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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 754-756--DEC. 23, 1944 [CHAPTER 754] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Julia Toler. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mrs. Juia Toler. 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. Julia Toler, Lynnhaven, Virginia, the sum of $3,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Julia Toler against the United States on account of the death of her minor daughter, Julia Frances Toler, who was instantly killed on February 24, 1942, when she was struck by a United States Army truck while crossing the Shore Drive, near Ocean Park, Princess Anne County, Virginia: 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 ren- 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 December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 755] December 23, 1944 [H. R . 4442] [Private Law 711] Albert B. Weaver. December 23, 1944 IH. R. 44511 [Private Law 572] John McLaughlin, 8r., and John Mc- Laughlin, Jr. AN ACT For the relief of Albert B. Weaver. 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 Albert B. Weaver, of Corvallis, Oregon, the sum of $4,500, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for personal injuries sustained by him on December 23, 1941, when the automobile which he was oper- ating collided with a Chevrolet cargo truck, United States Army- W326663, driven by Private Russell A. Bennett, of Battery A-121 C. A . (A. A.), of Burbank, 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 notwith- standing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 756] AN ACT For the relief of John McLaughlin, Senior, and John McLaughlin, Junior. 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 is hereby, directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $75 to John McLaughlin, Senior, and to pay the sum of $1,000 to John McLaughlin, Junior, both of 519 East Thirty-second Street, Paterson, New Jersey, 1102 December 23, 1944 [H. B . 43671 [Private Law 670 [58 STAT.