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2358 Mllt'h 2. 1920. IB.R.'tI\..~1 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SJ:88. II . CBS. 633-635. 1929. CHAP. 633. - An Act For the relief of Bertina Sand. lPrin.te.No:aoo.r Be it enacted by t'M Senate mul H0'U8e of R8pr'tstntativ8a of the TarmstroBot (talk)d'forper- United States of America in OongrU8 as8embled, That the Secretary lIOD&liDJurl.. ' of the Treasury be, &Ild he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $4,560.25 to Bertina Sand, of Minneapolis, Mmnesota, as reimbursement. for loss of earning power and for ex.penses actually incurred by her as the dirp.ct result of personal injurIes received by her on the 7th day of April, 1927, at Minneapolis, Minnesota. when she was struck by a Government motor vehicle then and there negli- gently operated by the Post Office Department of the United States Government, and as full compensation for said injuries, the pain and =ciioD OD at- suffering from the same, and the damages resulting therefrom: Pro- tomey's. " vided, That it shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to ~xact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum which in the a&"OTegate exceeds 5 per centum of the amount of any item appro- priated in this bill on account of services rendered or advances made In connection with said claimt any contract to the contrary notwith- m~:;~OD a mlsd~ standing. Any person violatmg the provisions of this Act shall be deemed ~ilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall' be fined m any sum not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000. March 2, 1929. [H. R .9M6.] [Private, No. 507.] Approved, March 2, 19~9. CHAP. 634. - An Act For the relief of T. D. Randa.ll and Company. Be it enacted by t'M Se7WJe and H&U8e of Representative8 of the T. D . Randall and United States of America in Oongre8s as8embled, That T. D . Ran- c~=~ionconferred dall and Company are hereby authorized to bring suit against the ~ci't,~~ur~t~.: ~l:l:~ United States under purchase orders numbered 1904 and 1914 to ~urnishing hay to 1919, both inclusive, for furnishing hay to the Army during the Y· late war, to recover whatever losses or damages they may have suffered by reason of car shorta~ or other war conditions. J uris- . diction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, consider~ and determine such action and to enter decree or judgment agamst the United States for the amount of Prooi8o. Time llmltatioD. any loss or damages as may be found to have been suffered by the said T. D . Randall and COmpany under the said purchase orders, if any: Provided, That such action shall be brought and com- menced within four months from the date that this Act becomes effective. . Approved, March 2, 1929. March 2, 1929. IH. R . lIJO(S.] CHAP. 631S. -An Act For the relief of Robert S. Ament. [Private, No. 508.] Be it enacted by the Senate and H cmse of Repre8entatives of the ~o~~n~·TarmstroBot (talk)rop- United State8 01 America in Oongres8 assembled, That the Secretary ertyad9.J1.lJtges: of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Robert S. Ament, of New York, New York, the sum of $6,301.33, in full compensation for damage to a pier at Provincetown, Massa- chusetts (of which he is lessee and which he has improved and decorated to the value of this claim), by the United States Coast Guard cutter Morrill, on November 16, 1926. Approved, March 2, 1929.