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2262 Proviso. Amount limited. Commencement of suit. Proceedings. u.s. C., p. 1230. May 4, 1931\. (II.R.4411·1 [Prh'ate, No. 485 .] Mary L. Munro. Payment to. 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CRS.283-285. MAY 4,1936. the lighthouse maintained by the Government at the entrance of the channel leading frOom Lake Michigan into the Muskegon Lake Harbor on July 7, 1934: Pr(1)ided, That the judgment, if any, shall not exceed the sum of $5.000. SEC. 2 . Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the deter- mination of such claims, and appeals from and payment of any jUdgment thereon, shall be in the same manner as in the cases of claims over which such court has jurisdiction, under the provisions of paragraph twentieth of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, :May 4, 193G. [CHAPTER 284.] A~ ACT For the relief of :Mary L. Munro. Be it enacted by tlie Srnate and 11 OU.'ie of Rep1'e8cntativf.~ of the United State.<; of Am.cricain (}(fngJ'e~8 aR.-<embled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mary L. Munro, Los Angeles, California, the sum of $207.50, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for dam- ages sustained by the said Mary L. Munro as the result of her automobile being struck by a United States Civilian Conservation Corps truck on the highway near Big B('a!' Lake, California, on n:iion on attor. October 20, 1934: Provided, That no part of the amount :! ppro- ney's, etc., fees. priated in 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 rendered in connection WIth said claim, any Penaltyforvio)ation. 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. May 4, 1936. (H.R.463S.) (Private, No. 486.) Approved, May 4, 1936. [CHAPTER 2S.5.] AX ACT For the relief of Elizallcth Halstead. Be it enacted by the Senate and H(YUlJe of R('prNu'ntatives of the Elizabeth Halstead. U . dS fl" [I Payment to. nfl,te ta.tea 0 L merwa'tn {.! onflre88 as.'1embled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, ~nd he !s hereby, authorized ~nd directed to pay, out of any money III the Treasury not otherwu;,e appropriated, to Elizabeth Halstead, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her son, Harold H. Hal- stead, who was shot amI killed by Federal officers of the United . States Government llear Fort Hancock, Texas, March 29, 1920: n:t:~iion on attor. P'I'ovided, That no part of the amount appro{)riated in this Act in Dey's, etc., fees. excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account