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83 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SBSS.--CHS. 164, 165, 167, 168 -JUNE 1, 2 , 1949 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 1, 1949. [CHAPTER 165] AN ACT For the relief of Lawrence Reves. 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 $129.48 to Lawrence Reves, of Duck Hill, Mississippi, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Lawrence Reves on the 20th day of May 1946 as the result of the negligent and wrongful operation of a United States Army vehicle at Camp McCain, Mississippi, by a member of the armed forces of the United States who was not then and there acting within the scope of his office and employment: 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 June 1, 1949. [CHAPTER 167] AN ACT For the relief of Catherine S. Tremayne and A. I. Lang. 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 $500 to Catherine S. Tremayne, of Merriam, Kansas, and to pay the sum of $2,500 to A. I . Lang, of Merriam, Kansas, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses sustained as a result of an accident involving a United States Army plane, when it crashed into a sub- urban residential area near Merriam, Kansas, on July 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 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 2, 1949. 1107 June 1, 1949 [H. R . 3663] [Private Law 83] Lawrence Reves. June 2, 1949 [H. R. 761] [Private Law 84] Catherine S. Tre- mayne and A.I . Lang. [CHAPTER 168] AN ACT June 2, 1949 For the relief of the legal guardian of Andrew Ferdinand DeWitt III, a minor. [H. R . 1098] [Private Law 85] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Fenrdian' W m.