Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 2.djvu/167

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PRIVATE LAWS--CHS. 756-758---DEC. 17, 1942 [CHAPTER 756] AN ACT December 17, 1942 [H. R. 7035] For the relief of Mr. Garland Gailey, of Baldwin, Georgia, and Mrs. Clara Mae [Private Law 596] Gailey, of Baldwin, Georgia. Mr. Garland Galley and Mrs. Clara Mae Galley. Payment to. Provio. December 17, 1942 [H. R . 7167] [Private Law 597] Elmore Lee Lane. Payment to. Provdo. December 17, 1942 [H. R . 7247] [Private Law 598] Bilas Frankel. Reimbursement for loss on ball bond. 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 authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. Garland Gailey and Mrs. Clara Mae Gailey, of Baldwin, Georgia, the sum of $3,100, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for com- pensation for the death of their minor daughter Marilyn Gailey who was killed on April 14, 1941, by being struck by a forestry truck being operated by a relief worker in the service of the forestry department of the United States at and near the home of said Marilyn Gailey, in Banks County, Georgia: 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, December 17, 1942. [CHAPTER 757] AN ACT For the relief of Elmore Lee Lane. 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 authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Elmore Lee Lane, Cookeville, Tennessee, the sum of $1,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Elmore Lee Lane against the United States for personal injuries sustained on February 11, 1941, when he lost two fingers of his left hand while working in the carpenter shop of the Federal prison, at Montgomery, 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 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, December 17, 1942. [CHAPTER 758] AN ACT For the relief of Silas Frankel. 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 authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Silas Frankel, of Peoria, Illinois, the sum of $2,596.50, in full settlement of all claims [56 STAT.