PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 854-856-OCT. 10, 1940 October 10, 1940 [H. R. 3481] [Private, No. 620] C. Z. Bush and W. D. Kennedy. Payments to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. October 10, 1940 [H. R. 4126] [Private, No. 621] Warren Zimmer- man. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. October 10, 1940 [H. R. 6782] [Private, No. 622] James Robert Har- man. Honorable discharge from U. S. military service. Proviso. No back pay or pen- sion. [CHAPTER 854] AN ACT For the relief of C. Z . Bush and W. D . Kennedy. 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 C. Z. Bush, of Dawson, Georgia, the sum of $1,704.50 for personal injuries sustained, and to W. D. Kennedy, of Dawson, Georgia, the sum of $72.80 for property damage suffered, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States, sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a National Park Service truck operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps, on the Dawson-Albany Highway, near Dawson, Georgia, on August 12, 1937: 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 con- tract 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, October 10, 1940. [CHAPTER 855] AN ACT For the relief of Warren Zimmerman. 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 Warren Zimmerman, of Lawrence, Kansas, the sum of $580.26, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for losses sus- tained because of the failure of the postmaster and postal employees at Lawrence, Kansas, to handle mail deposited in that post office in accordance with the understanding and agreement made with this patron: 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, October 10, 1940. [CHAPTER 856] AN ACT For the relief of James Robert Harman. 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 honorably discharged soldiers James Robert Harman, who was a member of the Sixty-fifth Service Squadron, Air Corps, shall be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the military service of the United States on May 15, 1931: Provided, That no back pay or pension shall be held to have accrued prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, October 10, 1940. [54 STAT.
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