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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 838-841-JUNE 29, 1938 Penalty for viola- tion. June 29, 1938 [H. R . 9859] IPrivate, No. 824] Victor H. Todaro. Payment to. Proviso. Prohibition on pay- ment to subrogee. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 29, 1938 [H. R.9868 [Private, No. 825] Harry J. Somerville. Military record cor- rected. Proviso. No back pay, etc. June 29, 1938 [H. R . 10527] [Private, No. 826] American National Bank, of Kalamazoo Mich. Payment to. 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 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 839] AN ACT For the relief of Victor H. Todaro. 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 Victor H. Todaro, of Shreveport, Louisiana, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for permanent injury received when the wall of a building caved in on him during the progress of the Civil Works Administration project on the Louisiana State fair grounds in Shreveport on February 28, 1934: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid to or received by any person or company as subrogee of the rights of the said Victor H. Todaro against the United States, and 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 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 840] AN ACT For the relief of Harry J. Somerville. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, l hat in the admin- istration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers Harry J. Somerville, who served as a private, Troop K, Eleventh Regiment United States Cavalry, shall be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the United States Army in the rank of private on July 26, 1918: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, benefit, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 841] AN ACT For the relief of the American National Bank, of Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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 the American National Bank, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the sum of $1,255, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States resulting from the issuance of certain fraudulent United States postal money orders in 1936 by Fred S. Hall, a former postmaster 1440 [52 STAT.