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59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1sT SESS.-CHS. 566-568 --DEC. 11 , 1945 [CHAPTER 566] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Alan Sells and the estate of Alan Sells. 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 authoribed and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) to Mrs. Alan Sells, of Topeka, Kansas, the sum of $7,745.35, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by her, as a result of an accident which occurred while she was riding as a passenger in a United States Army vehicle near the Topeka Army Air Base, on February 1, 1944, and (2) to the estate of Alan Sells, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of the claim of such estate against the United States for compensation for the death of the said Alan Sells as a result of such accident, and for funeral expenses incurred by it in connection therewith: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 these claims, 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 December 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 567] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph A. Hannon and Eleanore M. Hannon. 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 Joseph A. Hannon and Eleanore M. Hannon, of Coquille, Oregon, the sum of $6,191.52, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for the destruction of their house and personal property in Coquille, Oregon, as the result of the crash of a United States Navy airplane on Octo- ber 15, 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 ren- dered 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 December 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 568] AN ACT For the relief of Gregory Stelmak. 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 Gregory Stelmak, of Hartford, Connecticut the sum of $4,365.58, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him, and for reimbursement of hospital, medical, 813 December 11, 1945 [S. 779] [Private Law 311] Mrs. Alan Sells. Alan Sells, estate. December 11, 1945 [S. 801] [Private Law 312] Joseph A. Hannon and Eleanore M. Han- non. December 11, 1945 [S. 998] [Private Law 313] Gregory Stelmak.