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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 441-443-JUNE 10, 1948 of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) to Mrs. Irma M. Pierce, of Naples, Florida, the sum of $2,500, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her and for reimbursement of hospital, medical, and other expenses incurred by her as a result of an accident which occurred when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a United States Army vehicle in Ellenton, Florida, on March 12, 1944; and (2) to Charles Z. Pierce, of Tampa, Florida, the sum of $400.40, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for property damage sustained by him and for reimbursement of hospital, medical, and other expenses incurred by him as a result of such accident: Provided,That no part of the amounts 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 these claims, 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 10, 1948. [CHAPTER 442] June 10, 1948 [S. 1206] [Private Law 346] Jack O'Donnell Graves. June 10, 1948 [S. 1588] [Private Law 347] Mr. E. W. Strong. AN ACT For the relief of Jack O'Donnell Graves. 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 Jack O'Donnell Graves, formerly a captain, Signal Corps, Army of the United States (ASN 01633899), the sum of $453.76, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for mileage for travel performed by him by private conveyance from Fort Dix, New Jersey, to Nevada City, California, and return pursuant to Army orders dated July 16, 1946, which orders were revoked without his knowledge after his departure from Fort Dix, New Jersey: 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 10, 1948. [CHAPTER 443] AN ACT For the relief of E. W. Strong. 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 Mr. E. W. Strong, of Gasque, Alabama, the sum of $1,500, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for the destruction of his oyster bed in Oyster Bay, Baldwin County, Alabama, as a result of dredging operations performed by the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, in 1943. Approved June 10, 1948. Charles Z. Pierce. 1372 [62 STAT.

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