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61 STAT.] 80rT CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 444 , 464 , 465 -AUG. 1, 4 ,1947 [CHAPTER 444] AN ACT For the relief of Fred 0. Donohue. 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 Fred O. Donohue, of Hobbs, New Mexico, the sum of $4,822.22. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Fred O. Donohue against the United States arising out of personal injuries, property damage, and subsequent loss of earnings sustained by him, on Septem- ber 10, 1944, when a truck owned and operated by the said Fred O. Donohue was struck by a United States Army truck on the Black River Bridge, approximately seventeen miles south of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on the Carlsbad-Pecos Highway: 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 1, 1947. [CHAPTER 4641 AN ACT For the relief of Robert F. Parks. 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 Robert F. Parks, of Stanley, Virginia, the sum of $1,800, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement for personal funds de- posited with the finance officer, Visayan-Mindanao force, on June 16, 1942, at Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippine Islands, for use in pur- chasing food necessary to supplement the ration provided to prison- ers of war by the Japanese Army: 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 4, 1947. [CHAPTER 465] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Reuben Malkin. 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 Reuben Malkin, in full settlement of all 1013 August 1, 1947 [H. R.618] [Private Law 122] Fred 0. Donohue. August 4, 1947 [. 11811 (Private Law 123] Robert F. Parks. August 4,1947 [H. R. 341] [Private Law 124] Reuben Malkin, estate.