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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 799-802-OCT. 9, 1940 Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. with certain incidental work in connection therewith: 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, October 9, 1940. [CHAPTER 8001 October 9, 1940 [H. R . 1857] [Private, No. 584] Nell Mullen. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, eto., fees. Penalty. AN ACT For the relief of Nell Mullen. 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 Nell Mullen, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, the sum of $950, in full settlement of all claims she may have against the Government for injuries received by her in the United States Post Office Building. at Scranton, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1924, when she slipped and fell because of the wet condition of the floor of said building: 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 con- tract 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, October 9, 1940. [CHAPTER 801] October 9, 19,1 (11. It. 203]1 (Private, No. 585] Umberto Tedeschl. Cancelation of order of deportation. Admission for per- nanent residence. October 9, 1940 [H. R. 2684] [Private, No. 586] Emma Knutson. Canoelation of de- potation proceedings. AN ACT For the relief of Umberto Tedeschi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturalization laws the Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and directed to cancel the warrant of arrest and the order of deportation against Umberto Tedeschi heretofore issued on the grounds that admission to the United States had been fraudulently gained and that he shall hereafter be deemed to have been lawfully admtted to the United States for permanent residence at Brooklyn, New York. Approved, October 9, 1940. [CHAPTER 802] AN ACT For the relief of Emma Knutson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unite States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and directed to cancel deportation pro- ceedings in the case of Emma Knutson, any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding. 1372 [54 ST.AT .