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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3 D SESS.-CHS. 631 -633-JUNE 23, 1938 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Wilma Artopoeus, of Marion, Ohio, the sum of $1,000, in full satis- faction of her claim against the United States for personal injuries sustained on October 31, 1935, at Marion, Ohio, when she fell over a plank at an unlighted and unguarded sidewalk project being con- structed by the Works Progress Administration: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per cen- tum 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 be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. 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 632] AN ACT For relief of Sonia M. Bell. 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 Sonia M. Bell, of Birmingham, Alabama, the sum of $1,450 in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for damages to her home resulting from blasting operations conducted by employees of the Works Progress Administration during the months of November and December 1936 while engaged in the construction of a water- supply system for the city of Birmingham, Alabama: 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 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 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 633] AN ACT For the relief of Fred J. Christoff. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limita- tions of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Fred J. Christoff, of Highland Falls, New York, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized to receive and consider his claim on account of injury resulting in the loss of an eye allegedly sustained while in the performance of his duty as an employee of the United States Military Academy, War Department, West Point, New York, during February, 1933, under the remaining provisions of said Act: Pro- vided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act: Provided further, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the approval of this Act. Approved, June 23, 1938. 1387 Proso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 23, 1938 UH.R. 8123] [Private, No. 6981 Sonia M. Bell. Payment to. Proso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 23, 138 [11. R. 82411 (Private, No. 6990 Fred J. Chriatoff. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39Stat. 74 , 747 . 5U.. o. i.7W- 770. Provisoe. No prior benefits. Time limitation for filing claim.