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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 439-441 -JUNE 21,1946 settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained by him when struck by a Navy truck on February 12, 1945, at the naval air technical training center, Ward Island, Corpus Christi, 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 re- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in con- nection 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 con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 21, 1946. [CHAPTER 440] June 21,1946 [H. R. 5000] [Private Law 680] Guardian of Marion Powell. June 21. 194 (H. R . 54a1l [Private Law 681] Mrs. Mary A. Hon- nell. AN ACT For the relief of Marion Powell, a minor. 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 the legal guardian of Marion Powell, a minor, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, the sum of $2,500, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her when the car in which she was riding was struck by a United States Army vehicle at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Linden Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 1941, and for reimbursement of medi- cal, hospital, loss of earnings, and other expenses incurred by her as a result of the injuries: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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 per- son 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 21, 1946. [CHAPTER 441] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Mary A. Honnell. 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 Mrs. Mary A. Honnell, Kansas City, Kansas, the sum of $379.85, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries and loss of earnings sustained by her as a result of an accident which occurred on February 22,1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, involving an Army truck: Provided, That no part of either of the sums 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 the claim settled by the payment of such sum, 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 21, 1946. 1236 [60 STAT.

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