Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 2.djvu/99

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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 373-375-JUNE 5, 1942 Provso. June 5, 1942 [H. R . 67781 [Private Law 4301 Luther Herbert Tench. Payment to. Mrs. Mildred Farmer Tench. Payment to. Proviso. June 5, 1942 [H. R. 5847] [Private Law 431] Mrs. Julia Camp- bell. Payment to. Prot. against the United States for physical disabilities incurred on Sep- tember 12, 1939, when the automobile in which he was riding was crushed by a tree felled by employees of the Work Projects Adminis- tration near Bernalillo, New Mexico: 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 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 374] AN ACT For the relief of Luther Herbert Tench and Mrs. Mildred Farmer Tench. 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 Luther Herbert Tench, Demorest, Georgia, the sum of $1,000, and to Mrs. Mildred Farmer Tench, Demorest, Georgia, the sum of $3,500. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Luther Herbert Tench and Mrs. Mildred Farmer Tench against the United States for personal injuries sustained on May 9, 1941, when the auto- mobile in which they were riding collided with a truck in the service of the Work Projects Administration on State Highway Route Num- bered 15 (United States Route Numbered 23) between Demorest and Clarkesville, Georgia: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 375] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Julia Campbell. 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 Mrs. Julia Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, the sum of $500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Julia Campbell against the United States for personal injuries sustained on October 28, 1940, in Pensacola, Florida, when a hub cap from one of the wheels of a truck in the service of the National Youth Administration flew off the wheel, ran upon the sidewalk, and struck the said Mrs. Julia Campbell: 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 ren- dered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violat- [56 STAT.