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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II. CRs.798-800. 1930. OHAP. 798. -An Act For the relief of the father of Catharine Kearney. 1957 July 1, 1930. lH. R. 919.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [Private, No. 24/1 .1 Onited States of America in Oongress assembled That the Secre- Catharine Kearney. • '.. Payment to father, tary of the Treasury be, and he IS hereby, authorIzed and dIrected etc., forfatalinjuriesto. to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to the father of Catharine Kearney, of Manhattan Borough, New York City, the sum of $2,500 as damages sustained by reason of the killing of said Catharine Kearney, who died in Manhattan Borough, New York City, on March 24, 1919, as a result of injuries received at New York City on March 24, 1919, by being run down by a Government-owned automobile truck operated by an employee of the United States mail service under the jurisdiction of the New York post office; such sum of $2,500 to be distributed to said dece- dent's father and next of kin as damages in an action for causing death by a wrongful act under the laws of the State of New York: Provided, That no part of the amount appro:priated in this Act in P!'~O" excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to or toTarmstroBot (talk) 15:18, 18 January 2013 (UTC)f~, f. at- received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum which'in the aggregate exceeds 10 per centum of the amount appro:priated in this Act on account of services rendered in connection WIth said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions Penalty for violation. of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, July 1, 1930. OHAP. 799. -An Act For the relief of Clyde Cornish. July 1, 1930. IH. R. 2170.] [Private, No. 247 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and H0'U8e 01 RepresentatiAJes 01 the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Sec- b:rx:TarmstroBot (talk):'to for retary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out personal injuries. ' of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Clyde Cornish, of Frankfort, Kentucky, the sum of '$2,500 because of phy- sical injury and damages sustained by him when struck by a motor truck owned and operated by t~e Wa.r De:partme~t: Promded, That t'~ilon on ai; no part of the amount ap:propnated III thIS Act III excess of 10 per torney's, etc., fees. centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 J?er centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection WIth said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any Penalty for violation. 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, July 1, 1930. OHAP. 800. -An Act For the relief of Rachel Levy. July I, 1930. [H. R. 8723.] [Private, No. 248.) Be it enacted by the Senate and H O'U8e of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary g;lt~;:y to ~ r of the Treasury is authorized.and directe~ tOlay, out of any money death of son. •0 in the Treasury not otherWIse approprIate, to Rachel Levy an