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59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 402 -404 - -OCT. 11, 1945 [CHAPTER 402] AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in a Quonset hut at Harrowbeer Airport, Yelverton, South Devon, England, on December 26, 1944. 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, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $272.90, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for the value of personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in a Quonset hut at Harrowbeer Air- port, Yelverton, South Devon, England, on December 26, 1944: 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 connec- tion with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provi- sions 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 October 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 403] AN ACT For the relief of Hugh Egan. 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 Hugh Egan, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the sum of $500, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him when he was struck by an Army vehicle near Fort Rodman, Massachusetts, on November 30, 1944: 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved October 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 404] AN ACT For the relief of Henry H. Huffman and Mrs. Marie J. Huffman. 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 Henry H. Huffman and Mrs. Marie J. Huffman, of Orlando, Florida, the sum of $1,027.66, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damage to their dwelling house and for personal injuries sus- tained by the said Mrs. Marie J. Huffman and medical hospital, and other expenses incurred incident thereto, as a reSt o the crash 771 October 11,1945 [S. 902] [Private Law 211] Navy personnel and former Navy person- nel. Reimbursement. October 11, 1945 IS. 9091 [Private Law 212] Hugh Egan. October 11, 1945 [S. 921 [Private Law 213] Henry H. Hufiman and Mrs. Marie I. Hne an.