field office the articles of property were kept: 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, February 18, 1942. [CHAPTER 92] AN ACT For the relief of certain Basque aliens. Proviso. February 19, 1942 [S. 314] [Private Law 286] Certain Basque Cancelation of deportation proceedings. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney aliens. General of the United States be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to cancel deportation proceedings in the cases of Ignacio Abadia, Nampa, Idaho; Alejandro Alberdi, Boise, Idaho; Felis Achirica, Boise, Idaho; Pedro Aguirre, Shoshone, Idaho; Santiago Alegria, Boise, Idaho; Gregorio Arana, Willow Creek, Oregon; Guillermo Armaolea, Mullan, Idaho; Pedro Arruzazabala, Boise, Idaho; Francisco Asla, Mountain Home, Idaho; Elias Asolo, Shoshone, Idaho; Bernardo Ausocoa, Boise, Idaho; Abraham Azpiri, Murphy, Idaho; Francisco Barinaga, Boise, Idaho; Martin Barrencua, Boise, Idaho; Alejandro Bilbao, Mountain Home, Idaho; Francisco Bilbao, Emmett, Idaho; Jose Bilbao, Mountain Home, Idaho; Victor Bilbao, Boise, Idaho; Gonzalo Cortazar, Boise, Idaho; Andres Echevarrieta, Hagerman, Idaho; Antonio Echevarrieta, Hagerman, Idaho; Prudencio Elordieta, Atlanta, Idaho; Gregorio Elorriaga, Buhl, Idaho; Jose Elorriaga, Mountain Home, Idaho; Juan Elorza, Boise, Idaho; Juan Garmendia, Nampa, Idaho; Francisco Guezuraga, Boise, Idaho; Jose Guezuraga, Boise, Idaho; Enrique Ispisua, Boise, Idaho; Antonio Laradagoitia, Emmett, Idaho; Victor Legarreta, Jarbridge, Nevada; Juan Lejardi, Boise, Idaho; Ciriaco Lezamiz, Mountain Home, Idaho; Daniel Martinez, Boise, Idaho; Antonio Menchaca, Nampa, Idaho; Elias Mendilibar, Fresno, California; Jose Antonio Mendiola, Fresno, California; Claudio Murua, Shoshone, Idaho; Ignacio Naveran, Shoshone, Idaho; Victor Orbe, Boise, Idaho; Canuto Otazua, Boise, Idaho; Gregorio Otazua, Boise, Idaho; Alejandro Rementeria, Boise, Idaho; Andres Retolaza, Boise, Idaho; Pedro Juan Sengotita Bengoa, Mountain Home, Idaho; Cristobal Sagasti, Boise, Idaho; Bernardo Torre, Gooding, Idaho; Jesus Ugalde, Emmett, Idaho; Gregorio Urcaregui, Richfield, Idaho; Francisco Uriarte, Mountain Home, Idaho; Herman Uriarte, Mountain Home, Idaho; Agustin Uribe, Mountain Home, Idaho; Feliciano Uribe, Boise, Idaho; Antonio Urquidi, Boise, Idaho; Ignacio Urrutia, Boise, Idaho; Anastasio Yrasuegui, Castleford, Idaho; Nicasio Yrazabal, Ely, Nevada; Juan Yrigoyen, Boise, Idaho; Tomas Yturbe, Mountain Home, Idaho; Angel Zuarez, Boise, Idaho, legally admitted as seamen but who have remained in the United States longer than permitted by law and regulations, and that these aliens shall be considered as having been manent entry; fees. admitted for permanent entry as of the date of their actual entry on the payment of the visa fees of $10 and head taxes of $8 per person. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct sixty numbers from the Spanish quota for the first year that the said Spanish quota is available. Admission for per Quota deduction. February 19, 1942 [H. R. 5206] [Private Law 287] Nettie Woolfolk viving children of Hallie E. Woolfolk. Montague and sur Payments to. Payment to. For the relief of Nettie Woolfolk Montague and Jerry L. Woolfolk and others. 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 Nettie Woolfolk Montague, Washington, District of Columbia, widow of Hallie E. Woolfolk, the sum of $1,666.67, and to the following surviving children of the said Hallie E. Woolfolk the sums appearing after their names: Mayme Woolfolk, Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $555.55; Aaron H. Woolfolk, Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $555.55; Geneva E. Davisons, Howison, Virginia, the sum of $555.55; the guardian of Cecilia H. Woolfolk, Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $555.56; the guardian of Louise B. Woolfolk, Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $555.56; the guardian of Nannie B. Woolfolk, Washington, District Jerry L. Woolfolk. of Columbia, the sum of $555.56; and Jerry L. Woolfolk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of the said Hallie E. Woolfolk and the injuries sustained by the said Hallie E. Woolfolk and Jerry L. Woolfolk, and on account of expenses incurred in connection therewith, as a result of a collision on October 15, 1932, on United States Highway Numbered 1, near Alexandria, Virginia, between a United States Army truck negligently operated and a motorcycle driven by the said Jerry L. Woolfolk: 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. Proviso. February 19, 1942 [H. R. 6145] [Private Law 288] Payment to. Approved, February 19, 1942. [CHAPTER 94] AN ACT For the relief of Mason C. Brunson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mason C. Brunson. 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 Mason C. Brunson, Florence, South Carolina, the sum of $292.05. Such sum represents the amount of fees earned by the said Mason C. Brunson for services rendered as United States commissioner, eastern district of South Carolina, during a portion of the quarter ending July 31, 1939, but not paid because the account covering such services was not rendered within the time prescribed by law: 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. Proviso. Approved, February 19, 1942. [CHAPTER 97] AN ACT For the relief of certain individuals in connection with the construction, operation, Approved, February 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 99] AN ACT For the relief of Lulu Heron. 