Private Law 85-336 AN ACT For the relief of Ramon Tavarez. 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 sum of $12,950 to Ramon Tavarez, of 25 Monument Walk, Fort Greene Project, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, and all expenses incident thereto sustained as a result of the shooting of the said Ramon Tavarez by a guard on the United States naval base (known as Ensenada Honda), Geiba, Puerto Rico, on April 18, 1948. Such claim is not cognizable under the Federal Tort Claims Act: 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 7, 1957. Private Law 85-337 AN ACT For the relief of Michael D. Ovens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 202 (d) and 216 (e) of the Social Security Act, the minor child, Michael D. Ovens, shall be held and considered to have been legally adopted by Verne E. Ovens and Elizabeth H. Ovens, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 20, 1954; and the said Michael D. Ovens shall be entitled to child's insurance benefits under such section 202 (d) on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of the said Verne E. Ovens, beginning with the month of August 1954, if he is otherwise qualified for such benefits and a new application for such benefits is filed by him or on his behalf within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence and such section 202 (d), the formal adoption of the said Michael D. Ovens effected by the said Elizabeth H. Ovens after the death of the said Verne E. Ovens shall not operate to prevent payment of such benefits to the said Michael D. Ovens or terminate his entitlement to such benefits. Approved September 7, 1957. September 7, 1957 [H. R. 5719] Private Law 85-338 AN ACT For the relief of Clara M. Briggs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Clara M. Briggs. 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 Clara M. Briggs, the sum of $5,945.47, in full satisfaction of her claim for compensation 62 Stat. 982. for damages from burns received by her when a fire of unknown Private Law 85-339 AN ACT For the relief of Madame Henriette Buaillon and Stanley James Carpenter. September 7, 1957 [H. R. 7014] Henriette Buail Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary lon and Stanley J. of the Treasury shall pay, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise Carpenter. appropriated, to Madame Henriette Buaillon, of 26 Rue Lucien Vallee, Petit Quevilly, Seine Maritime, France, the sum of $2,421, in settlement of all claims for damages arising out of the death of her son, Andre Achille Buaillon, as a result of an accidental shooting on May 4, 1945, in Zeitz, Germany; and to Stanley James Carpenter, of Solsbanksgatan 41, Goteborg, Sweden, the sum of $256, în settlement of all claims for damages arising out of an incident in Unterammergau, Germany, on August 5, 1950, involving him and enlisted personnel of the United States Army. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any contract no part of the amounts 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 such claim. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000. Approved September 7, 1957. Private Law 85-340 AN ACT For the relief of Richard M. Taylor and Lydia Taylor. September 7, 1957 [H. R. 7654] Richard M. Taylor Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary and wife. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Richard M. Taylor and Lydia Taylor the sum of $62,500, in full settlement of their claims against the United States as a result of the retention by the United States of a deposit made in connection with the proposed but unconsummated sale of the Scullin Steel Company, Plancor Number 1672: Provided, That no part of the sum 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 the claim settled by the payment of such sum, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any persons 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 7, 1957. Private Law 85-341 AN ACT To authorize the conveyance of certain lands within the Old Hickory lock and dam project, Cumberland River, Tennessee, to Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, for recreation and camping purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asssembled, That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, without monetary consideration therefor, but subject to the conditions of this Act, the area or areas he determines to be available for conveyance within the six hundred and nine and two-tenths acres of land leased to the said Boy Scouts Council at the Old Hickory lock and dam, Cumberland River, Tennessee, under lease granted July 12, 1955, numbered DA-40-058-CIVENG-56-8. SEC. 2. Title to property authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall revert to the United States, which shall have the right of immediate entry thereon, if the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America (1) has not commenced the development of such property for recreation and camping purposes within the three year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) shall ever cease to use such property for recreation and camping purposes. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to grant to the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, such rights of way for public access and utility lines across any property of the United States as may be necessary to facilitate the development and use of the property conveyed under authority of this Act for recreation and camping purposes. SEC. 4. The conveyance of the property herein authorized shall be subject to the right to flood due to the fluctuation of the water level of the Old Hickory lock and dam project and to such other conditions, reservations, and restrictions as the Secretary of the Army may determine to be necessary for the management and operation of said Old Hickory lock and dam project. SEC. 5. The cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America. Approved September 7, 1957. |