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56 STAT.] 77TH OONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 289-291-MAY 5, 6 , 1942 ger in the Postal Service: Provided,That no part of the amount appro- Priso. priated 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, May 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 290] AN ACT For the relief of Tommy Huddleston. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 and 20 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for the employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the per- formance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C., 1934 ed., title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Tommy Huddleston, who was alleged to have been injured while in the performance of his duties as an employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on or about June 23, 1934, injury consisting of a rupture, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, and supplemented by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), as amended, if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commis- sion not later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. The monthly compensation which the said Tommy Huddle- ston may be entitled to receive by reason of the enactment of this Act shall commence on the first day of the month during which this Act is enacted. Approved, May 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 291] AN ACT For the relief of Floyd P. Moritzky. 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 Floyd P. Moritzky, of Coffeyville, Kansas, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on September 18, 1936, when an Army truck in which he was an authorized passenger crashed into a tree while en route to Fort Riley, Kansas: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 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 in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, May 6, 1942. May 6, 1942 [H. R . 5596] [Private Law 398J Tommy Huddles- ton. Considerationof dis- ability claim. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U.S..c. 75,770. 16 U. S. C. §584I.;! Monthly compen- sation. May 6, 1942 [I. R. 4667] [Private Law 399] Floyd P. Moritzky. Payment to. Proviso.