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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 149-151-APR. 20, 1946 [CHAPTER 149] April 20, 1946 [H. R. 1073] [Private Law 456] Mrs. Gertrude Ver- barg. April 20, 1946 [H. R. 1235] [Private Law 457] John Bell. April 20, 1946 [H. R. 1262] [Private Law 458] W. E. Noah. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Gertrude Verbarg. 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 Mrs. Gertrude Verbarg, of 349 Thirty-eighth Street, Oakland, California, the sum of $608.25, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and prop- erty damage sustained by her on December 20, 1943, on Stockton Street, San Francisco, California, when she was struck by a United States Army truck: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 serv- ices 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 misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 150] AN ACT For the relief of John Bell. 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 John Bell, Los Angeles, California, the sum of $1,200. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said John Bell against the United States for personal injuries, medical expenses, and loss of earnings, sustained on March 20, 1944, when he was struck by a large box which fell on him from a United States Army truck at the Eight Hundred and Twenty-second Army Air Force Specialized Depot, Maywood, California: 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 April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 151] AN ACT For the relief of W. E. Noah. 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 W. E. Noah, of Sweetwater, Texas, the sum of $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on January 21, 1942, when he was struck by a United States Army truck in the town of Alpine, Texas: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof. 1142 [60 STAT.

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