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75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 535, 549, 550-JULY 28, 30, 1937 and considered to have completed thirty years' service, including naval service, time in the Fleet Naval Reserve, and Army service, including double time for service in the Philippines from Novem- ber 28, 1899, to May 18, 1901, for the purpose of transfer to the Payment to. retired list of the United States Navy, on May 19, 1929, and the Sec- retary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Emory M. McCool the sum of $630, which sum represents allowances at $15.75 per month, covering the period from May 19, 1929, to and including September 30, 1932, authorized by existing law 34 U. . C.§431. (U. S. C., title 34, sec. 431) to be paid to enlisted men upon transfer to the retired list of the Navy upon completion of thirty years' service. Approved, July 28, 1937. [CHAPTER 549] July 30, 1937 [H. R . 1086] [Private, No. 254] Weymouth Kirk- land and Robert N. Golding. Payment to. Proaeso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of Weymouth Kirkland and Robert N. Golding. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 Weymouth Kirkland the sum of $2,000, and to Robert N. Golding the sum of $3,155.70; in all, $5,155.70, in full settlement of all claims against the United States, for legal services rendered to the Railroad Labor Board under the direction and approval of the Department of Justice: Provided, That no part of the 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, 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 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. Approved, July 30, 1937. [CHAPTER 550] July 30, 1937 [H. R . 3251] [Private, No. 255] Joseph A. Rudy. Disability claim of, to be determined. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U.S .C . §§765-770. Time limitations waived. Provisos. Filing of claim. No prior benefits. AN ACT For the relief of Joseph A. Rudy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and determine the claim of Joseph A. Rudy for disability alleged to have resulted from an injury sus- tained by him on November 15,1927, while in the employ of the Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury Department, under the provision of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, except that the time limitations in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of said Act are hereby waived: Provided,That such claim be filed within sixty days after the passage of this Act: Providedfurther, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, July 30, 1937. 1040