52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 626-628-JUNE 23, 1938 September 7, 1916, are hereby waived in favor of J. Anse Little, of Mize, Mississippi, and the Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider his claim under the remaining provisions of such Act, as extended and limited by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), for loss of his left leg allegedly due to injury sustained in January 1934, in the course of his employment as a laborer on a Civil Works Administration project in Smith County, Mississippi, but only if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, June 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 627] AN ACT For the relief of James Mohin and Joseph Lercara. 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 is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James Mohin, of New Hampton, New York, the sum of $5,000, and to the legal guardian of Joseph Lercara, a minor, of Middletown, New York, the sum of $100 in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by them on April 3, 1936, when they were struck by an Army truck, operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps, while walking along the Denton-New Hampton Highway, Orange County, New York: 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 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 ac- count of services rendered in connection with said claim, any con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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 628] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Raymond Finklea. 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 the administrator of the estate of Raymond Finklea, late of Honey Hill, South Carolina, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for dam- ages sustained by the said estate of Raymond Finklea on account of his death when the vehicle in which he was a passenger struck a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on November 12, 1934, near Awen- daw, South Carolina: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 1385 48 Stat. 351 . 5U.S.C.§796; Supp. MI, § 796. Time for filing claim. Proviso. No prior benefits. June 23, 1938 [H. R . 7060] [Private, No. 693] James Mohin. Payment to. Joseph Lercara. Payment to guard- ian of. Proiso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. Juno 23, 1938 [H. R . 71661 [Private, No. 6941 Raymond Finklea. Payment to estate of. Proriso. Limitation on at- torney's. etc., fees.
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