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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 137-139-MAR. 28 , 1944 lost his life as a result of being struck by a United States Army truck in New York City, New York, on January 28, 1943: 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 March 28, 1944. [CHAPTER 138] March 28,1944 [H. R . 2926] [Private Law 255] Judson E. Goff, estate. AN ACT For the relief of Charles J. Goff, as, administrator of the estate of Judson E. Goff, deceased. 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 Charles J. Goff, Salmon, Idaho, as administrator of the estate of Judson E. Goff, deceased, the sum of $596.77 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for actual expenses incurred by the said Charles J. Goff on account of the death of his brother, Judson E. Goff, who died on September 19, 1942, as the result of a gunshot wound received on September 7,1942, at Pendleton, Oregon, when he was accidentally shot by a member of the military forces of the United States: 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 March 28, 1944. [CHAPTER 139] March 28, 1944 [H. R. 8157] [Private Law 258] Lloyd L. Johnson. P. B. Hume. AN ACT For the relief of Lloyd L. Johnson and P. B . Hume. 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 Lloyd L. Johnson, of Dallas, Texas, the sum of $2,000; to pay the sum of $1,250 to P. B. Hume, of Dallas, Texas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damages sustained when a United States Army truck collided with an auto- mobile in which they were riding on United States Highway Num- bered 81, approximately two miles south of San Marcos, Texas, on January 12, 1943: Provided That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 March 28, 1944. [58 STAT.