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 1220 December 4, 192 [H. R. 6491] [Private Law 538] John W. Adams. Payment to admin- istrator of estate. Provio. December 4, 1942 [H. R. 6558] [Private Law 539] Anne Berbig and Alfred E. Berbig, Jr. Payments to. Provio. December 5.1942 [H. R. 1551] [Private Law 540] W. E. Floding Com- pany. Payment to. PRIVATES LAWS-CHS. 677, 678, 681-DEC. 4, 5, 1942 [56 STAT. [CHAPTER 677] AN ACT AN ACT For the relief of the heirs of John W. Adams. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the administrator of the estate of John W. Adams, of Southampton Township, Cumber- land County, Pennsylvania, the sum of $4,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages arising out of the death of the said John W. Adams, who was fatally injured on April 26, 1941, when he was struck while walking along the edge of a dirt road known as Huckleberry Lane in such Southampton Township by a truck in the service of the National Youth Administration: Pro- vided, 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, 1942. [CHAPTER 678] AN ACT For the relief of Anne Berbig and Alfred E. Berbig, Junior. 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 Anne Berbig, of Jamaica, New York, the sum of $2,500 and to Alfred E. Berbig, Junior, of the same place, the sum of $1,000, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by the said Anne Berbig and Alfred E. Berbig, Junior, as the result of an accident on November 28, 1940, at Woodbridge, New Jersey, involving a motor vehicle in the service of the United States Army: 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 ren- dered 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, 1942. [CHAPTER 681] AN ACT For the relief of W. E. Floding Company. 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, and in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, the sum of $1,250 to the W. E. Floding Company, of Atlanta Georgia, for furnishing heat, light, and elevator service to the United States Naval Reserve in Atlanta during the years 1930 through 1934: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in

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