52 STAT.] T7TH CONG. , 3 D SESS.-CHS. 95-97-APR . 6 , 1938 [CHAPTER 95] AN ACT For the relief of Cyrus M. Lasher. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Cyrus M. Lasher, East Greenbush, County of Rensselaer, State of New York, the sum of $1,750 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States on account of injuries received by him on the 5th day of January 1935 in the tunnel adjoining the post-office building at Albany, New York, when a metal door, operated by a postal employee, dropped on him: 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 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 notwithstand- ing. 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 96] AN ACT For the relief of Harold Jacobson. 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 is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Harold Jacobson, of Brooklyn, New York, the sum of $500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by him when he was struck by a United States mail truck at the intersection of Surf Avenue and West Fifteenth Street, Brooklyn, New York, on May 12, 1934: 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. April 6, 1938 [H. R . 5431] [Private, No. 443] Cyrus M. Lasher. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. April 6, 1938 [H. R. 5449] [Private, No. 4441 Harold Jacobson. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on Lt- torney's, etc., fees. 'Penalty for viola- tion. [CHAPTER 97] AN ACT For the relief of James Scherer, a minor. 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 allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to the legal guardian of James Scherer, a minor, of Fairfield, Ohio, the sum of $500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received by the said James Scherer on the 6th April 6, 1938 [H. R. 5562] [Private, No. 445] James Scherer. Payment to guard- ian of. 1277
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