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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 658, 659, 67-DEC. 21 , 22 , 144 [58 STA. [CHAPTER 658] December 21, 1944 [H. R. 38521 [Private Law 614] 0. S. Stapley Oomr pany. AN ACT For the relief of the 0. S . Stapley Company. 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 O. S. Stapley Company, of Phoenix, Arizona, the sum of $362.45, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for damages arising out of the rental by the Work Projects Administration in Arizona of a TD-40 tractor, owned by said company, under contract numbered ER-TO2ps-4964 and dated May 5, 1941: 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 December 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 659] December 21,1944 [H. R. 40491 [Private Law 615] Afed F. BoEs December 22, 1944 [H. R. 2016 [Private Law 5161 William H. Lin- hart. AN ACT For the relief of Alfred F. Roes. 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 Alfred F. Ross, of Marion County, Kansas, the sum of $1,930.25, in full settlement of all claims against the United States by reason of personal injuries sustained on account of a collision with a Govern- ment truck operated by the Work Projects Administration agency of the United States Government, said injuries having occurred on the 28th day of November 1942: Provided,That no part of the amount ap- propriated 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 per- son found guilty of violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 675] AN ACT For the relief of William H. Linhart. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- poses of the immigration and naturalization laws William H. Linhart shall be considered (1) to have been lawfully admitted to the United States on December 15, 1913, as an alien for permanent residence; (2) to have been dwelling in the United States on November 20, 1916, when his father, John Linhart, was naturalized a citizen of the United States; and (3) to have been, at Eastport, Idaho, on October 17,1928, lawfully admitted to the United States. Approved December 22, 1944. 1080