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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 739-741-DEC. 23, 1944 [CHAPTER 739] December 23,1944 [H. R. 3218] [Private Law 555] Enid M. Albertson. AN ACT For the relief of Enid M. Albertson. 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 Enid M. Albertson, of Indianapolis, Indiana, the sum of $2,585.45, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained and property damaged, as a result of the explosion of a bottle of Aqua Regia, a cleaning fluid, brought upon the Stout Field Army Air Base, Indianapolis, Indiana, by an officer of Head- quarters, I Troop Carrier Command, on the morning of October 19, 1942: 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 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 740] December 23,1944 [H. R. 3285] (Private Law 556] Mrs. Rose Poisson. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Rose Poisson. 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, and in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States, the sum of $1,269.50, to Mrs. Rose Poisson, of Fall River, Massachusetts, for medical and hospital expenses, loss of wages, and for personal injuries received as the result of an accident involving an Army truck on January 21, 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 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 741] December 23, 1944 [H. R. 3400] [Private Law 557] LaVerne Whipple. AN ACT For the relief of LaVerne Whipple. 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 LaVerne Whipple, Olympia, Washington, the sum of $3,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said LaVerne Whipple against the United States for personal injuries, and for damage to his automobile, sustained on May 3, 1941, when such automobile was struck by a United States Army vehicle on the Pacific Highway approximately one mile south of Tumwater, Washington: Provided That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 1096 [58 STAT.

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