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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.- CHS. 550 -553-JUNE 20, 1938 tion on the Boston Post Road in the town of Stonington, Connecticut: 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 con- tract 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 20, 1938. 1365 Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. [CHAPTER 551] AN ACT For the relief of Alpha T. Johnson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States is authorized and directed to credit the accounts of Alpha T. Johnson, postmaster at Fort Ransom, North Dakota, in the amount of $179.45, representing stamp and postal funds and stamp stock stolen from the Fort Ransom post office on August 18, 1936. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to the said Alpha T. Johnson a sum equal to the total sum of any amounts which have been paid by her to the United States in settlement of such funds and stamp stock. Approved, June 20, 1938. [CHAPTER 552] AN ACT Authorizing the President to present gold medals to Mrs. Richard Aldrich and posthumously to Anna Bouligny. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to present a gold medal of appro- priate design to Mrs. Richard Aldrich, nee Margaret Livingston Chanler, and posthumously to Anna Bouligny, deceased, who, during the War with Spain, voluntarily went to Puerto Rico and there ren- dered service of inestimable value to the Army of the United States in the establishment and operation of hospitals for the care and treatment of military patients in Puerto Rico. 'The posthumous presentation to Anna Bouligny, deceased, shall be made to such rep- resentative of the said Anna Bouligny, deceased, as the President may designate. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved, June 20, 1938. June 20, 1938 [S. 3739] [Private, No. 6431 Alpha T. Johnson. Credit in postal ac- counts. Payment to. June 20, 1938 [S. 3917] [Private, No. 644] Presentation of gold medals to Mrs. Rich- ard Aldrich and post- humously to Anna Bouligny. Aprpropriation au- thorized. [CHAPTER 553] AN ACT For the relief of Ellen Kline. 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 Ellen Kline, of El Paso, Texas, the sum of $5,000 in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for the death of her husband, June 20, 1938 [H. R. 1252] [Private, No. 6451 Ellen Kline. Payment to.