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 [57 STAT. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 316-318-NOV. 22, 1943 of personal injuries sustained by the said Harold E. Dalton on Octo- ber 20, 1938, when the automobile which he was driving at or near Rialto, California, was struck by a United States Forestry fire truck: 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 con- tract 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 November 22, 1943. [CHAPTER 317] November 22, 1943 [H. R. 1889] [Private Law 127] Andrew Williams. November 22, 1943 [11. R. 1918] [Private Law 128] Edward A. Silvia. AN ACT For the relief of Andrew Williams. 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 Andrew Williams, of De Ridder, Louisiana, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained when he was shot by Clifford Davis, a soldier on Military Police duty in De Ridder, Louisiana, on September 23, 1941: 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 November 22, 1943. [CHAPTER 318] AN ACT For the relief of Edward A. Silvia. 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 $2,500 to Edward A. Silvia, of Quincy, Massa- chusetts, for medical and hospital expenses and for personal injuries received as the result of being struck by a United States Army vehicle on June 26, 1942: 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 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 November 22, 1943. 702

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