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75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 300-302--JUNE 3, 7, 1937 [CHAPTER 300] June 3, 1937 [H. R. 3268] [Private, No. 124] William Randolph Cason. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 3, 1937 [H. R . 4870] [Private, No. 125] Miles C. Baxter and others. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of William Randolph Cason. 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 William Randolph Cason, of West Asheville, North Carolina, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of his claim against the United States for personal injuries received when a shell, which was left on the premises the he said William Randolph Cason by the armed forces of the United States at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, exploded while the land was being cleared for cultivation on March 24, 1919: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of ten per centum 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 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, June 3, 1937. [CHAPTER 301] ' AN ACT For the relief of Miles C. Baxter, Anse Cockran, Sam Cornett, Mrs. Louie Hesterly, and Mrs. George Lovell. 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 is 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 Miles C. Baxter, Riverside, Alabama, the sum of $500; to Anse Cockran, Riverside, Alabama, the sum of $250; to Sam Cornett, Eden, Alabama, the sum of $100; to Mrs. Louie Hesterly, Pell City, Alabama, the sum of $250; and to Mrs. George Lovell, Pell City, Alabama, the sum of $250. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to the above- named persons as a result of being struck, on September 3, 1936, on United States Highway Numbered 78, near Riverside, Alabama, by a vehicle in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary 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, June 3, 1937. [CHAPTER 302] June 7, 1937 [H. R . 3354] [Private, No. 126] Great Northern Railway Company. Payment to. AN ACT For the relief of the Great Northern Railway Company. 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 to the Great Northern Railway Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota,