1094 Penalty for viola- tion. 75TH CONGRESS, IST SESSION-CHS. 852 -854 -AUGUST 26, 1937 the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. 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, August 26, 1937. [CHAPTER 853] August 26, 1937 [H. R. 3372] [Private, No. 383] Luke Francis Bren- nan. Naval record cor- rected. Proviso. No back pay, etc. August 26, 1937 [H. R. 3988] [Private, No. 384] Minnie C. de Back, claim. 49 Stat. 2089. Suit permitted against United States. 38 Stat. 305. 48U. .C.§301. Jurisdiction con- ferred on district court. Liability of United
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Commencement of suit. Procedure. 28 U.S. C .§ 24 (20). AN ACT For the relief of Luke Francis Brennan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged sailors Luke Francis Brennan, formerly of the United States Navy, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the naval service of the United States as a member of the United States Navy on March 22, 1899: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, August 26, 1937. [CHAPTER 854] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act conferring upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, southern division, jurisdiction of the claim of Minnie C. de Back against the Alaska Railroad", approved June 24, 1935. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act conferring upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, southern division, jurisdic- tion of the claim of Minnie C. de Back against the Alaska Railroad", approved June 24,1935, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "That consent is hereby granted to Minnie C. de Back, of San Francisco California, to sue the United States of America in an action at law for general and special damages by reason of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her on or about July 3, 1931, while a passenger for hire aboard one of the trains of the Alaska Railroad, operated in the Territory of Alaska by the United States of America pursuant to the provisions of the Act of March 12, 1914 (ch. 37, sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305), as amended, together with the right to either party to appeal from any judgment which may be entered in said action. "SEC. 2. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, southern division, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon said claim, the subject of said action. "SEC. 3 . In the determination of such claim, the United States of America as defendant in such action shall be held liable for any tort committed by any of its instrumentalities, officers, agents, employees, or servants in the same manner and to the same extent as if it were a private person. "SEc. 4 . Such action on said 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 limitation, and proceedings for its determination shall be in accordance with Paragraph Twentieth of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended." Approved, August 26, 1937.
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