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2154 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs.565 -568. 1931. MllCh'Ll~l. OHAP. 666 .- An Act For the relief of R. P . Biddle. [H. R._ 7.] [Private, No. 480.] Be it enacted by the Senate and HO'IJi8e of Repre8eniati'Ve8 of the R.P.Biddle. f 1 United State8 of America in Oongress a8sernlJled, That the Attorney Adjustmllnt 0 aDd h.hb h'd ddi +~dt . his cIaI.m ,authorized. General be, and e IS ere y, aut orlZe an recw 0 walve. March 4, 1931. (H. R . M21.] objection to the title to the land which the Secretary of War deSIres to purchase from R. P . Biddle, of Woodlands, West Virginia, and thereby permit the adjustment of the claim of the said R. P. Biddle in the amount of $423.56 in accordance with an agreement heretofore reached between the said parties. Approved, March 4, 1931. OHAP. 666 .-An Act For the relief of Louis Czike. (Private, No. 481.] Be it enacted by the Senate 0Iltd House of Representatives 01 tM t~f~k:mountOf United State8 of America in Oongre88 a8semhled, That the Secretar'y alien bond. ' of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized ~nd directe4 to pay, out of anz. money of the Treasu!-'Y not otherwIse approprIated, to Louis CziKe, of New York" New York, the sum of $453.56, represent- ing the amount of a cash bond which he deposited in behalf of Joseph Chumpelik, an alien, who has been deported. Approved, March 4, 1931. Y:'-C:.4~1· CHAP. 667. -An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Lynn. (Private, No. 482 .] Be it e'lUJ.(Jted by the Senate and House of Representllti1Jea of the Eplizabetht tLYl}n. United State8 of America in Oongre88 as8embled, That there is hereby aymen o, . orper- • d f . hT tth. sonalinjuriesandprop- approprIate , out 0 any money In t e reasu~ no 0 erWlse erty damages. appro~riated, the sum of $1l)()(), which shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to Elizabeth Lynn for all injuries and damages and money expended growing out of injuries and damages received ~l' her on May 31, 1919, at Fourteenth and Oak Streets northwest, Wash- ington' District of Columbia, and which were caused bY' the falling of a tree which was uprooted when struck by a United States Army automobile, United States number 2055, driven by Ellis Vernon Lynch, colored, making necessary an operation and causing great a:l:ilon on att{)r- mental and physical anguish: Provided, That no part of the amount ney's , etc., ft'tlS. 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 Excassiv8, unlawful. 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 ~r centum thereof Penaltyforvlolatlon. 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. Approved, March 4, 1931. March. , 1931. • Boar [H. R. 8785.] OHAP. 668 .-An Act For the relief of the d of Underwriters of New York. Private, No. 483 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre8entatives of the Board of Underwrit- United States of America in Oongress assembled That the Comp- ers of New York. IIG IfhU'tdS . hb'h . . Settl\lment for resl- tro er enera 0 t e m e tates IS ere y aut orIzed and di- ~f~~8~:gf;~~ia~~:? rected to adjust and settle the claim of the Board of Underwriters authorized. of New York for a balance of $308.07 which remains from the proceeds of sale of cargo salvaged from the United States ship