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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 14, 15, 22 - -MAR . 14, 17, 1941 [55 STAT. [CHAPTER 141 AN ACT March 14, 1941 [S. 189] For the relief of William Boyer. [Private Law 2] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Payment to. 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 William Boyer, Missoula, Montana., the sum of $1,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said William Boyer as the result of being shot by a Federal officer on June 29, 1926, near Eureka, Montana. The said William Boyer has been permanently prwiio. and totally disabled by reason of such shooting: 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 con- trary 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 14, 1941. [CHAPTER 15] March 14,1941 AN ACT _I. 251] For the relief of John Mulhern. (Private Law 3] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the John Mulhern. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ayment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to John Mulhern, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, the sum of $202, as full compensation for a gasoline tank, gasoline pump, and one hundred and five gallons of gasoline, destroyed on March 11, 1934, by fire caused by pupils of P'Yr4o. the Truxton Canon Indian School, Valentine, Arizona: 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, March 14, 1941. [CHAPTER 22] AN ACT March 17, 1941 [U. R . a3000 For the relief of Joseph S. Albis, Junior. [Private Law 4] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Joseph . Abis, Jr. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ayment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Joseph S. Albis, Junior, Richmond, Virginia, the sum of $549.43, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for services rendered to the Civilian Conservation Corps from July 22, 1940, until 888