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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 624-626-DEC. 28, 1945 [59 STAT. 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 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 625] December 28, 1945 [H. R. 2054] IPrivate Law 336] Rastus L. Davis. December 28, 1945 _n. R. 2102] IPrivate Law 337] Harry Goldstein h"ld Joseph Mallardi. AN ACT For the relief of Rastus L. Davis. 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, the sum of $100, to Rastus L. Davis, of Winona, Texas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the loss of three hundred watermelons as a result of soldiers from Camp Fannin, Texas, entering and taking away said watermelons on or about the 17th day of July, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlaw- ful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 626] AN ACT For the relief of Harry Goldstein and Joseph Mallardi. 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 Harry Goldstein, Brooklyn, New York, the sum of $5,981, and to pay the sum of $1,930 to Joseph Mallardi, of Brooklyn, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained by them as a result of being struck by an Army vehicle on the sidewalk at the corner of First Avenue and Thirtieth Street, New York City, New York, on January 26, 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 con- trary 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 28, 1945. 824

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