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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 844-846--AUG. 7, 1946 [60 STAT. result of an accident on January 16, 1945, when the automobile she was driving on Palm Avenue, near Brown Avenue, Fresno, California, was struck by a United States Army truck: 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 August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 845] August 7, 1946 [H. R. 5414] [Private Law 848] Marie Gorak. August 7,1946 I[l. R. 5469] [Private Law 849] Bertha Lillian Rob- bins and Charles Rob- bins. AN ACT For the relief of Marie Gorak. 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 Marie Gorak, Los Angeles, California, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Marie Gorak against the United States for damages sustained by her as a result of being struck, on May 10, 1945, at the intersection of Third and Plymouth Streets, Los Angeles, California, by 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 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 846] AN ACT For the relief of Bertha Lillian Robbins and ('harles Robbins. 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 Bertha Lillian Robbins and Charles Robbins, of Tacoma, Washington, the sum of $4,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, hospital and medical expenses, and loss of earnings sustained as a result of an accident involving a United States Army jeep on Airport Way in Seattle, Washington, on May 31, 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 con- tract 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. 1304

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