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 783 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 452, 455 , 457-NOV. 8, 9, 1945 ing and repairing the roadway on Summit Avenue, between One Hundred and Sixty-second and One Hundred and Sixty-third Streets, in the Borough of the Bronx, city and State of New York: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son 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 November 8, 1945. [CHAPTER 455] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Mona Mae Miller, 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal guardian of Mona Mae Miller, a minor, Houston, Texas, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained, medical, hospital, and other expenses by the said Mona Mae Miller on June 20, 1944, when she was struck while crossing Bellaire Boulevard near its intersection with Annapolis Street, in or near the city of Houston, Texas, by a motor vehicle in the service of the United States Navy: 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 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 November 8, 1945. November 8, 1945 [H. R. 1857] [Private Law 240] Guardian of Mona Mae Miller. [CHAPTER 457] AN ACT For the relief of Oscar R. Steinert. 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 to Oscar R. Steinert, of Chicago, Illinois, the sum of $4,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal inju- ries, medical and hospital expenses, loss of earnings, and property damage sustained as the result of an accident involving a United States post-office vehicle, on June 25, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois: Pro- vided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claims. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per November 9, 1945 [H. R. 851] [Private Law 241] Oscar B. Steinert.

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