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55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 1 ST SESS.--CHS. 198-200-JUNE 12, 13 , 1941 the sum of $169.50 to the Dauterive Hospital, New Iberia, Louisiana in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by Claude W. LaSalle, and for medical and hospital expenses incurred as a result of a collision when he was struck while on foot by United States Coast Guard truck Numbered 1616, said collision occurring on May 22, 1939, about three miles east of New Iberia, Louisiana, on United States Highway Numbered 90: Pro- vided, 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, June 12, 1941. [CHAPTER 199] AN ACT For the relief of Major Harold Sorenson. 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 the sum of $313.02 to Major Harold Sorenson, of Bismarck, North Dakota, formerly the United States property and disbursing officer for North Dakota, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of amounts paid by him in the settlement of certain charges made against his accounts by reason of disallowances in his accounts for the month of August 1932, such disallowances repre- senting overpayments of mileage allowances to certain members of the North Dakota National Guard for travel from their home stations to Devils Lake, North Dakota, and return, for the purpose of par- ticipating in field training of the National Guard during the period June 11, 1932, to June 25, 1932: 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 notwith- standing. 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 13, 1941. [CHAPTER 200] AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant J. B. Edgar, Junior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in CPongress 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 J. B . Edgar, Junior, of Memphis, Tennessee, a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, the sum of $555.51 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement to him of expenses incurred as a result of medical treatment and hospitalization for disability incurred in line of duty in the United States Navy: 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 June 13. 1941 [8. 683] [Private Law 89] Maj. Harold Soren- son. Payment to. Proixso. June 13, 1941 [s. 596] [Private Law 90] Second Lt .. B. Edgar, Jr. Payment to. 925 Provi*o.