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 59 STAT.] 79rH CONG., 1ST SESS.- CHS. 291-293-JULY 6, 1945 [CHAPTER 291] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Mary Ellen Keegan Herzog, Francis James Keegan, and Sergeant John Keegan. 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 Mrs. Mary Ellen Keegan Herzog the sum of $2,500; to pay Francis James Keegan the sum of $2,500; to pay Sergeant John Keegan the sum of $2,500, all of Savanna, Illinois, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of John C. Keegan, and the death of his daughter, Ann K. Keegan, as a result of being struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, Department of Interior, on December 17, 1938, near Oregon, Illinois: 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 July 6, 1945. July 6,1945 [H. R. 1668] [Private Law 149] Mrs. Mary Ellen Keegan Herzog. Francis James Keegan. Sgt. John Keegan. [CHAPTER 292] AN ACT For the relief of D. W. Key. 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 D. W. Key, Gause, Texas, the sum of $258.40. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property dam- ages sustained on May 13, 1943 when a United States Army vehicle, driven by Private Harvey E. Lee, struck the automobile of D. W. Key, as he was making mail delivery, at an angle corner of the U. P. Smith pasture about four miles northeast of Gause, Texas: 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 July 6, 1945. [CHAPTER 293] AN ACT For the relief of Osborne E. McKay. 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 Osborne E. McKay, lieutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, retired, Saga- 66347 -47-PT. II 6 July 6, 1945 [H. R. 2060] [Private Law 150] D. W. Key. July 6, 1945 [H. R. 2336] [Private Law 151] Osborne E. McKay. 745

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