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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 259-261-JUNE 28, 1949 [CHAPTER 259] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. James Linzay. 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, the sum of $5,922.85, to Mr. and Mrs. James Linzay, of Forest Hill, Louisiana, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of their son, James H. Linzay, who was killed as the result of an accident involving an Army truck which occurred on August 8, 1944, near Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, on State Highway Numbered 165, as the result of negligence of the driver of a Diamond T 4-ton Army truck numbered 458850: 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 28, 1949. Jmue 28,1949 [H. R. 10961 [Private Law 125] Mr.and Mrs. James Linzay. [CHAPTER 260] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Florence Mayfield. 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. Florence May- field, Riverside, California, the sum of $1,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Florence Mayfield against the United States for personal injuries sustained as the result of an accident involving an Army vehicle near Indio, California, on December 18, 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 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 28, 1949. [CHAPTER 261] AN ACT For the relief of Ellis C. Wagner and Barbara P. Wagner. 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 Ellis C. Wagner and Mrs. Barbara P. Wagner, Santa Ana, California, the sum of $12,463.69. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Ellis C. Wagner and Mrs. Barbara P. Wagner against the mune 28, 1949 [H. R. 1123] [Private Law 126] Mrs. Florence May- field. June 28, 1949 [H. R. 1125] [Private Law 1271 Ellis C. Wagnerand Mrs. Barbara P. Wag- ner. 1123

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