58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2n SESS.- CHS. 119-121-MAR . 21, 1944 [CHAPTER 119] AN ACT For the relief of Kenneth E. Shepard. 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 Kenneth E. Shepard, of Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $668.88. Such sum shall be accepted in full settlement of all claims against the United States for services rendered as an employee of the Department of Agriculture from October 12, 1941, to November 24, 1941, inclusive, fV which he has not heretofore been compensated: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said 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 March 21, 1944. March 21, 1944 [H. R. 2189] [Private Law 243] Kenneth E. Shep- ard. [CHAPTER 120] AN ACT For the relief of Henry Grossi 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 Henry Grossi the sum of $3,029.49, in full settlement of all claims against the Government for loss sustained by said Henry Grossi on account of the complete destruction of his automobile and the death of his wife incurred as a result of a collision with a United States Army truck, which collision occurred in the city of Lompoc, California, on January 21, 1943: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said 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 March 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 121] AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Jason McVay Austin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- March 21, 1944 [H. R. 3139] [Private Law 244] Henry Orossi. March 21, 1944 [H .. 3387] [Private Law 246] Lt. Col. Jason Mc- Vay Austin. 967
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