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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 2D SESS. -CHS. 480-482-JUNE 25, 1946 [CHAPTER 480] AN ACT For the relief of Axel H. Peterson. 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 Axel H. Peterson, New Rochelle, New York, the sum of $4,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Axel H. Peterson against the United States on account of injuries and property dam- age sustained by him as a result of a collision, on July 31, 1943, at the intersection of Main Street and Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, New York, between the vehicle in which he was riding and a vehicle in the service of the Army of the United States: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum there- of 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 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 481] AN ACT For the relief of Esequiel (Frank) Padilla, and others. 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 $4,357.05 to Esequiel (Frank) Padilla; the sum of $4,657.35 to Mrs. Vivian P. Montoya; the sum of $1,000 to the legal guardian of Tillie Montoya; the sum of $6,243.80 to the legal guardian of Irene Montoya; and the sum of $1,500 to the legal guardian of Salomon Padilla, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property damage, medical and hospital expenses, and for personal injuries sustained by said Esequiel (Frank) Padilla, Vivian P. Montoya, Tillie Montoya, Irene Montoya, and Salomon Padilla, on August 12, 1945, as the result of the explosion of a bomb dropped and left unprotected in the field by the United States Army, approximately twelve miles west of Belen, New Mexico: Provided,That no part of the amounts 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 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 25, 1946. 1243 June 25, 1946 [H. R. 4118] [Private Law 698] Axel H. Peterson. June 25, 1946 [H. B. 4331] [Private Law 699] Esequiel (Frank) Padilla, and others. [CHAPTER 4821 AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. James Plumb. June 25, 1946 [H. R. 4419] [Private Law 700] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Mrs JamesPlmb of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. James Plumb, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the sum of $4,252.40. The payment of such

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