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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 86-88 -APR. 29, 1943 April 29, 1943 [H. R . 1845] [Private Law 42] Ted Vaughan, es- tate. April 29, 1943 [H. R . 1893] [Private Law 431 George H. Crow. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U.S. C . § 765-770. en route to attend the citizens' military training camp, at Camp Bullis, Texas, on July 9, 1940: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- 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 April 29, 1943. [CHAPTER 87] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Ted Vaughan, deceased. 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 is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Ted Vaughan, deceased, of Nashville, Tennessee, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for the death of the said Ted Vaughan, member of the Secret Service of the United States, who died on the 8th day of November 1940, at or near South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee, on United States Highway Numbered 41, of fatal injuries incurred in an auto- mobile collision, wherein the said Ted Vaughan was in nowise at fault, and while he was acting in line of duty on a mission for the United States of America: 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 29, 1943. [CHAPTER 88] AN ACT For the relief of George H. Crow. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "Air Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916 as amended, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and the same is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of George H. Crow, of Salt Lake City, Utah, for disability alleged to have been incurred by him when an injury was sustained by him in line of duty while serving the United States Government at Salt Lake City, Utah, which impaired the use of his eyes and later required an operation to restore his vision: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within one year after the approval of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved April 29, 1943. 664 [57 STAT.