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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2n SESS.-CHS. 676-678-DEC. 22, 1944 [CHAPTER 676] AN ACT For the relief of A. L. Rinkenberger and John Floering. 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 A. L. Rinkenberger, of Elmhurst, Illinois, the sum of $2,500, and to John Floering, of Melrose Park, Illinois, the sum of $7,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, property damage, medical and hospital expenses sustained by A. L. Rinkenberger and John Floering when a Civilian Conser- vation Corps truck operated by an enrollee of the Civilian Conser- vation Corps collided with the automobile in which they were riding, on Illinois State Route Numbered 83, about a quarter of a mile south of Lake Street, in Du Page County, Illinois, on November 6, 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 December 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 677] AN ACT For the relief of Miss Anne Watt. 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 Miss Anne Watt, of Flushing, Queens County, New York, the sum of $129, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by the said Miss Anne Watt in an accident in New- ark, New Jersey, on September 9, 1942, involving a Government- owned mail truck and a privately owned automobile in which she was a passenger: 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 pro- visions 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 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 678] AN ACT For the relief of Elsie Hawke. 1081 December 22, 1944 [H. R. 2066] [Private Law 517] A. L. Rinkenberger and John Floering. December 22,1944 [H. R. 3467] [Private Law 518] Miss Anne Watt. December 22, 1944 [H. R. 3584] [Private Law 519] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Elsie Hawke. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Elsie Hawke of 7820 Garfield Avenue, Oakland, California, the sum of $250, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on April 6, 1942, when an Army jeep

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