60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 355, 356 -JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 355] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Bob Clark and the estate of George D. Croft. 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 the estate of Bob Clark, deceased, the sum of $5,000; to the estate of George D. Croft, deceased, late of Hopkins County, Kentucky, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for their deaths sustained as a result of a collision on May 8, 1944, on United States Highway Numbered 41, near Nortonville, Kentucky, between the wagon in which they were riding and a United States Army vehicle: 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 con- trary 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 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 356] A*T Air June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4210] [Private Law 606] Bob Clark, estate. George D. Croft, estate. June 11, 1946 For the relief of the estate of Vedal B. Brooks, deceased; Mrs. Katherine I. Brooks; [H. R. 4237] and the legal guardian of Sally Brooks, a minor. [Private Law 07] 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 the estate of Vedal B. Brooks, deceased, of Bangor, Maine, the sum of $5,800, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of the injury and death of Vedal B. Brooks and damage to his automobile; to Mrs. Katherine I. Brooks, of Bangor, Maine, the sum of $1,000, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by her and for medical and hospital expenses incurred for herself and her minor daughter, Sally Brooks; and to the legal guardian of Sally Brooks, a minor, of Bangor, Maine, the sum of $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by said minor, all resulting from an accident involving an Army vehicle which occurred near the intersection of Union and Fourteenth Streets, Bangor, Maine, on May 31, 1945: Provided,That no part of either of the sums 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 the claim settled by the payment of such sum, 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 11, 1946. Vedal B. Brooks, estate. Mrs. Katherine I. Brooks. (uanrdan of Sally Brooks. 1205
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