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62 STAT.] SOTH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CHS. 175, 176, 178-APR . 6, 7 , 1948 [CHAPTER 175] AN ACT For the relief of Dave Hougardy. 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 Dave Hougardy, Renton, Washington, the sum of $2,000. The pay- ment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages arising out of the death by drowning of Teddy Hougardy, eight-year-old son of the said Dave Hougardy, on August 5, 1938, when he fell from an unprotected foot log built by employees of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture in The Dalles Campground of the Snoqualmie National Forest, Wash- ington: 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 pro- visions 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 6, 1948. [CHAPTER 176] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Susan W. Roe. 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, the sum of $1,500, to Mrs. Susan W. Roe, of Flushing, Long Island, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained and expenses incurred as the result of an operation at the base hospital, Mitchel Field, New York, on July 19, 1943: 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 pro- visions 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 6, 1948. [CHAPTER 178] AN ACT For the relief of Willian L. Cunliffe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, William L. Cunliffe, of Montreal, Canada, who is of English descent, father of Bruce Ferguson Cunliffe, a citizen of the United States, shall be deemed to have been born in Canada rather than in India, where his parents were residing at the time the said William L. Cunliffe was born. Approved April 7, 1948. 1329 April 6, 1948 [H. R. 2214] [Private Law 226] Dave Hougardy. April 6, 1948 [H. R. 3118] [Private Law 2271 Mrs. Susan W. Roe. April 7,1948 [H. R . 41771 [Private Law 228] William L. Cunlifle. 43 Stat. 160 . 8U.S.0. 212