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 752 [CHAPTER 325] July 21,1945 [S. 512] [Private Law 166] Arthur R. Brooks and Sara H. Brooks. AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Brooks. 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 Arthur R. Brooks, of Hampton, New Hampshire, the sum of $827, and to Sara H. Brooks, of Hampton, New Hampshire, the sum of $4,579, in full satisfaction of their respective claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them, and for reim- bursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by them, as a result of an accident which occurred when they were struck by a United States Army vehicle while crossing a street in North Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on September 22, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 these claims, 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 21, 1945. [CHAPTER 327] AN ACT For the relief of Paul T. Thompson. 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 $2,000 to Paul T. Thompson, Saint Jo, Texas, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical and hospital expenses and property damage incident to and sustained as a result of a collision between the farm tractor on which he was, riding and a United States Army automobile on Highway Numbered 82 near Nocona, Texas, on July 1, 1942: Pro- vided, 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 ,ay agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the PRIVATE LAWS--HS. 324, 325, 327-JULY 21, 24, 1945 [59 STAT. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $1,381.45, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for the value of personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in the United States naval hospital, Seattle, Washington, on May 10, 1944: 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 21, 1945. July 24, 194 [H. R. 90] [Private Law 167] Paul T. Thompson.

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