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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 778-780. JUNE 26, 1934. 1435 automobile driven by Private Cyrus L. Scribner, United States Army, on April 22, 1931, at Washington, District of Columbia: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act t:t!ii n on attor. in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or ne,'s, etc.,of_. received by any 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 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connec- tion with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed Penalt,forvlolatlon. guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 26, 1934. (CHAPTER 779.1 AN ACT For the relief of Virginia Houghton. lune 26, 1934. [8. 1162.) [Private, No. 355.J Be it enacted by the Senate and H OWJe of Representative8 of the United States of America in Oongress assembled That the Secretary Virginia Boughton. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any in~:entforpenonal money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,000 to Virginia Hou~hton, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, as payment in full for personal injuries sustained by bein~ struck by an automobile driven by Private Cyrus L. Scribner Umted States Army, on April 22, 1931, at Washington, District ot Columbia: Pro-vided, That no Promo. part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per De~!:,uei,O att«· 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 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- Penalty for violatioD. son 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 26, 1934. (CHAPTER 780.1 AN ACT For the relief of Mary V. Spear. lune 26, 1934. (S.l103.) [Private, No. 3M:) Be it ena.cted by the Senate and H ouae of Representatives of the United States 01 America in Oongress asse'Tl'lhkd, That the Secra- Wary v. ?pear. nal tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of lnJ~:ent orpeno any money in the Treasury not otherwise ~ppropri.ated, the sum of $2,500 to Mary V. Spear, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, as payment in full for personal injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile driven by Private Cyrus L. Scribner, United States Army, on April 22, 1931, at 'Vashington, District of Columbia: Provided, That no Promo. tfth t . ted' th' At' f Limitation on attor· par 0 e amoun approprla In IS C In excess 0 10 per De,'s, etc., fees. centum thereof shall 00 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 8663jO-34 -I'T 2-10