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74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I . CHS. 556, 562, 568. AUGUST 15, 19,1985. her deceased husband, who died while in the Foreign Service; and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum to carry out the purpose of this Act. Approved, August 15, 1985. [CHAPTER 562.} 2145 August 19. 1935. For the relief of the Consolidated Ashcroft Hancock Company. Incorporated. [8. a.J AN ACT Bridgeport. Connecticut. [Private, No. 2'J6.) Be it enacted by the SetUJie and H0'U8e of Repre8entative8 of the UnllitedGStateslolfAhmeUriclf "'d'nSOongrebess a8s d emb h ~dh' Thbat thehCo~Pd- 14:16, 19 November 2014 (UTC)k'~'~~: tro er enera 0 t e mte tates , au e IS ere ~ aut orize panrm,lncorporated. and directed to settle and adjust the claim of the tlonsolidated jui;::m 01. to be ad- Ashcroft Hancock Company, Incorporated, for an amount not . exceeding $1,705.98 as liquidated damages deducted by the Navy Department in making payments under contract numbered 282"25, dated August 23, 1932, for certain valves when the contractor was delayed in the completion of delivery for the reason that valves superior to contract requirements were developed and delivered by the contractor. There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $1,705.98 for pa~ment. of ht~eAclaI~: Providefd, That no part hof the rr::::ilon on attar- amount approprIated In t IS ct In excess 0 10 per centum t ereof ney·s . etc., fees. shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneysz on account of services rendered in connection with saId claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attor- ney 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 Penaltyforviolatioo. . 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, August 19, 1935. [CHAI)TER 563.} AN ACT August 19. 19:(,) . Conferring jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the District of [S.447) Oregon to hear, determine, and render J·udgment upon the suit ill equitv of {Private. No. 2 ' . !7 .) Rakha Singh Gherwal against the Unite States. - Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01 Representatit!es of the United States of America in Oonvres8 a8sembled, That jurisdiction Rakba Singh Hher- is hereby conferred upon the Uruted States District Court for the W~!ialm of referred to District of Oregon to hear, determine, and render judgment upon District C~urt. any suit. in eqUIty brought by Rakha Sin~h Gherwal against the United States for the purpose of setting asIde the default decree of such court rendered November 21, 1924, canceling the certificate of naturalization numbered 1649806 of such Rakha Singh Gherwal. SEC. 2 . Such suit in equity may be instituted at anl time within ('ommeoncement . hfth f h' A'd· h oCsuit. SIX mont sater e enactment 0 t IS ct, notwlt stan mg t e . lapse of time or any statute of limitation. Proceedings for the ~'rlX'<'tl<lings. "I 'I 'Ml!' , determination of any such suit shall be had, and appeals from any etc. judgment or decree entered therein shall be taken, in the same man- ner as in the case of suits in equity over which such court has jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of section 24 of the Judicial Code, r. s . c., p. 12 '29. as amended. Approved, August 19, 1935.