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PRIVATE LAWS-COHS. 254 -256 -APR . 28, 1942 [CHAPTER 254] AN ACT [A.16191 For the relief of the Bell Grocery Company. [Private Law 372] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Bell Orocery Corn- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $427.50 to the Bell Grocery Company, of Pineville, Kentucky, to pay twenty-eight months' rent on a warehouse which was used by the Works Progress Administration, and which sum shall be in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States by the Bell Grocery Com- prorO-. pany growing out of such transaction: 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, April 28, 1942. [CHAPTER 255] April 28,1942 AN ACT [S. 1757] [PriSvte Lw 373 For the relief of Clyde Kingery. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Payment to. 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 Clyde Kingery, of Tacoma, Washington, the sum of $3,474.90, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him, and for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him, as the result of his having been Prviso,. struck by a United States Army motorcycle in Tacoma, Washington, on February 26, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centurn thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of serv- ices 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 28, 1942. [CHAPTER 256] April 28, 1942 AN ACT S. 1786] [Private Law 374] For the relief of John Snure, Junior. Johnre Jr Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Payment to. 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 John Snure, Junior, the sum of $382.21, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for services rendered by him in the service of the Joint Army and Navy Selective Service Committee, and in the service of the Selective Service System, during the period from [56 STAT.