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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 689, 692, 693-DEC. 5, 7 , 1942 [56 STAT. [CHAPTER 689] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Claud Tuck and Darrell Claud Tuck, a minor. .. C T Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the d Darrel Claud United States of Amnrica in Congress assembled, That sections 15 onsideration o to 20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation aim. for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the 59 t.s. t c 7 . § 75-770. performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved Sep- Prss, tember 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Mrs. Claud Tuck and Darrell Claud Tuck, a minor: Provided, That the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to consider their claim under the provisions of the Act u.s .c.i . 79. of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), as amended, in the same manner as it would if Claud Tuck, deceased, had, on May 23, 1938, been regu- larly employed by the Works Progress Administration: Provided further, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months after the enactment of this Act. Approved, December 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 692] 2 9] December 7, 1942 [H. R. 5961] [Private Law 550] Alfred Lee Poynor. Payment to. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Maude C. Massey, Ocala, Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the a. 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 Mrs. Maude C. Massey, widow of Como D. Massey, of Ocala, Florida, the sum of $5,000 in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for the death of Como D. Massey, who was killed instantly as the result of an accident to the car in which he was riding on May 19, 1937, which was struck and turned over by a truck of the Civilian Con- servation Corps of camp P 75, Foley, Florida, on United States High- way Numbered 19, near Perry, Florida: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated by 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, December 7, 1942. [CHAPTER 693] AN ACT For the relief of Alfred Lee Poynor. 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 Alfred Lee Poynor, of Maynard, Arkansas, the sum of $4,988.36, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by him while riding in a truck operated by an employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and/or Soil Conserva- tion Service, near the town of Maynard, Randolph County, Arkansas, on or about July 31, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount 1224 December 5, 1942 [H. R. 7480] fPrivate Law 5481 cl December 7, 194 [H. R. 5884] [Private Law 54! Mrs. Maude Massey. Payment to. Provino.