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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 372-374-JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 372] June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4854] [Private Law 623] Mrs. Pearl Smith. June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4915] [Private Law 624] Irving W. Learned. June 11, 1946 [H. R . 4976] [Private Law 625] Mrs. Catherine For- tunato. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Pearl Smith. 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 Mrs. Pearl Smith, 1591 Sylvan Road Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Pearl Smith against the United States as a result of the death of her huband, A. B. Smith, which was caused by a collision with a trailer truck belonging to the United States Army engineers at Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, on December 29, 1944: 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 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 373] AN ACT For the relief of Irving W. Learned. 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 Irving W. Learned, of Portland, Oregon, the sum of $1,617.40, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property dam- age, personal injuries, and loss of earnings sustained and medical and hospital expenses incurred as the result of an accident involving a United States Army vehicle at the intersection of Southwest Stark Street and Southwest Third Avenue, Portland, Oregon, on July 30, 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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 374] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Catherine Fortunato. 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 $346 to Mrs. Catherine Fortunato, of Medford, Massachusetts, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal 1212 [60 STAT.