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52 STAT.] 75TII CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 424 -426 -JUNE 15, 1938 [CHAPTER 424] AN ACT For the relief of Martin Bevilacque. 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 the rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged sailors Martin Bevilacque, who served as a fireman, second-class, United States Navy, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been discharged under honorable conditions from the United States Navy on December 28, 1918: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to this Act. Approved, June 15, 1938. 1339 June 15, 1938 'H. I . 6404] [Private, No. 582] Martin Bevilacque. Naval record cor- rected. Proviso. No back pay, etc. [CHAPTER 425] AN ACT For the relief of Gladys Legrow. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Gladys Legrow, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, the sum of $750 in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries received by her when struck, on October 8, 1934, in Medford, Massachusetts. by a United States mail truck: 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 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 15, 1938. June 15, 1938 [H. R . 6508] [Private, No. 583] Gladys Legrow. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. [CHAPTER 426] AN ACT For the relief of Doctor A. J. Cottrell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Cmogress a.ssembl.d, 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 Doctor A. J. Cottrell, of Knoxville, Tennessee, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to him, and medical and hospital expenses incident thereto, when the automobile in which he was riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck, September 25, 1936, on the public highway between Knoxville and Fountain City, Tennessee: 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 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 15, 1938. June 15, 1938 [H. It. 66461 [Priv.te, No. M4] Dr. A. J . Cottrell. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion.