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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 292-294-JUNE 8, 1946 [CHAPTER 292] June 8, 1946 [H. B . 4757] [Private Law 651] Mrs. Gussie Feld- man. June 8, 1946 [H. R . 4885] [Private Law 652] Ernst V. Brender. [60 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Gussie Feldman. 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 $325, to Mrs. Gussie Feldman, of Charleston, South Carolina, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical expenses sustained as the result of being struck by a United States Coast Guard truck at the intersection of Lee and Meeting Streets, Charleston, South Carolina, on May 11, 1945: 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 June 8, 1946. [CHAPTER 293] AN ACT For the relief of Ernst V. Brender. 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, to Ernst V. Brender, Greensboro, Georgia, the sum of $176.65, in full settlement of amount paid by him in full satisfaction of a judgment of the Superior Court, Greene County, Georgia, on April 24, 1945, in civil action numbered 2662 against E. V. Brender as damages because of removal of a hazardous telephone line installation from Government property: 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 8, 1946. [CHAPTER 294] AN ACT For the relief of Ben V. King Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ben V. Kag. 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 Ben V. King, United States commissioner at Eagle Pass, Texas, the sum of $488.57. Such sum represents the amount of fees which the said Ben V. King earned between January 1, 1945, and May 28, 1945, including increased com- pensation allowed under Public Law Numbered 49, approved May 7, 67 Stat. 75. 7Su. . 75. 1943, while acting as United States commissioner for the Western upp. v, i-i41 . i District of Texas, but not paid because his term as United States 1182 June 8, 1946 [H. R. 6307] [Private Law 653] a