[CHAPTER 161-1ST SESSION] [S. 625] AN ACT For the relief of A. C. Blount and Oscar Williams. 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 A. C. Blount, of Pensacola, Florida, and Oscar Williams, of Muscogee, Florida, the sum of $3,000, in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensation for the loss of a dwelling house located in Baldwin County, Alabama, which was destroyed by fire on December 21, 1942, when an electric power line which was severed by a United States Navy airplane fell on such dwelling house and set it afire: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 163—1ST SESSION] [S. 671] AN ACT For the relief of Charles Francis Fessenden. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Charles Francis Fessenden, of Waverly, Pennsylvania, who allegedly was injured and became permanently disabled while engaged in the performance of his duty in October 1916 as an employee at the Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and as a result of such duty, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That no benefits hereunder shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 165-1ST SESSION] [S. 695] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph F. Bolger. 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 Joseph F. Bolger, lieutenant, United States Navy, the sum of $143.75, such sum representing a per diem allowance for subsistence while he was performing temporary additional duty at Norfolk, Virginia, during October and November 1932, which was allowed him by the official orders designating him for such duty but was subsequently disallowed by the Comptroller General: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 171-1ST SESSION] [S. 954] AN ACT For the reimbursement of certain enlisted men of the Navy for personal property lost in the loss of the Hugh L. Scott. 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, the aggregate sum of $462.25, to reimburse certain enlisted men of the Navy for the loss of their personal property, as herein next provided, to wit: The sum of $268.50 to reimburse Donald Robert Leighton, water tender, first class, United States Navy, and the sum of $193.74 to reimburse Libero Quiero, machinist's mate, first class, United States Navy, for the value of personal property on board the Hugh L. Scott lost by them, respectively, as a result of the loss of the Hugh L. Scott on or about November 18, 1942, in the North African action: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 214-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 1315] AN ACT For the relief of George Henry Bartole and Vernon Wayne Tennyson. 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 George Henry Bartole, San Diego, California, the sum of $585, and to Vernon Wayne Tennyson, San Diego, California, the sum of $653, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries and property damage sustained on May 3, 1942, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck on United States Highway Numbered 101, near San Clemente, California, by a United States Marine Corps jeep: 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 July 10, 1943. (371) |