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 60 STAT.] 79rH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 321 -323 -JUNE 10, 1946 [CHAPTER 321] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Obaldino Francis Dias. 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 the estate of Obaldino Francis Dias, Netherland Steamship Lines, 25 Broadway, New York City, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States as compensation for the death of the said Obaldino Francis Dias, sustained as the result of an accident involving a United States post-office vehicle near the intersection of Fourteenth Street and Eighth Avenue in the city of New York, on December 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 agents, attor- ney 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 on account of services rendered in connection with the said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 10, 1946. June 10, 1946 [H. R. 5049] [Private Law 577] Obaldino Francis Dias, estate. [CHAPTER 322] AN ACT For the relief of Sylvia Wagner. 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 Sylvia Wagner, of Cleveland, Ohio, the sum of $1,056.50, in full satis- faction of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries and expenses incident thereto, as a result of a fall she suffered on November 22, 1943, on the steps of the Old Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio: 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 June 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 323] AN ACT For the relief of Mary G. Paul Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved Sep- tember 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C ., 1940 edition, title 5, sees. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Mary G. Paul, Albuquerque, June 10, 1946 [H. B. 5525] [Private Law 578] Sylvia Wagner. June 10, 194 [H. . 62451 [Private Law 579] Mary G. Paul. 39 Stat. 746. 5 US. O.. li 765- 770; Supp. V, i 770. 1193

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