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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 611, 612-JULY 11, 1940 Zanesville, Ohio, when the automobile of the said Dale W. Guise in which he and his wife were riding was struck by an ambulance (numbered 71090) in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sally C. Guin. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sally C. Guise, Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of Christian Guise, her husband, who was a passenger in the car of Dale W. Guise and was killed in the collision described in section 1. arthOa. nd A - SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed old E. Orner. S Payment to. to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, to Martha G. Orner, Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, the sum of $5,000, and to Arnold E. Orer, her husband, the sum of $1,975.99. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained on account of the injuries received by the said Martha G. Orner, who was a passenger in the car of Dale W. Guise and suffered injuries in the collision described in section 1, which resulted in the permanent disfigurement and disablement of the said Martha G. Orner and the loss of her Prionoo. unborn child: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated Limitation on attor- ey'a, etc.,fees. 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 these claims, and the same shall Penalty. be unlawful any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son 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. July 11, 1940 [H. R. 3171] [Private, No. 4931 George L. Sheldon. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 612] AN ACT For the relief of George L. Sheldon. 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 George L. Sheldon, East Pepperell, Massachusetts, the sum of $1,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States of the said George L. Sheldon for personal injuries and property damage resulting from a collision, on August 10, 1937, at the junction of Hollis and Groton Streets, Pepperell, Massachusetts, when a truck owned by the said George L. Sheldon and in which he was riding was struck by a motor vehicle operated by an employee of the Works Progress Administration: 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 con- trary 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. n. 1334 [54 STAT. nE

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