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73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 434-436. JUNE 8, 1934. 1377 compensation for the death of said Asa C. Hawkins, who was killed while employed by and assisting Federal prohibition agents ill the enforcement of the National Prohibition Act: Provided, That no rr:t:ilOD OD attor. part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per Dey's, etc., fees, centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 ~r centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection WIth said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- Penalty for vioiatiOD. son violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thertof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 8, 1934. [CHAPTER 435.] AN ACT For the relief of the Sultzbach Clothing Company. IUDe 8, 11134. (S. lUll.) (Private, No. D .) B~ it e'IUJ..Cted by the Senate and House 01 Representatives 01 the United State.'l of A'TMrWa in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary C Sultzbach Clothinc of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money ~g:loftine. in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Sultzbach Cloth- ing Company the sum of $6,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States. Such sum represents the amount of a fine paid by Sultzbach Clothing Company pursuant to a conviction for violating certain provisions of the Lever Act of August 10, 1917, as amended, prior to the declaration by the Supreme Court of the United States of the unconstitutionality of such pro- visions: Pr01Jided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this n:t:u ttor- Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to DeY's , etc.,o::,,:~ a or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlaw- ful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be Penalty for violation. deemed ~uilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 8, 1934. [CHAPTER 436.] AN ACT To pay a gratuity to Emma Ferguson Starrett. .J UDe 8, 1934. (S. 1401.) [Private, No. 210.) Be it enacted by the SeMie and House of Representatives of the United States 01 America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary s~~a Ferguson of the Treasury be, ~nd he is hereby, authorized .and directed tolay, Payment to. out of any money III the Treasurl not otherwIse appropriate , to Emma Ferguson Starrett, widow 0 Henry P. Starrett, late American consul general at Algiers, Algeria, the sum of $8,000, equal to one year's salary of her deceased husband: Provided. That no part of Prori«n. the amount ahpropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum L!mitatiOD OD attor· thfh11 'd dI' d' Dey s, etc., fees. ereosa e pal or e lvere to or receIved by any agent or