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 1340 [CHAPTER 628] July 15, 1940 [S. 3647] [Private, No. 507] Paul Sanford. Payment to guard- ian. Proaio. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. July 16, 1940 8S.2018] [Private, No. 508] Nile Shaw and Ed- gar C. Bardin. Payments to. Phareo. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Paul Sanford, 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 to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,500 to the legal guardian of Paul Sanford, a minor, of Good- springs, Walker County, Alabama, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries received by said minor on the 17th day of October 1939 as the result of blasting operations by Work Projects Administration employees of the United States Government at or near Goodsprings, Walker County, Alabama: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 15, 1940. [CHAPTER 631] AN ACT For the relief of Nile Shaw and Edgar C. Bardin. 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 Nile Shaw, of Whitefish, Montana, the sum of $2,000, and to Edgar C. Bardin, of Whitefish, Montana, the sum of $2,000, in full satisfaction of their respective claims against the United States for reimburse- ment of expenses incurred by them, and for damages for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them, as a result of the automobile in which they were riding having been struck by a Civil- ian Conservation Corps truck on United States Highway Numbered 2, near Coram, Montana, on July 14, 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 contract to the contrary notwith- standing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, July 16, 1940. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 627, 628, 631 -JULY 15, 16, 1940 [54STAT. standing. 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 15, 1940. Penalty.

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