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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. 1. CHS. 92, 93. MAY 6, 7, 1935. (CHAPTER 92.1 AN ACT For the relief of Sarah J. Hitchcock. 2055 May 8, 11116. (H.R.DU.) (Private, No. 27 .) Be it e'MCted by the Senate and HO'Use of Rep'l'e8e'11.tatives of the United States of America in Congress OA!sembled, That the Secretary ~':;~fI':'~chCOCII.. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay ANt, p. m . to Sarah J. Hitchcock, widow of Henry B. Hitchcock, late American Consul at Nagasaki, Japan, the sum of $5,000, being one year's salary of her deceased husband, who died while in the ForeIgn Service; and there is hereby authorized to be appropria.ted, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum to carry out the purpose of this Act: Provided, That no part of the amount f'~Uo ttor authorized to be appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum ney's, etc.,:!e:~ a • 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 authorized to be appropriated i'l this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection WIth said claim, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be Penalty for violation. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceed.ing $1,000. Approved, May 6, 1935. (CHAPTER 93.] AN ACT For the relief of Bertha Ingmire. May 7, 19311. _JH.R.3098.) [Private, No. 28.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative.') of the United States of America in Congress OA!sembled, That the Secretary ~:;t!ffo~lre. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pav, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to "Bertha Ingmire, of San Pedro, California, widow of the late Edmund Percival Ingmire, the sum of $10,000. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all daims against the United States on account of the death of the said Edmund Percival Ingmire and the permanent injury sustained by the said Bertha Ingmire on April 6, 1927, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by an automobile driven with g ross negli[!ence by a Federal prohibition officer: Provided, That no PrL·~ta°·t· t fh~ oJ " I' l' A' f Iml Ion on a tor- part 0 t e amount appropnateu III t lIS ct 1Il excess o· 10 per ney'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 alllount appropriated. in this Act in excess of 10 per centulU thereof on account of seniees rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- P "ll:lIty ror \ ;"bl;,,11 SO? violating the provisions ~f .this Act shall be dee.me(} guilty of a nnsdemeanor and upon conVIction thereof shall be fIlled in any sum not exceeding $1.000. Approved, :May 7, 1935.