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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 634 -636 -DEC. 28, 1945 [CHAPTER 634] December 28, 1945 [H. R. 2578] [Private Law 345] Rufus A. Hancock. AN ACT For the relief of Rufus A. Hancock. 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 Rufus A. Hancock, of Howard County, Maryland, the sum of $2,500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings, sus- tained as the result of an accident which occurred on July 1, 1941, when the car which he was driving collided with a United States Army motorcycle on the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard in Howard County, Maryland: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 635] December 28, 1945 [H. R. 2644] [Private Law 3461 AN ACT For the relief of Eli Richmond. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Eli Richmond. 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 Eli Richmnond, of Oakdale, Louisiana, the sum of $6,672. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Eli Richmond against the United States for personal injuries, medical, hospital, nursing expenses, and loss of earnings sustained as the result of a collision on January 26, 1944, on United States Highway Numbered 165, near Kinder, Louisiana, involving the truck in which he was a passenger and 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 not- withstanding. 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 636] December 28, 1945 [H. R. 2666] [Private Law 347] Oscar N. McLean. AN ACT For the relief of Oscar N. McLean. 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 $5,000 to Oscar N. McLean, of Abilene, Texas, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical, and hospital expenses as a result of being struck by a United 828 [59 STAT.

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