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1316 May 23, 1938 [S. 2966] [Private, No. 529] PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 258 , 264, 269-MAY 21, 23, 24, 1938 [52 STAT. crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude" shall not, notwith- standing any statements which she may have made in any visa appli- cation filed by her at the American Consulate General, Vienna, Austria, be held to warrant the exclusion of, or the withholding of quota immigration visa from, Helene Landesman, sister of the United States citizens Anna Katzman and Mina Briller, wife of the lawfully resident alien Joseph Landesman and mother of the lawfully resident alien Mary Landesman. Approved, May 21, 1938. [CHAPTER 264] AN ACT Authorizing the Comptroller General to settle and adjust the claim of H. W. Adelberger, Junior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hr. w. Adelberger, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- Adjustmentofclaim troller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized uthorized. and directed to settle and adjust the claim of H. W . Adelberger, Junior, for reimbursement of expenses incurred in repairing an excavator owned by him which was damaged while being used by the United States Public Health Service, Treasury Department, dur- ing July and August 1935, and to allow in full and final settlement Appropriation. of the claim the sum of not to exceed $95.05. There is hereby appro- priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, the sum of $95.05, or so much thereof as may be necessary, Limitation on at- for the payment of the claim: Provided, That no part of the amount rney's, etc.,tees. 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 onat for viola- be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son 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, May 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 269] May 24,1938 [8. 1242] [Private, No. 530] A. J. Peters Com- pany, Inc. Claim of receiver for, referred to Court of Claims. Provso - Timo limitation for filing petition. AN ACT For the relief of Stanley A. Jerman, receiver for A. J . Peters Company, Incorporated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of Stanley A. Jerman, receiver for A. J. Peters Company, Incor- porated, for forage delivered by the said A. J. Peters Company to the Quartermaster Corps, War Department, during the late World War, and the years 1917 to 1919, inclusive, and used by the War Department, for which no payment whatever has ever been made under the following contracts and orders: P. 0 . 20847, P. 0 . 21212 to P. 0 . 21217, both inclusive, P. 0. 21219, P. 0 . 21319, P. 0 . 21320, P. 0 . 21469, P. 0 . 21494, 51, contract dated March 31, 1917, P. O. 2350 to P. 0. 2352, both inclusive, P. 0. 20260, P. 0. 20836 to P. O. 20838, both inclusive, be, and the same is hereby, referred to the United States Court of Claims with jurisdiction to hear and determine the same to judgment: Provided, That the petition is filed within six months from the date of this Act. Approved, May 24, 1938. J a t( ti