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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1sT SESS.-CHS. 69-71-APR. 18, 1949 incurred by reason of the injuries and the property damage sustained by them as a result of being struck by an Army vehicle operated by Army personnel on Route 40, one-half mile north of Pennsville, New Jersey, on March 3, 1943, and said injuries and damage having been caused by the negligent operation of said Army vehicle so as to cause it to turn into the vehicle in which said Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hann were riding: 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 18, 1949. [CHAPTER 70] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Judge E. Estes. 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 Mrs. Judge E. Estes, the sum of $1,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Estes when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by an Army vehicle on June 16, 1944: 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 $7,500. Approved April 18, 1949. [CHAPTER 71] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth Rowland. 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 Elizabeth Rowland, of route 1, Fosterville, Tennessee, the sum of $2,212.50, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States on account of loss of wages and personal injuries sustained by the said Elizabeth Rowland when the car in which she was riding was struck by a United States Army ambulance on United States Highway Numbered 241, one mile south of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 24, 1943. 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 18, 1949. 1085 April 18, 1949 [H. R. 1280] [Private Law 27] Mrs. Judge E. Estes. April 18, 194 _ H.I. 12861 [ 'rlvate Law 281 Elizabeth Rowland.

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