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 Lulu Heron, field nurse in the Indian Service stationed in Alaska, the sum of $900.40 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for expenses which she incurred in moving her house from the bank of the Kuskokwim River to a new site, when it was endangered by bank erosion resulting from flood conditions: 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, February 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 100] AN ACT For the relief of Edwin B. Formhals. February 20, 1942 Lulu Heron. Proviso. February 20, 1942 Edwin B. Form. hals. Consideration of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 17 to 20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the disability claim. 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 Edwin B. Formhals who allegedly suffered an injury to his right hand in 1937, while employed by the Navy Department as an assistant inspector of Navy material, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, if he files such claim with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That no benefits hereunder shall accrue prior to the approval of this Act. Approved, February 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 101] AN ACT For the relief of John King. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 17 and 20 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 September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of John King, who is alleged to have contracted tuberculosis while employed at the Veterans' Administration Facility, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, prior to September 24, 1936, and his claim for compensation is authorized to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act, as amended, 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. SEC. 2. The monthly compensation which the said John King 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. For the relief of G. F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Treasury Department, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of G. F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Treasury Department, covering the period prior to July 31, 1939, for sums aggregating not to exceed $4,923.50, suspended or disallowed, together with the amounts of any additional payments which have been or may be suspended or disallowed in the accounts. of the chief disbursing officer more than three years after such payments were made: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall certify that in his opinion there is no evidence or fraud on the part of the chief disbursing officer in connection with such payments. SEC. 2. No charge shall be made against the certifying officer, or if heretofore made, shall be removed, for the amount of any payment for which credit shall be allowed under section 1 of this Act, where the head of the department or establishment concerned, or his duly authorized representative, shall certify to the Comptroller General of the United States that the payment appears to have been made without fraud on the part of the certifying officer. SEC. 3. The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of Cecil M. P. Cross, former special disbursing agent, Treasury Department, for sums aggregating not to exceed $26.39, representing items disallowed in his accounts. SEC. 4. The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of Will S. Wood, former special disbursing agent, Bureau of Narcotics, for a sum not to exceed $2.70, representing the unpaid balance of an item disallowed in his accounts. Approved, February 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 103] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Anna M. Paul. 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 Mrs. Anna M. Paul, of Washington, North Carolina, the sum of $275. Such sum shall be in full settlement of her claim against the United States for fees for services rendered as conciliation commissioner of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina during the period July 15, 1939, to June 3, 1940, which payment has been denied due to the fact that during the same period she was holding office as a regularly appointed United States commissioner and that such dual employment was in contravention of the statutory provisions of section 35 of the Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898, as amended June 22, 1938 (52 Stat. 857; 11 U. S. C. 63), and section 75 of said Act, as added by the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1470; 11 U. S. C. 203): 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, February 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 109] AN ACT For the relief of Libby, McNeill and Libby. Cecil M. P. Cross. Will S. Wood. February 20, 1942 Mrs. Anna M. Paul. Proviso. February 21, 1942 Libby, McNeill and Libby. Settlement of claim. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp-b troller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of Libby, McNeill and Libby, for the value of certain electrical equipment, consisting of a Westinghouse rotary converter and a Cutler-Hammer starting box, borrowed by the Indian Service, Department of the Interior, at Yakutat, Alaska, from said Libby, McNeill and Libby, in October 1939, and destroyed by fire on or about January 18, 1940, while in the possession of that agency, and to allow in full and final settlement of the claim not to exceed $150. There is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $150, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of the claim. Approved, February 21, 1942. Appropriation. |