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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 240-242-MAY 17, 1938 Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. tained by the said Orville Ferguson as the result of being negligently shot and permanently injured at the Kansas City, Missouri, post office on February 1, 1927, by a United States Marine on guard duty at such post office: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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, May 17, 1938. [CHAPTER 241] no til May 17, 1938 [H. R. 5867] [Private. No. 5191 AN ACT For the relief of Peter Wettern. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ptyerenttoern United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Peter Wettern, of Red Wing, Minnesota, the sum of $1,841, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received on November 5, 1935, near Red Wing, Minnesota, when an automobile in which he was riding was struck by a Civilian Con- Pationattor- servation Corps truck: Provided,That no part of the amount appro- Limitation on attor- ay's, etc., tees priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of serv- ices rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be Penalty for viola- unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any 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, May 17, 1938. May 17, 1938 [H. R. 60621 [Private, No. 5201 Harry P. Russell. Payment to guard- ian of. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. [CHAPTER 242] AN ACT For the relief of Harry P. Russell, a minor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money allocated by the President for the mainte- nance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to the legal guardian of Harry P. Russell, a minor, of Roanoke, Virginia, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received when he was struck by a truck operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-76-Virginia along Campbell Avenue, southeast, in the city of Roanoke, Virginia, on September 14, 1936: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per 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 1312 [52 STAT.

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