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1384 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 459-461. JUNE 11, 1934. running into a United States Forest Service telephone wire near Heber, Arizona, which had been negligently left partially down by ProNo. employees of such Service: Provided, That no p&rt of the amount L!mitation on attor- appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall DeY 8, etc., fees. b'ddl'd . db e pal or e lvere to or receIve y 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 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection wIth said claim, any Penalty for violation. 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, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 460.] AN ACT JUDe 11, 1934. IS. 2636 .) For the relief of James Slevin. (Private, No. 228.) Be it enacted by the Senate and 11ouse of Representatives of the James Slevin. United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary Paymentto,forprop- of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized and directed to erty damages. , , pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James Slevin, Island Park, Long Island, New York, $1,425, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, being the amount found due him as damages to his property at Island Park, New York, by reason of an Army airplane crash on fr:t::ilon OD attor. September 8, 1933: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- ney's, etc., fees. priated in this Act in excess of 10 per 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 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any PenaltyforvlolatioD. 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, June 11, 1934. [CHAPTER 461] AN ACT June 11, 1934. (S.2700.) For the relief of the Charlestown Sand and Stone Company, of Elkton, Mat-yland. (Private, No. 229.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Charlestown Sand United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary 8D~e,~~:se~~fa~~r of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay freight charges. to the Charlestown Sand and Stone Company, of Elkton, Maryland, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $12,385.99 in full settlement of the additional frei~ht charges incurred by said company in the fulfillment of the reqUIrements of the United States engineer office under the contract of August 23, 1917, for furnishing and delivering cement, sand, and gravel (or broken stone) to Fort Saulsbury, Delaware, for the construction of gun and mortar batteries. Approved, June 11, 1934.