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 1063 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2n SESS.-CHS. 570-572-DEC. 13, 1944 service of the United States Army crashed into the front yard of the home of the said Clifford E. Long and struck the said Kathleen Mae Long: 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 13, 1944. [CHAPTER 571] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth A. Becker. 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 Elizabeth A. Becker, of Kalaloch, Washington, the sum of $1,282, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for the loss of certain equipment owned by her which was destroyed, while in the custody of the United States Coast Guard, as the result of a fire caused by the negligence of Coast Guard personnel, which occurred in a building occupied by the United States Coast Guard at Becker's Resort, Kalaloch, Washington, on January 8, 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 not- withstanding. 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 13, 1944. [CHAPTER 572] AN ACT For the relief of Gordon Lewis Coppage. 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 Gordon Lewis Cop- page, of Chicago, Illinois, the sum of $1,535.07, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries and damage to personal property sustained by him when the truck which he was driving was struck by a Navy ambulance at the intersection of Bryn Mawr and Central Avenues in Chicago, Illinois, on December 4, 1943, and for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses sustained by him as a result of such injuries and damage: 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 13, 1944. December 13 1944 [S. 1968] [Private Law 476] Elizabeth A. Becker. December 13,1944 [S. 19871 [Private Law 476] Gordon Lewis Cop- page.

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