PRIVATE LAXWS--CHS. 159-161-APR . 20 , 1946 against the United States for the value of money orders purchased in favor of the said Mildred Neiffer on August 5, 1942, aboard the United States ship George F. Elliott, by her brother, Private (First Class) Elmer P. Neiffer, United States Marine Corps, and lost, together with all records thereof, as the result of enemy action: 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 notwith- standing. 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 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 160] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon a certain claim of A. G. Bailey against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the A. O. Bailey. United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of A. G. Bailey, Norfolk, Virginia, against the United States for alleged damages caused by the alleged negligent allowance by the United States Army authorities in charge of Camp Ashby, Virginia, of the flow of sewage from said camp over and across certain oyster grounds situated in the Western Branch or Lynnhaven River in Princess Anne County, Virginia, which grounds had been leased by the said A. G. Bailey adjacent to certain real property owned by him. SEC. 2. Proceedings for the determination of said claim shall be had in the same manner as in cases of which said court has jurisdiction 28 U.S.S.o 0. under the provisions of section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended: Provided, That suit hereunder shall be instituted within four months after the enactment of this Act: And provided further, That this Act shall be construed only to waive the immunity from suit of the Gov- ernment of the United States with respect to the claim of the said A. G. Bailey and not otherwise to affect any substantive rights of the parties. Approved April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 161] April 20, 1946 [H. R . 1950] [Private Law 468] AN ACT For the relief of Harry Cohen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Harry Cohen. 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, the sum of $161 to Harry Cohen, of 76 Suffolk Street, Malden, Massa- chusetts, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical expenses as a result of a collision between the Dodge truck in which he was a passenger and a United States Navy truck, in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1944: 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the April 20, 1946 [H. R . 1838] [Private Law 467] [60 STAT.
�
