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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 834 -836-AUG. 7 , 1946 [CHAPTER 834] August 7,1946 [H. R . 4608] [Private Law 837] Mrs. Mary D. John- son. August 7, 1946 [H. R. 4686] [Private Law 838] Harry Wright, estate. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Mary D. Johnson. 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. Mary D. Johnson, Florence, South Carolina, the sum of $43.80, in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs..Mary D. Johnson against the United States for the damage caused to her automobile in an accident which occurred at or near the intersection of Dargan and Evans Streets in Florence, South Carolina, on March 9, 1942: 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 August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 835] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Harry Wright. 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 $5,000 to the estate of Harry Wright, deceased, of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of the said Harry Wright, deceased, sustained as the result of being struck by a United States Army truck on the Baltimore Pike near Glenwood Avenue, in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centumnthereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services renderedl in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any con- tract 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 August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 836] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph A. Brown. 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. Brown, 138 North First Street, Pleasantville, New Jersey, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, loss of earnings and property damage sustained, and medical and hospital expenses incurred, as the result of an accident which occurred at the intersection of Michigan and Pacific Avenues, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on January 25, 1945, when he was struck 1300 [60 STAT. August 7, 1946 [H. R . 4924] [Private Law 839] Joseph A. Brown.