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SEVENTY·FIRST CONGRESS. SEBS. III. Cns. 293-295,304. 1931. 2121 CHAP. 293.- An Act For the relief of Patrick P. Riley. February U, 1931. [H. R . 506.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tM IPrivate;·No.3'lIr United States of America in Oongress assembled, That in the admin- taiW~ p. Rile!" • istration of anJ laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon reete<!. y reoor cor honorably discharged soldiers Patrick P. Riley, who served as a member of Company D, Twelfth Regiment United States Infantry, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably dis- charged from said service on the 11th day of July, 1883: Provided, Promo. That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have acTarmstroBot (talk)ry, etc., to !lccrued prior to the passage of this Act, or to accrue by virtue of Its passage. Approved, February 24, 1931. CHAP. 294. -An Art For the relief of the widow of Robert Gra.ham Moss. Fef~ ~.~1. (Prlvate-'-NO:--372.) Be it enacted by the Senaie and House of Repre.sentativcs Of the United State8 of America ill C&ngres8 a~sembled, That in the settle- hacataln ~bert Ora- ment of all claims of Mrs. Robert G. Moss as the widow of the late ~ :i-eg;:led as Robert Graham Moss, captain of Infantry, United States Army, who =~~u~n ~~j~.ous died at ColumbushGeorgia, on April 6, 1928, and who was entitled to promotion to t e grade of ma]or on March 24, 1928, and whose nomination for such promotion was pending in the United States Senate at the time of his death, said Robert Graham Moss shall be regard('d as having been promoted to the grade of major on March Pay and aIlowanoea. 24, 1928, and as having been entitled l from and including that nate Vol. 43, p. 12M. to the pay and allowan('~s authorized for an officer in the grade of major with his length of service. Approved, February 24, 1931. CHAP. 290.-- An Art For the relief of ~Ia.ry L. Dickson. Febrnary U, 1931. [ll. R. 5470.) Private, No. 373.] Be it enacted b!1 the Senate and House of Representatit1es of the . [·,dted ,'·;tattS of .A malta in Congrelul O);scmbled, That the Secretary \m~t~lr). L. Dickson of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized. and directed to toMonthly payments pay, out uf any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, . the sum of $:!O monthly after the' date of the enactment of this Ad to :Mary L. Dickson, mother of Elizabeth Dickson, in full settlement of all claims on account of the death of the said Elizabeth Dickson while serving as a nurse in the base hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas, during the ".,. orld 'Yar. Approved, February 24, 1931. February 25, 1931. CHAP. 304.- An Act For the relief of Agnes Loupinas. [H. R . 3187.) [private-; -No. 314- .) - Be it enacted by the Senate and IlO'U...~e of Representatives of the United States of AmCJ'ica iT} ('01lgr(,88 a,~8('m.bl{'d, That. the Secretary ~:;:eTarmstroBot (talk):nt~;: per- of the Treasury be, and he IS hereby, authOrIzed and dIrected to pay, sonal injuries. out of any money iI,! the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and III full settlement agamst the Government, the sum of $3,500 to Agnes Loupinas. of Detroit, Michigan, for personal injuries received by her on the 29th day of August, 1925 : Pl'm·ided. That no part of the amount rr:iion on stUlr- appropriated in this Act in excess ('f 10 per centum thereof shall ney's , etc., tees. 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 Excessive, unlawful. attorneys, to exact. collect. "'ithho!d, or rec('iw any sum of the amount