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 1053 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CHS. 535-537-DEC. 7, 1944 he was riding was struck by a United States Army truck near Robins Field, Georgia, on July 7, 1943: 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 7, 1944. [CHAPTER 536] AN ACT For the relief of Constantino Arguelles. 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 $4,000 to Constantino Arguelles, of Oakley, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of property damage, personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings, resulting from an accident which occurred on State Highway Numbered 4 near Oakley, California, when the auto- mobile in which he was riding was struck by a United States Army truck on March 30, 1943: 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 7, 1944. [CHAPTER 5371 AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Nelson and W. E. Nelson. 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 $3,000 to Mrs. Robert W. Nelson; the sum of $3,000 to W. E. Nelson; and the sum of $500 to Robert W. Nelson, all of Pacific Grove, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage as a result of a collision between the automobile in which they were riding and a United States Army truck near Del Monte Hotel, Del Monte, California, on March 6, 1943: Provided, That no part of the money 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 7, 1944. December 7, 1944' [H. R. 3405] [Private Law 450] Constantino Argu- elles. D)ecemhcr 7, 1944 i11. It. :IM54 1I'rivate Iaw 451] Mrs. Robert W. Nelson, W. E . Nelson, and Robert W. Nel- son.

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