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 1340 June 15, 1938 [H. R. 6689] [Private, No. 585] George Rendell and others. Payments to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 15, 1938 [H. R. 6847] [Private, No. 586] Berkeley County Hospitaland Dr.J .N. Walsh. Payments to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 427, 428-JUNE 15, 1938 [CHAPTER 427] [52 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of George Rendell, Alice Rendell, and Mabel Rendell. 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 m the Treasury allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to George Rendell, of Riverside, California, the sum of $245; to Alice Rendell, of Oro Grande, California, the sum of $3,948; and to Mabel Rendell, of Riverside, California, the sum of $1,000. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage received when the vehicle in which they were riding was struck near March Field on United States Highway Numbered 395, in Riverside County, California, shortly after midnight, September 30, 1935, by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck bearing United States CCC license 36324: 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 15, 1938. [CHAPTER 428] AN ACT For the relief of the Berkeley County Hospital and Doctor J. N. Walsh. 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 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $133.57 to the Berkeley County Hospital and the sum of $50 to Doctor J. N. Walsh, both of Moncks Corner, South Carolina; in all, $183.57, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for hospitalization and medical treatment rendered David Gethers and Lula Crosby, both minors, for personal injuries sus- tained by them on December 11, 1936, at Moncks Corner, South Carolina, as a result of being struck by a Treasury Department (Secret Service Division) car, which was operated by a Secret Serv- ice agent engaged in his official duties: 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 on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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 15, 1938.

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