Volume 52
Private Law 75–734
For the relief of Remijio Ortiz.
Approved June 25, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Remijio Ortiz.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Remijio Ortiz.
Payment to.
of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $150, to Remijio Ortiz, of Nambe, New Mexico, in full settlement of his claim for compensation for the loss of Private Claim Numbered 82, Parcel 1, Cochiti Pueblo Grant, New Mexico: Provided That
Proviso.
Agreement to vacate lands.
no payment shall be made until certification by the Secretary of the Interior that the claimant has entered into an agreement satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior to vacate the lands within Private Claim Numbered 82, Parcel 1, Cochiti Pueblo Grant within a period to be specified in said agreement after payment shall have been made: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropriated
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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
Penalty for violation.
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, June 25, 1938.