down and injured by an automobile owned and operated by the Post Office Department: ProLimitation on attor vided: That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of $150 shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of $150 on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any Penalty for violation. 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. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 3601.] Same Giacalone and Same Ingrande. age to their vessel. Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. For the relief of Same Giacalone and Same Ingrande. 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 Same Giacalone and Same Ingrande, of San Diego, California, in full settlement of all claims and demands against the Government, the sum of $459.55, the actual cost of repairing the damage caused to the vessel Cornell, owned by said Same Giacalone and Same Limitation on attor Ingrande, by the United States Coast Guard boat Imp: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstandPenalty for violation. ing. 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. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 4230.] [Private, No, 150.] Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 455.] AN ACT For the relief of Genevieve M. Heberle. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Genevieve M. He- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secreberle. Payment to, for per- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed sonal injuries. to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri Proviso. ated, to Genevieve M. Heberle the sum of $1,000 in full settlement for personal injuries sustained when she was struck and seriously injured by an automobile truck of the United States Postal Service in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on July 3, 1923: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per ney's, etc., lees. centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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. Penalty for violation. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 5242.] [Private, No 151.] D. Emmett Hamil Payment to, for extra Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out ton of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum mail transportation. of $1,500 to D. Emmett Hamilton, in full settlement for carrying additional mail on route numbered 29449, and not covered in his then existing contract with the Post Office Department, and which additional mail forced upon him by the Postmaster General caused the claimant undue financial loss and hardship. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 457.] AN ACT For the relief of J. H. Wallace. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 5820.] [Private, No. 152.] Reimbursement Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary J. H. Wallace. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $250 to J. H. Wallace, of Paradise, Texas, as reimbursement of purchase money paid for real estate formerly owned by William Lyons and sold by the collector of internal revenue at a distraint sale March 14, 1911. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 458.] AN ACT For the relief of W. A. Peters. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 5922.] [Private, No. 153.] to. Credit allowed in accounts of. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- W. A Peters. troller General of the United States is authorized and directed to credit the accounts of W. A. Peters, postmaster at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, in the sum of $614.80. Such sum represents the amount of a deficit in the accounts of the said W. A. Peters, caused by the loss by said W. A. Peters of postal funds deposited in the First National Bank of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, which failed on November 22, 1927. Approved, July 7, 1932. July 7, 1932, [H. R. 6797.] [Private, No. 154.] Samuel Weinstein. of son. Proviso. ney's, etc., fees. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for death of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, 'out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,000 to Samuel Weinstein, in compensation for the death of his son, Charles Weinstein, caused by the reckless driving of an automobile by a Federal prohibition agent: Provided, That no part Limitation on attor 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with Penalty for violation, said claim, 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. July 7, 1932. [H. R. 6855.] [Private, No. 155.] Sam Echols. ary earned by deceased son. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 460.] AN ACT For the relief of Sam Echols. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to, for sal- of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sam Echols, the father of George W. Echols, deceased, the sum of $7.14 due and unpaid the said George W. Echols in full payment of all claims against the Government of the United States for services rendered by him as postal clerk in the Railway Mail Service. Approved, July 7, 1932. [CHAPTER 461.] AN ACT To reimburse Andrew H. Mills and William M. Mills, copartners carrying on business under the firm name and style of Mills Brothers, owners of the steamship Squantum, for damage to said vessel. 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 and in full settlement against the Government, the sum of $600 to Mills Brothers, owners of the steamship Squantum, in compensation for damage sustained by said steamship company by reason of the striking of the steamship Squantum by the steam lighter Thomas H. Timmins on January 27, 1919, while the former vessel was anchored at the foot of Bedloe's Island, North River, New York. Approved, July 7, 1932. |