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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 368-370-JUNE 14, 1938 Proviso. Limitation on at tor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 14, 1938 [S. 26431 [Private, No. 5531 Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford. Payments to. Prolvio. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. is la tl June 14, 1938 [I. 27981 [Private, No. 6641 the Resettlement Administration engaged in clearing such land: Pro- vided, 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, June 14, 1938. [CHAPTER 369] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon, the sums of $500 and $1,000, respectively, in full satisfaction of all their claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage received by them when the wagon in which they were riding was struck from the rear, at a point about four miles east of Pendle- ton, Oregon, on the Old Oregon Trail Highway, by a truck being operated by an employee of the Forest Service, Department of Agri- culture on August 31, 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 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, June 14, 1938. [CHAPTER 370] AN ACT For the relief of Edith Jennings and Patsy Ruth Jennings, a minor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Edith Jennings. 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 Edith Jennings, of Arkansas City, Kansas, widow of Joe Jen- iPtsy Ruth Jen- ings, deceased, the sum of $2,500, and to the legal guardian of Patsy Payment to guard- Ruth Jennings, a minor, of Arkansas City, Kansas, daughter of Joe Jennings, deceased, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of the death of the said Joe Jennings, who died as a result of injuries sustained when the truck he was driving was struck by a truck belonging to the Works Progress Liitationon attor- Administration, near Derby, Kansas, on March 10, 1937: Provided, ey's, etc., fees. 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 m.P2t 'r the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 14, 1938. 1326 [52 STAT. nx

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