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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 447-449-JUNE 15, 1938 [CHAPTER 447] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. W . E. Bouchey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mrs. W. E. Bou- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Chey. Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. W. E. Bouchey, of Bay City, Michigan, the sum of $295 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sus- tained on May 25, 1933, as a result of a fall down the steps on the Proviso. northwest end of the Federal Building, Bay City, Michigan: Pro- Limitation on at- torney's, etc.. fes. vided, 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 claim. 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 connec- tion with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Penalty for viola- 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. [CHAPTER 448] June 15, 1938 [H. R. 1737] [Private, No. 600] Marie Frantzen Mc- Donald. Disability claim of, to be considered. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U. .C.§§7,5- 770. Proviso. Time for filing claim. June 15, 1938 [H. R. 6936] [Private, No. 601] Joseph McDonnell. Naval record cor- rected. Proviso. No prior pension, etc. AN ACT For the relief of Marie Frantzen McDonald. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Marie Frantzen McDonald, nee Marie Frantzen, of Valdez, Alaska, and the Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider her claim for injury and disability alleged to have been sustained on or about October 23, 1927, while in the performance of her duties as a school teacher at the Bureau of Education's school, Kokrincs, Alaska: Provided, That claim hereunder shall be filed within six months from the approval of this Act. Approved, June 15, 1938. [CHAPTER 449] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph McDonnell. 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, or benefits upon persons honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps, their widows, children, and dependent relatives, Joseph McDonnell shall be held and considered to have been honorably discharged as a rivate, United States Marine Corps, on November 12, 1917: Provided, That no pension, pay, bounty, or other benefit (except under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, and the June 15, 1938 [H. R . 1476] [Private, No. 5991 1346 [52 STAT.