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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 451-453 -JUNE 22, 1946 [60 STAT. [CHAPTER 451] June 22,1946 AN ACT [H. . 278] For the relief of Will O'Brien, Mrs. Bessie O'Brien, and the legal guardian of [Private Law 68] Jane O'Brien. Will O'Brien, and others. June 22,1946 [H. R. 3399] [Private Law 686] Philibert L. Ber- geron, and others. June 22, 1946 [H. R. 3512] [Private Law 687] Willie Lam and Edgar Lam. 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 $6,645.89 to Will O'Brien; to pay the sum of $838.28 to Mrs. Bessie O'Brien; to pay the sum of $2,590.55 to the legal guardian of Jane O'Brien; all of Berkeley, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, property damage, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings sustained as a result of a collision by the car in which they were riding and a United States Army reconnaissance car, on Highway Numbered 40, near Sacramento, California, on September 9, 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 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 22, 1946. [CHAPTER 452] AN ACT For the relief of Philibert L. Bergeron, Alfred Quist and Astrid Quist. 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 is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Philibert L. Bergeron, of Groton, Connecticut, the sum of $385.75; to pay the sum of $1,346.47 to Alfred Quist and his wife, Astrid Quist, of Springfield, Massachusetts, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for real property and personal property damage sustained as the result of a crash of a United States Navy airplane at 60 Chicago Avenue, Groton, Connecticut, on October 19, 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 June 22, 1946. [CHAPTER 453] AN ACT For the relief of Willie Lam and Edgar Lan. 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 Qf any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Willie Lam and Edgar 1238

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