74TH CONGRESS. SESS.1. CRS. 119,120. MAY 15, 1935. [CHAPTER 119.} AN ACT For the relief of Elton Firth. 2UU} May 15. 193.~. [S.72S.) (Private, No. 40.] Be it enacted by the Senate and llouse 01 Representatives 01 the United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secre- Elton Firtb. tary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Payment to. Elton Firth, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, the sum of $1,000 in full payment of lwrsonal injuries sustained as a result of the explosion of a bomb dropped by a United States naval airplane near Plum Tree Point, York County, Virginia, on November 11, 1931, and that Elton Firth shall be admitted to such naval hospital as may be directed by the Chief Admittance tv mm. of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy Department hospital. for necessary care and treatment: Pro'vided, That no part of the Prot'i ,o . amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof ~!mitation on altor I1b . d" ncl' s, etc., fees. S lal e paId or elIvered 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, 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 Penalty for violation. violatinr, the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdeme~nor and npon conviction th~reof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, May 15, 1935. [CHAPTER 120.] AN ACT For the relief of Anna W. Ayer, widow of Captain Asa G. Ayer, deceased
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(t'. 1;\11', I [Private,--: "Itu. : Be it enb..cted by tlte Senate and Hou,<w of Repre8entati.ves of the United States of America in Oongre8s assembled, That the Secretary TarmstroBot (talk)I'~l~~t trr . of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriat~d, to Anna 'V. AyeI', widow of Captain Asa G. AyeI', deceased, the sum of $500. Such sum represents the amount of a cash bond forfeited on June 3, 1920, by Captain Asa G. AyeI' for failure to appear as a material witness in the case of United States against R. 'V. Coffin in the United States District Court for the District of Maine, sitting at Bangor, Maine, such failure to appear being caused by his necessary and unavoidable absem~e from the United States at such time: Pro- ~~l~i&O~vered into '",lard, That the amount of the forfeited bon (1 has actually been Tre~s~ry .. covered into the Treasury: Provided further That no part of the 1~!lllltatlOn on attor- , ' Il P) s, etc., fees. amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attor- IWy or attorneys, Oil account of services rpndpred in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agent;;, attorney 01" attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or recein' any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on aCCOllnt of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions f'toualty for violation. of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, May 15, 1935.
