Section
842, R.S. § 4785; acts July 4, 1884, ch. 181, § 3,
23 Stat. 99; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2,
46 Stat. 1016, related to compensation of agent or attorney for services in prosecuting claim for bounty land.
Section
843, R.S. § 5485, related to punishment of agents or attorneys who contract for, demand, or receive greater compensation than $25 provided for in section
842 of this title.
Section
844, R.S. § 4786; acts July 4, 1884, ch. 181, § 4,
23 Stat. 99; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2,
46 Stat. 1016, related to filing of fee agreement and limitation on fee of agent or attorney concerning bounty land claim.
Sections
842,
843 and
844 were based on provisions of R.S. §§ 4785,
5485, and
4786, respectively, which related to bounty lands. Provisions of R.S. §§ 4785,
5485, and
4786 which related to pensions were previously classified to sections 111, 112 and 114 of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and were repealed by
Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2202(1), June 17, 1957,
71 Stat. 162.