670 [CHAPTER 148] June 26, 1943 [H. R. 2556] [Private Law 561 Burton S. Radford. 56 Stat. 422 . June 26, 1943 [S. 134 [Private Law 57] Heirs of John J. Shields. AN ACT For relief of Burton S. Radford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Recon- struction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized, notwithstanding any provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the payment of com- pensation to aliens, to pay Burton S. Radford, formerly an employee of the Corporation, in accordance with the terms of his employment, for services rendered by him during the period from October 16, 1942, to October 29, 1942, inclusive, such payment to be made from any funds available to the Corporation for payment of administrative expenses; and that Burton S. Radford shall not be required by the disbursing officer of the Corporation to refund any moneys heretofore paid to him for services rendered to the Corporation which, under the provisions of section 3 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, approved June 27, 1942, he otherwise might be required to refund: 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 152] AN ACT For the relief of the heirs of John J. Shields. 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 the heirs of John J. Shields, formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sum of $537, the amount of the funeral expenses incurred for the burial of said John J. Shields; and the payment of such sum shall be in full satis- faction of all claims of such heirs against the United States arising out of the death of said John J. Shields as a result of a collision on October 19, 1940, near Fort Dix, New Jersey, of the automobile in PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 141, 148, 152-JUNE 22, 26 , 1943 [57 STAT. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Doctor and Mrs. Richard Stever, of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, the sum of $500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on November 24, 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 ren- dered 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 22, 1943.
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