PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 87-89-APR . 6 , 1938 Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. April 6, 1938 [H. R. 734] [Private, No. 436] Joseph Pethersky. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. April 6, 1938 [H. R. 1233] [Private, No. 437] Pierre Indian School, S. Dak. Reimbursement of designated employees of, for fire damages. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. ance with its terms, by the said Nick Gruyich: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per cen- tum 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 conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 6, 1938. [CHAPTER 88] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Pethersky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 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 Joseph Pethersky, of Port Deposit, Maryland, the sum of $360 in full satisfaction for his claim against the United States Government for loss of nine months' rent at $40 per month, from October 12, 1933, when a marine truck destroyed his building, to July 24, 1934, the date of the receipt of a check for $623.02 from the Navy Department in payment for loss to his building: 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 conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 6, 1938. [CHAPTER 89] AN ACT For the relief of employees of the Indian Service for destruction by fire of personally-owned property in Government quarters at the Pierre Indian School, South Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the following-named employees of the Pierre Indian School, South Dakota, or their heirs, for losses sustained through destruction by fire of the Government building in which they were assigned quarters, the fire having occurred on July 10, 1936, sums as follows: Getlow Kalberg, $1,601.36; Thurman Shaffer, $159.30; Mildred Shaffer, $279.46; Ethel Cotter, $244.81; Bertha Hitchcock, $1,287.56; Charles Walker, $43.01; Thomas Saul, $106.42; Mrs. Oren Cason, $713.25; Mildred Sully, $249.56; Cecelia Sully (now Mrs. K. Barry), $181.65; L. D. McGhee, $375. Said sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained as a result of this fire: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account 1274 [52 STAT.
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