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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2n SESS.-CHS. 500 -502 -NOV. 29, 1944 [CHAPTER 500] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Anna Runnebaum. 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, the sum of $2,500, to Mrs. Anna Runnebaum, of Axtell, Kansas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her son, Ralph Joseph Runnebaum, who was killed in an automobile accident while in the employ of the Civilian Conservation Corps: 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 29, 1944. [CHAPTER 501] AN ACT For the relief of Fred A. Dimler and Gwendolyn E. Dimler, his wife. 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 A. Dimler and Gwendolyn E. Dimler the amount of $2,030.16, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the value of personal property destroyed by fire while stored in a Government building in Alaska: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 29, 1944. November 29, 1944 [S. 1983] [Private Law 425] Mrs. Anna Runne- baum. November 29, 1944 [. 1995] [Private Law 426] Fred A. Dimler and Gwendolyn E. Dim- ler. [CHAPTER 502] AN ACT For the relief of Lum Jacobs. 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 Lum Jacobs, of Wills Point, Texas, the sum of $1,500, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sus- tained by him, and for loss of wages because of such injuries, as a result of an accident which occurred when the wagon in which he was riding was struck by an Army vehicle near Wills Point, Texas, on October 2, 1943: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 1043 November 29, 1944 [S. 2007] [Private Law 427] Lum Jacobs.

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