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7TTH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 91, 92-APRIL 14, 1937 '[CHAPTER 91] AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost by fire at the Naval Radio Station, Eureka, California, on January 17, 1930. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of A/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, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $266, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, enlisted men or former enlisted men, of the Navy, for the value of personal effects lost as a result of a fire which destroyed a building at the Naval Radio Station, Eureka, California, on January 17, 1930: 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 claims. 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 claims, 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, April 14, 1937. [CHAPTER 921 AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed in a fire at the Naval Radio Station, Libugon, Guam, on April 15, 1932. 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 lie is hereby, althorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treaslry not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sunls, amoulntilg in the aggregate not to exceed $1,486.22, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimbulrse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain enlisted nlen and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed as the result of a fire at the United States Naval Radio Station, Libugon, Guam, on April 15, 1932: 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 claims. 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 claims, 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, April 14, 1937. 939 April 14, 1937 [S. 1315] [Private, No. 35] Navy. Reimbursement of certain enlisted men, etc., for personal prop- erty losses. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. April 14, 1937 [S. 1317] [Private, No. 36] Navy. Reimbursement of certain enlisted men. etc., for personal prop- erty losses. Proriso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola. tion.