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54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS. -CHS. 563, 564, 569-JULY 10, 1940 [CHAPTER 563] AN ACT For the relief of A. S . Tait. 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, the sum of $1,000 to A. S. Tait, of Friendship, New York, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained in line of duty as mail messenger on September 3, 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 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, July 10, 1940. July 10, 1940 [H. R . 1435] [Private, No. 455] A. S. Tait. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 564] AN ACT For the relief of Harry D. Gann. 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 Harry D. Gann, of Reidsville, North Carolina, the sum of $2,462.64, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for hospi- talization, medical services, and personal injuries sustained by his two minor sons as a result of an accident involving an Army airplane, PB-2A, Air Corps, Numbered 35-45 near Reidsville, North Caro- lina, on September 3, 1938: 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, aly 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, July 10, 1940. [CHAPTER 569] AN ACT To authorize the cancelation of deportation proceedings in the case of Florence Sinclair Cooper and daughter, Margaret Lavallie, and Philip P. Roy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and directed to cancel the deportation proceedings issued pursuant to sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 889, 890- U. S. C., title 8, secs. 155 and 156), in the case of Florence Sinclair Cooper and daughter, Mar- garet Lavallie, and Philip P. Roy, any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding. From and after the date of the approval of this Act, Florence Sinclair Cooper, her daughter, Mar- garet Lavallie, and Philip P. Roy shall not again be subject to deporta- tion by reason of the same facts upon which the outstanding proceed- ings rest. Approved, July 10, 1940. July 10, 1940 [S. 3649] [Private, No. 456] Harry D. Oann. Payment to. Proriso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. July 10, 1940 [8. 17891 [Private, No. 457] Florence Sinclair Cooper and others. Cancelation of de- portation proceedings. 1317