[CHAPTER 196-2D SESSION]

[S. 176]

AN ACT

For the relief of Austin L. Tierney.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Private Law Numbered 99, Seventy-fourth Congress, be, and the same is, amended to read as follows:

"That in the administration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers Austin L. Tierney, who served as a fireman third class, United States Navy, shall be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the naval service of the United States as a fireman third class, on April 25, 1918: Provided, That no compensation, pension, or other benefits except mileage at the time of discharge, four months' active service pay lost after absence from duty, and adjusted compensation benefits shall be held to accrue to Austin L. Tierney by reason of this Act for any period prior to its passage."

Approved May 11, 1944.

[CHAPTER 225-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 2332]

AN ACT

For the relief of Christian Wenz.

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 Christian Wenz, of New York City, the sum of $1,627, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained, and reimbursement of expenses incurred, as the result of being struck by a United States Coast Guard truck, in the service of the Coast Guard, and operated by a unit of the Coast Guard, on September 28, 1942, in New York City: 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 1, 1944.

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[CHAPTER 248-2D SESSION]

[S. 754]

AN ACT

For the relief of Iver M. Gesteland.

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 Iver M. Gesteland, of Sawyer, Wisconsin, a member of the crew of the steamer W. D. Calverly, Junior, the sum of $617.70, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him as the result of illness contracted in March 1942, the serious nature of such illness having prevented his removal to a United States Marine Hospital where he would have been entitled, as a seaman to medical treatment and hospitalization without cost to him: 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 13, 1944.

[CHAPTER 253-2D SESSION]

[S. 1305]

AN ACT

For the relief of Anne Rebecca Lewis and Mary Lewis.

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, (1) to Anne Rebecca Lewis, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $2,857.50, in full satisfaction of her claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries and property damage sustained by her, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by her, as the result of an accident which occurred when her privately owned automobile which she was driving collided with a Navy patrol car at the intersection of Southwest First Street and Eighth Avenue, in Miami, Florida, on March 11, 1943; and (2) to Mary Lewis, of Baltimore, Maryland, who was riding as a passenger in such privately owned automobile at the time of such accident, the sum of $806.50, in full satisfaction of her claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by her as a result of such accident: 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 these claims, 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 13, 1944.

[CHAPTER 255-2D SESSION]

[S. 1553]

AN ACT

For the relief of J. M. Miller, James W. Williams, and Gilbert Theriot.

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, (1) to J. M. Miller, of Kenner, Louisiana, the sum of $500, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries and property damage sustained by him, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him, as the result of an accident which occurred when his privately owned automobile which he was driving collided with a Navy jeep (Numbered 227873) at the naval air station, Houma, Louisiana, on July 30, 1943; (2) to James W. Williams, of Houma, Louisiana, who was riding as a passenger in such privately owned automobile at the time of such accident, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him as a result of such accident; and (3) to Gilbert Theriot, of Houma, Louisiana, who was also a passenger in such privately owned automobile at the time of such accident, the sum of $250, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him, and for reimbursement of medical and other expenses incurred by him as a result of such accident: 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 13, 1944.