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79TH CONG. , 2D SESS. -CHS. 2 286, 287 8, 1946 June 8, 1946 [CHAPTER 276] AN ACT For the relief of R. L . Benton. 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 R. L. Benton, of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, the sum of $1,856.09 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property damage sustained as the result of an accident involving a United States Army vehicle near Peabody, Kansas, on April 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 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 May 28, 1946. CHAPTER 286] AN ACT For the relief of Henry R. Butler. 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 Henry R. Butler, of Oakland, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained and expenses incurred by him when he was struck by a United States Navy truck, at the intersection of San Pablo and Mac- Arthur Boulevard, in the city of Oakland, California, on October 30, 1943: 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 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 287] AN ACT For the relief of Sam Dishong. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Sam Dishong 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 $1,169.90, to Sam Dishong, 3007 South Shield Street, Okla- homa City, Oklahoma, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and damages sustained by him when he was struck by a Navy vehicle from the south naval base, Norman, Oklahoma, on September 26, 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 60 STAT.] 1179 May 28, 1946 [H. B. 4763] [Private Law 544] R. L . Benton. June 8, 1946 [H. R. 1072] [Private Law 545] Henry R. Butler. June 8, 194 [H. R. 3228] [Private Law 546]