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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 185, 192, 193-MAR . 13, 21 , 23, 1942 [56 STAT. dered 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, March 13, 1942. [CHAPTER 192] March 21,1942 [S. 1777] [Private Law 338] Robert Lee Phillips and guardian of his minor children. Payments to. Prmos. Division of amount. Attorney's fees for- bidden. AN ACT For the relief of Robert Lee Phillips and for the six minor children of Robert Lee Phillips and the late Estelle Phillips, namely, Robert Lee Phillips, Junior, James Rudolph Phillips, Katherine Phillips, Richard Eugene Phillips, Charles Ray Phillips, and David Delano Phillips. 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 empowered to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Robert Lee Phillips and his minor children, namely, Robert Lee Phillips, Junior, James Rudolph Phillips, Katherine Phillips, Richard Eugene Phillips, Charles Ray Phillips, and David Delano Phillips, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of their claims against the United States for the death of Estelle Phillips, the wife of Robert Lee Phillips and the mother of the said Robert Lee Phillips, Junior, James Rudolph Phillips, Katherine Phillips, Richard Eugene Phillips, Charles Ray Phillips, and David Delano Phillips, minors, the said Estelle Phillips having been killed on March 25, 1941, when a land plane of the United States Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, struck the said Estelle Phillips in a field near Robertsdale, in Baldwin County, Alabama: Provided, That $1,000 of the amount appropriated be paid the said Robert Lee Phillips and $4,000 be paid to a guardian of the said minors appointed by a court having jurisdiction of funds belonging to the said minors to be held by such guardian and expended for the support and main- tenance of the said minors under the supervision and direction of such court: Provided further, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act 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 con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, March 21, 1942. [CHAPTER 193] March 23, 1942 [S. 1564] [Private Law 339] Pauline Caton Rob- ertson. Payment to. AN ACT For the relief of Pauline Caton Robertson. 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 Pauline Caton Robertson, of Williamson, West Virginia, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compen- sation for the death of her husband, Eldridge F. Robertson, who died of personal injuries sustained by him as the result of certain blasting operations conducted in connection with a Works Progress Administration project at a stone quarry on the east side of the