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 1322 Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 587-589-JULY 11, 1940 [54 STAT. as temporary quarters for the Raleigh post office from March 10, 1937, to April 9, 1938, said lease providing that the lessor maintain the same in repair: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- 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 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, July 11, 1940. [CHAPTER 588] July 11, 1940 [S. 1531] [Private, No. 469] Edmund S. Dennis. Payment to. Proai6o. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. July 11, 194 _ _[ . 26701 [Private, No. 470] Mary Boyd. Payment to. Privso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. AN ACT For the relief of Edmund S. Dennis. 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 be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Edmund S. Dennis, of Richmond, Virginia, the sum of $176.80, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States Govern- ment for expenses incurred by reason of accident with a Civilian Conservation Corps car on March 26, 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, July 11, 1940. [CHAPTER 589] AN ACT For the relief of Mary Boyd. 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, to Mary Boyd, of Spokane, Washington, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her son, Jess P. Boyd, as the result of an accident involving a Gov- ernment truck operated by an enrollee of the Civilian Conservation Corps between Priest River and Coolin, Idaho, on October 15, 1938: 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and onviction th of shall be ined in an sum not exceeding Approved, July 11, 1940.

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