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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 665, 666. AUGUST 24, 1985. [CHAPTER 665.] AN ACT For the relief of W. H. Greene. 2171 A~t2.,1~. (H.R .3D.) [Private, No. 283.) Be it enacted by the Seoote and H U86 of Representatives 0/ the U,med States o/America in Oongre8s a8semlJled, That the Secretary }Ya/:;eTarmstroBot (talk)' of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to W. H. Greene, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 3, Box 139-A, Bakersfield, California, the sum of $144.92, in full settlement of all claims a~inst the United States, for the loss of personal articles in the MatIlija forest fire in the Santa Barbara National Forest in California, on ~pte~ber ~2, 193~: Provided. That no part of the 11:1::ill.ln on attor. amount approprIated III thIS Act In excess of 10 per centum thereof Dey's,ete.,rees. shall be paid or delivered to or received by any aaent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with saId claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attor- ney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receh-e 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 person violating Penalty ror violaUon. 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 24, 1935. [CHAPTER 666.) AN ACT A~t 24, 1935. For the relief of Nina Drips. [H. R .3282 .) - lpri\'ate. No. 284 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho-use of ReprcsentatWe8 of t!/(, United States of America in ConJ'res8 a8semhled, That the Secretary Nina Drips. fT . h·d d'd f Payment to. o the reasury IS aut orlze an lrecte to pay, out 0 any monev in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nina Drips the sunl of $118. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of iniuries sustained by the said Nina Drips on or about the 10th day of October 1932 while aboard a boat provided by the Navy Department of the United States plying between the Fifth Street Landing at San Pedro, California, and the United States ship Relief, lying in the harbor of San Pedro, at San Pedro, California: Provided, That no part of the amount PrL·OI!IO.. t . d'l'A . f10 1 fhIIb wutatlononRtor· approprIate III t lIS ct III excess 0 per centum t lereo s a e ney·s. ete., f l.' es. paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rend('red in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold. or receh'e any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in conneetion with said elaim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the P~n~ltyrorvjoht:h,ll. provisions of this Act shall be dpemed !-TUiltv f a misdemeanor and upon.conviction thereof shall be fined in any iUlll not exceeding $l~OOO. Approved, August 24, 1935.