58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.--CHS. 42-44-FEB. 22, 1944 [CHAPTER 42] AN ACT For the relief of Oswald L. Sawyer. 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 Oswald L. Sawyer, of New Bern, North Carolina, the sum of $5,000, hi full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States of America, for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses incident thereto, sustained as a result of an accident involving a United States Army truck near Camp Battle, New Bern, North Carolina, on December 21, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved February 22, 1944. 947 February 22, 1944 [H. R . 2690] [Private Law 1921 Oswald L. Sawyer. [CHAPTER 43] AN ACT For the relief of Tom S. Steed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limitations of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled, "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7,1916, as amended, are hereby waived in favor of Tom S. Steed, a former employee of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Winnsboro, Texas, for disability alleged to have resulted from an injury sustained by him on April 19, 1937, and the United States Employees' Compensa- tion Commission is hereby authorized to consider and determine the merits of his claim under the remaining provisions of said Act. Approved February 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 44] AN ACT For the relief of Ruth E. P. Phillips, as executrix of the estate of Amos Russell Phillips, deceased. 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 Ruth E. P . Phillips, Rockingham County, Virginia, as executrix of the estate of Amos Russell Phillips, deceased, the sum of $6,427.80, in full settlement of all claims of the said Ruth E. P . Phillips and of the estate of the said Amos Russell Phillips, deceased, against the United States for prop- erty damage, medical and hospital expenses, and for the death of said Amos Russell Phillips, arising out of a collision on November 21, 1942, at the intersection of Fourteenth and K Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, between the vehicle in which the February 22, 1944 [H. R . 2691] [Private Law 193] Tom S. Steed. 39 Stat. 746 . 5 U. S.(. §§ 65-770. February 22, 1944 [H. R .R204] [Private Law 1941 Amos Russell Phil- lips, estate.
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