75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 257-259--MAY 25, 1937 judgment or decree for the amount of such damages (not including interest) and costs, if any, as shall be found to be due against the lnited States in favor of the said Union Shipping and Trading Com- pany, Limited, or against the said Union Shipping and Trading Com- pany, Limited, in favor of the United States upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty between private parties and with the same rights of appeal: Provided, That at the trial of said suit the written report or reports concerning said collision made by the pilot, master, any officer or member of the crew of the steamship Berwind, who is not available to testify because he is dead or cannot be found, may be admitted in evidence if offered in behalf of the United States: Provided further, That such notice of the said suit shall be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be provided by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend for the United States: Provided fur- ther, That said suit shall be brought and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, May 25, 1937. [CHAPTER 258] AN ACT For the relief of Luvenia Flowers. 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 allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to Luvenia Flowers, of Coward, South Carolina, widow of Andrew Flowers, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the widow of Andrew Flowers on account of the loss of the life of her husband, who was killed on October 12, 1934, near Coward, South Carolina, by a truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centurm thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son 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, May 25, 1937. [CHAPTER 259] AN ACT For the relief of Donald L. Bookwalter. 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, the sum of $90, to Donald L. Bookwalter, of Dayton, Ohio, in full satis- faction of his claim against the United States for services rendered, from April 1 to June 12, 1935, to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration of the United States Government in transporting 975 Provisos. Admissibility of cer- tain reports in evi- dence. Notice to Attorney General. Commencement of suit. May 25, 1937 [H. R. 1790] [Private, No. 1141 Luvenia Flowers. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. May 25, 1937 [H. R . 2352] [Private, No. 115] Donald L. Book- walter. Payment to.
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