58 STAT.] 78rH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 108-110-MAR . 20, 1944
for the period May 12, 1942, to June 30, 1942, during which period
he mistakenly considered himself as postmaster, on leave on account
of illness, when, in fact, his tenure as postmaster had expired on
May 12, 1942: 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 March 20, 1944.
[CHAPTER 109]
AN ACT
For the relief of Adelard Demers.
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 Adelard Demers,
Lowell, Massachusetts, the sum of $572. The payment of such sum
shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Adelard Demers
against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained on
January 6, 1942, in Lowell, Massachusetts, when the automobile which
he was operating was involved in a collision with a United States
Army truck: 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 March 20, 1944.
[CHAPTER 110]
AN ACT
For the relief of H. G. Tooley.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to
20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for
the employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the
performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved Sep-
tember 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767
and 770), are hereby waived in favor of H. G. Tooley, of Greer,
South Carolina, who is alleged to have sustained injuries on May 12,
1942, at Columbia Air Base, Columbia, South Carolina, while
employed as foreman in the camp of the Civilian Conservation Corps,
Soil Conservation Service, at Saluda, South Carolina, and his claim
for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under
the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended and supplemented
by the Act of February 15, 1934, if he files such claim with the United
States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than sixty
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
SE. 2 . The monthly compensation which the said H. G . Tooley
may be entitled to receive by reason of the enactment of this Act
shall commence on the first day of the month during which this Act is
enacted.
Approved March 20, 1944.
March 20, 1944
IH. R . 2875]
[Private Law 234]
Adelard Demers.
March 20. 1944
[UI. R . 2880)
(Private Law 236]
H. 0 . Tooley.
39 Stat. 746 .
5U.S. C. § 765-770.
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