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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 729, 730. AUGUST 26,1935. 2189 [CHAPTER 729.] AN ACT For the relief of Michael A. McHugh. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01 Representative8 01 tltt! Vnited State8 01 America in Oongre88 assembled, That the Secretary w..~tio~CBuch. 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 $200, to Michael A. McHugh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, as a reward to which he was entitled under the postal regula- tions, had the funds not lapsed, for his services in connection with the arrest and conviction of Donald R. Leeson for theft of mail from the post office at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1925: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in cr=iion on attor· l'xcess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delivered to or Dey's, etc., fees. reeeived by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on aceount 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 witIi said claim, any contract to the contrarY notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act Penaltlforviolation. shall be deemed guilty of a misd(>meanor and upon conviction th(>reof ~hall be fined in any sum not (>xceeding $1,000. Approved, August 26, 1935. [CHAPTER 730.] AN ACT For the relief of Cal Settles and Rhoda Settles. August 26. 193.5 . (B. R. 5U06.] -[Private, No. 326.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01 Rep}'esentatit'es 01 tlte United Statcs of America in Congress assembled That the SecretarY c~ Settles and Rho- fhT be dh. hb h'd'd. ~ da ~ttles. t e reasury, an e IS ere y, aut orlZe an dIrected to pay, Payments to. (Jut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Cal Settles and Rhoda Settles, of Speedwell, Claiborne County, Ten- nessee, Rural Houte Numbered 2, the sums of $500 and $1,000, res:pec- tivelv, in all $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the Umted States Goyernment for bodily injuries sustained by them on Decem- ber 24, 1933, when an automobile in which they were riding collided with an ambulance of thC1 United States Civilian Conservation Corps, same being ambulance li~ense numbered 7262, in the city of Clinton, Anderson County, Tenne$gee, at the intersection of Depot Street with J~llckdsboT'I h 'o Street or lfJnhited States Highw~y Ndu~nbelr.edA25 ~V: Pro- a::::tiou 011 altor. ~'I(e " at no part 0 t e amount approprIate 1Il t lIS ct In excess Dey'S, etc., fees. of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of service's rcnderNl in conn{'ction with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to {,X8ct, collect, withhold, oi· 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 th{' contrarv notwithstanding. Any Penalty f,lC vio!ntioD. person violating the provision~ o.f this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misd{'meanor and upon conVIctIOn thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. ~ Approved, August 26, 1935.