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1422 June 25, 1938 [H. R. 8380] [Private, No. 779] Glenn R. Martin. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 75C-75S-JUNE 25, 1938 [CHAPTER 756] AN ACT [52 STAT. For the relief of Glenn R. Martin. 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 Glenn R. Martin, Hagerstown, Maryland, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of per- sonal injuries sustained by him when the automobile which he was driving was struck, on November 18, 1936, in Hagerstown, Maryland, by an automobile owned by the Treasury Department and operated by an investigator of the Alcohol Tax Unit: 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 notwith- standing. 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 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 757] June 25, 1938 [H. R . 8417] [Private, No. 780] John B. Dollison. Provisions of Em- ployees' Compensa- tion Act extended to. 39 Stat. 746, 747. 5U.S. C. i 765-770. Time limitation, fil- ing of claim. Proviso. No prior benefits. June 25, 1938 [H. R. 84241 [Private, No. 781] John F. and Ethel M. Dailey. Payments to. AN ACT For the relief of John B. Dollison. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limita- tions 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 John B. Dollison, of Columbus, Ohio, and the Employees' Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider, under the remaining provisions of said Act, his claim for compensation on account of impairment of his sight allegedly due to conditions of his employment by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation at its district office, Columbus, Ohio, be- tween October 1, 1933, and July 21, 1935, if same is filed within six months after the approval of this Act: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, June 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 758] AN ACT For the relief of John F. Dailey and Ethel M. Dailey. 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 not otherwise appropriated, to John F. and Ethel M. Dailey, of Everett, New Jersey, the sum of $100 in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for damages to their automobile, and the sum of $500 in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for personal injuries, incurred as the result of a collision with a United States Army truck, license numbered 420, War Department, at the intersection of Harmony Road, Kings Highway, and State Highway numbered 35, about seven miles north