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PRIVATE LAW 538-APR. 10, 1952

Private Law 536

A43 CHAPTER 181

AN ACT For the relief of Pansy E. Pendergrass.

April 10, 1952 [S. 1668]

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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Pansy E. Pendergrass, of Columbia, South Carolina, the sum of $10,000, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for injuries suffered by her in a fire which occurred in the hotel in which she was billeted in Kobe, Japan, on April 22, 1950: 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 10, 1952. Private Law 537

P a n s y E. Pendergrass.

CHAPTER 182

AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Perkins.

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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $10,000, to Mr. and Mrs. David H. Perkins, of Montpelier, Idaho, in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensation for the death of their son, Carlos M. Perkins, who was killed in the Philippine Islands on December 14, 1941, while destroying dynamite, gasoline, oil, and other supplies to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy: 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 10, 1952. Private Law 538

April 10, 1952 [S. 2004]

Mr. and M r s < David H. Perkins.

CHAPTER 183 AN ACT For the relief of Harriet F. Bradshaw.

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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherw ise appropriated, to Harriet F. Bradshaw, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries, property damage and

April 10, 1952 [S. 2005]

Harriet F. Bradshaw.