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1718 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS.38, 40-42 . FEBRUARY 6, 7,1933. hbrnary 7.1933. -..= '7[S. 284.} [Private, No. 187.} Corps of the United States Navy, to rank neAt after Lieutenant Edmund T. StewartJ junior, Supply Corps, and with Lieutenant Charles H. Momm, ot the line, as a running mate. Approved, February 6, 1933. [CHAPTER 40.] AN ACT For the relief of William B. Thompson. Be it erwcted by the Senate and HO'I.UJe of Representatives of the William B. Thom~ United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary lIO¥;ayment to, for of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay property damaces. to "\Villiam B. Thompson, out of any money in the Treasury of the Un;ted States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $562.80 in full settlement of all claims against the Governm :mt by reason of damages to his property caused by the dumping of spoil dredged from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in the lowering of the water level of the said canal at the town of Summit Bridge, New Castle County, in the State of Delaware. Febmary 7 j 1933. [S.2982. (Private, No. 188.) Approved. February 7, 1933. [CHAPTER 41.] AN ACT For the relief of J. G. Seupelt. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 1. o. Seupeit. h United States of America in Oongress assembled, That in the com- ~j:~~e~:: ome- pletion of the homstead 1 entry of J. G . Seupelt on the Colville Indian Vol. 43, p. 1362. Reservation authorized by the Act approved April 14, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 1362), the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to make a new appraisal of the value of the property therein referred to and accept settlement therefor on the basis of such new appraisal as the appraised price of the said property. Febmary 7,1933. [S.3147.} Approved, February 7, 1933. [CHAPTER 42.] AN ACT For the relief of Anna Pokorny. (Private, No. 189.) A.nna Pokorny. Payment to, death of husband. ProrVo. Limitation on torney's, etc., fees. Be it enacted by the Senate and H()"IUJe of Representatives of the ~ United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary or of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Anna Pokorny, of New York City, the sum of $5,000, in full &atisfaction of her claim against the United States on account of the death of her husband, William Pokorny, who was killed by a stray bullet fired by a mem- ber of the United States Army in target practice near Sandy Hook, New Jersey: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in 8" 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 1 So in original.