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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 624-626-JUNE 23, 1938 [CHAPTER 624] June 23, 1938 [H. R. 6727] [Private, No. 690] Edward E. Brown and others. Payments to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 23, 1938 IH. R . 6846] [Private, No. 691] Harvey and Carrie Robinson. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- lorney's, etc.,fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 23, 1938 [H. R. 7012] [Private, No. 692] J. Anse Little. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U. .C. § 765-770. [52 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Edward E. Brown, Charles Walker, Frank Parr, John Moyer, and Lynford P. Fowles. 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 Edward E. Brown, Somers Point, New Jersey, the sum of $90; Charles Walker, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $35.25; Frank Parr, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $76.86; John Moyer, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $86.77; and Lynford P. Fowles, Somers Point, New Jersey, the sum of $75, in all $363.88, in full settlement of their claims against the United States for loss of tools which were destroyed by fire while stored in a Works Progress Administration warehouse at Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 8, 1936: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 625] AN ACT For the relief of Harvey and Carrie Robinson. 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 to Harvey Robinson and Carrie Robinson, of Magnolia, Mississippi, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,500 on account of the death of their son, Leon Robinson, on March 2, 1934, by reason of injuries received by him when struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps ambulance in the town of Summit, Mississippi: 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 ren- dered 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 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 626] AN ACT For the relief of J. Anse Little. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensa- tion for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved 1384