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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 21 SESS.- CHS. 64-648--DEC. 21, 1944 [CHAPTER 646] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Nelle Jones. 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 Mrs. Nelle Jones, Los Angeles, California, the sum of $5,900. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Nelle Jones against the United States for the death of her husband, Samuel N. Jones, for personal injuries and property damage sustained by her, as the result of an accident on July 3,1942, when the automobile in which they were riding on United States Highway Numbered 99, near Chowchilla, California, collided with a United States Army 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 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 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 647] AN ACT AN ACT For the relief of Clarence H. Miles, Mrs. Mollie Miles, and Hardy Miles, a minor. 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 Clarence H. Miles, of Leesville, Louisiana, the sum of $250, to Mrs. Mollie Miles, of Leesville, Louisiana, the sum of $2,500; and to Clarence H. Miles, of Leesville, Louisiana, as father of Hardy Miles, a minor, the sum of $250, for personal injuries sustained by the said Clarence H. Miles, Mrs. Mollie Miles, and Hardy Miles when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a United States Army truck near Leesville, Louisiana, on September 10, 1942: 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 con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 648] AN ACT For the relief of the Washington Asphalt 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Washington Asphalt Company, Seattle, Washington, the sum of $1,431.31. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of such company against the United States for losses sustained on account of the destruc- 1075 December 21, 1944 [H. R. 2543] [Private Law 502] Mrs. Nelle Jones. December 21, 1944 [H. R. 2688] [Private Law 503] Clarence H. Miles. Mrs. Mollie Miles. Hardy Miles. December 21,1944 [H. R. 2903] [Private Law 504] Washington As- phalt Company.

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