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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 557-560 --DEC. 3, 4 , 5 ,1941 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, December 3, 1941. [CHAPTER 558] AN ACT For the relief of William E. Thomas. 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 appro- priated, to William E. Thomas, of Washington, District of Colum- bia, the sum of $500, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained when his right foot was crushed between a subway car and the loading platform beneath the Capitol Building, September 13, 1937: 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, December 4, 1941. 983 December 4,1941 [H. R. 768] [Private Law 231] William E. Thomas. Payment to. [CHAPTER 559] AN ACT For the relief of Fred Spencer. 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 Fred Spencer the sum of $3,700. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for per- sonal injuries sustained on August 3, 1938, when the car in which he was riding was struck by a truck in the service of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior: 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 not- withstanding. 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, December 4, 1941. [CHAPTER 560] AN ACT For the relief of Margaret M. Cutts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatves 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 Margaret M. Cutts, widow of the late Colonel Richard M. Cutts, December 5, 1941 I[. R. 4270] [Private Law 233] Margaret M. Cutts- Payment to. December 4,1941 [H. R. 374] [Private Law 232] Fred Spencer. Payment to.

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