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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 218, 219, 221 -APR . 6 , 7, 1942 [56 STAT. [CHAPTER 218] April 6, 1942 [H. R. 5452] [Private Law 351] Emmett Arm- strong. Payment to. Proviso. April 6, 1942 [H. R . 6714] [Private Law 352] Daniel Elliott and Helen Elliott. Payments to. Proviso. April 7, 1942 [H. R. 2922] [Private Law 353] Albert Edward Whiteside. Cancelation of de- portation order, etc. AN ACT For the relief of Emmett Armstrong. 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 Emmett Armstrong, of the town of Lisbon, Saint Lawrence County, New York, the sum of $1,525. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damage to lands on the property of Emmett Armstrong, situated in the town of Lisbon, Saint Lawrence County, New York, as the result of the use of such lands by the War Department for the camping and maneuvering of troops during field exercises in the month of August 1940: 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, April 6, 1942. [CHAPTER 219] AN ACT For the relief of Daniel Elliott and Helen Elliott 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 Daniel Elliott, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $500, and to Helen Elliott, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and expenses sustained when the car in which they were riding was struck by a Work Projects Administration truck on Broening Highway, on October 29, 1940: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centurn thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlaw- ful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 6, 1942. [CHAPTER 221] AN ACT For the relief of Albert Edward Whiteside. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturalization laws the Attorney General be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to cancel the warrant of arrest and the order of deportation heretofore issued against Albert Edward Whiteside, and that the alien shall not hereafter become subject to deportation for the cause contained in the present warrant. Approved, April 7, 1942. 1142