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PRIVATE LAW 634-MAY 14, 1956
Private Law 634 May 14, 1956 [H. R. 7583]
Mary V. Jonea.
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CHAPTER 277 ANACT p^j. ^jj^ ygjjgj Q£ jiigyy Y j ^ ^ Jones.
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 Mary Viola Jones, 909 Keener Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $2,000, in full satisfaction and final settlement of her claim against the United States arising out of the lapse of insurance policy numbered 4901, issued by the International Fidelity Insurance Company, Houston, Texas, on the life of her son. Sergeant Donald Jones, RA13266376, which policy lapsed prior to the death of the said Sergeant Donald Jones which occurred on April 28, 1951, while he was a prisoner of war in North Korea: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, 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 14, 1956.
Private Law 635 May 18, 1956 IS' 419]
EU E. Hood.
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CHAPTER 286 - ^ ACT For the relief of Eli E. Hood.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) Eli E. Hood, 5077927, chief boiler tender, United States Navy (retired), is hereby relieved of all liability to the United States for repayment of the whole or any part of the sum of $2,011.24 representing the overpayment of retired pay received by him during the period of June 1942 through June 1954, such payment resulting from the erroneous crediting, through no fault of his own, of service as an enlisted member of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, subsequently determined to have been unauthorized in the computation of his retired pay. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Eli E. Hood an amount equal to such sums as may have been paid by him or deducted from his retired pay, in repayment of such erroneously paid sum: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 excwding $1,000. Approved May 18, 1956.
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