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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 826-828-AUG. 7, 1946 was involved in a collision at the intersection of Generals Highway and Bestgate Road, near Annapolis, Maryland, with a United States Naval Academy bus: 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 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 August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 827] AN ACT For the relief of Martin A. Tucker and Emma M. Tucker. 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 Martin A. Tucker and Emma M. Tucker, wife of the said Martin A. Tucker, both of Kernersville, North Carolina, the sum of $7,200, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for prop- erty damage sustained by said Martin A. Tucker and Emma M. Tucker and for personal injuries sustained by Emma M. Tucker and for medical and hospital expenses incurred by reason thereof, all resulting from an accident which occurred on August 2, 1944, when an Army vehicle operated by one Private Harold M. Murphy crashed into the front of the home of the said Martin A. Tucker and Emma M. Tucker at Kernersville, North Carolina: 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 connec- tion with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provi- sions 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 August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 828] AN ACT Authorizing the President of the United States to award a special medal to General of the Armies of the United States John J. Pershing. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be presented to General John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States of America, in recognition of his peerless leadership, heroic achievements, and great military victories, as Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe in World War I, and for his gallant and unselfish devotion to the service of his country in his contribution to the preparation for, and the prosecution of, World War II. SEc. 2. When the medal, provided for in section 1 of this Act, shall have been struck, the President shall cause the same to be presented to General Pershing in the name of the people of the United States of America. August 7,1946 [H. R. 38b6] [Private Law 830] Martin A. Tucker and Emma M. Tuck- er. August 7, 194 H. R. 39441 [Private Law 8311 Award of medal to Oen. John J. Per- shing. 1297

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