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74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II . CHS. 869, 870. JUNE 29, 1936. 2367 [CHAPTER 869.1 AN ACT lune2ll,1 _ For the relief of Amos D. Carver, S. E . Turner, Clifford N. Carver, Scott Blanch- ~~[8~. __21~lg:,"-,]~;­ ard, P. B . Blanchard, James B. Parse, A. N. Blanchard, and W. A . Blanchard, [Private, No. 720.) and/or the widows of such of them as may be deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate <md House of Representatives of the United States of ...4:merica in Oongress flIJsemhled, That the Secretary ~S1 Ross," of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and direc~ to pay, Pa_t to owners, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise a"ppropriated, etc., Of. jointly to Amos D. Carver, S. E . Turner, Clifford N. Carver, Scott Blanchard, P. B . Blanchard,: James B. Parse, A. N. Blanchard, and W. A . Blanchard, owners ot the schooner Betsy Ross and/or to the widows of any of said owners as may be deceased at the time of payment, eacli to receive of the amount hereby appropriated the portion thereof to which her husband would be entitled if living, the sum of $35,916.68, in full and final settlement of all claims against the United States for loss or losses which they may have suffered by reason of the interference with the delays to, the enforced can- celation of the private charter of, and the appropriation of the use of, the schooner Betsy Ross by the United States Shipping Board or other governmental agencies at the J:>~rt of Melbourne, Australia, on or about April 5, 1918: PrO'lJided, That no part of the amount f[:1'~lon on at~ appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be Dey's, etc., fees. 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 Penalty tor violatiou. 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 29, 1936. [CHAPTER 870.] AN ACT lune 211, 1936. Authorizing the issuance of a patent to certain lands in the State of Montana to --;;~(=i-8•..=.:3733~.]=-=",;- Florence Kerr Facey. (Private, No. 721.) Be it enacted by tlU3 SeMie and House of Rep1'esentative8 of the United States of A'1'Mrica in Oongres8 flIJ8embled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions and limitations of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for agricultural entry of lands withdrawn, classified, or reported as containing phosphate, nitrate, potash, oil, gas, or asphaltic minerals", approved July 11: 1914, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to Issue, upon payment of final commissions, to Florence Kerr Facey, of Havre, Montana, an unre- stricted patent to the east half northwest quarterJ_and lots 1 and 21 section 19 township 32 north, range 33 east, Montana principa meridian lGreat Falls, 053718) t upon her filing an abstract of title to the land showing her to be the equitable owner thereof, save for the pendency of any application for a permit or lease thereof under the Act a~proved February 25, 1920,t. and paying into the land office at Great Falls, Montana, the sum of ~6. Approved, June 29, 1936. Florence Kerr Facey. LaDd patent to. Vol. 38, p. 609. U.8.0., p.1340. Vol. 41 , p.437 .