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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 403-405- -AUG. 21, 1941 William F. Kliewe, as legal guardian of his son, Charles Kliewe a minor, of Pearl River, New York, the sum of $1,000, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of the personal injury sustained by the said Charles Kliewe, who was injured on March 14, 1938, by a tree felled by the Dutch elm disease eradication crew of the Department of Agriculture: 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, August 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 404] AN ACT For the relief of Wade H. Erwin and Vonnie Erwin. 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 Wade H. Erwin, of Strawberry, Arkansas, the sum of $162.50; and to Vonnie Erwin, of Strawberry, Arkansas, the sum of $1,250, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for property damage and personal injuries sustained by them in the collision of an automobile, owned and operated by them, and an automobile truck operated by an employee of the Works Progress Administration, near the town of Charlotte, Independence County, Arkansas, on November 26, 1937: Provided, That no part of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum shall be paid to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claims. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact or collect, withhold or receive any sum of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof, on account of services rendered in connection with said claims, 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. August 21, 1941. 953 Provte. August 21, 1941 [i. R. 2010] [Private Law 1m8] Wade H. Erwin and Vonnie Erwin. Payments to. [CHAPTER 405] AN ACT For the relief of John S. Small. 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 John S. Small of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, the sum of $1,459.50, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to his minor daughter, Patricia Ann, sustained when struck by a rock from a blast on a Work Projects Administration project, on September 26, 1939: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per August 21, 1941 [H. R. 2182] [Private Law 1W] Jobn S. Small. Payment to.

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