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58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CHS. 770, 771-DEC. 23, 1944 [CHAPTER 770] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Cecile H. Burgett, deceased. 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, to the estate of Cecile H. Burgett, deceased, the sum of $5,350, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for the death of Cecile H. Burgett, October 5, 1942, as the result of being run over by a United States Postal Department vehicle on that date, which was being operated by an employee of the Post Office Department, which occurred on the intersection of Seventeenth and Davenport Streets, Omaha, Nebraska: Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 771] AN ACT For the relief of Clyde H. Palmer; estate of Lola J. Palmer; legal guardian of Margie Joan Palmer, a minor. 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 Clyde H. Palmer, of Coalinga, California, the sum of $762 for property damage and per- sonal injuries sustained by him; to the estate of Lola J. Palmer, deceased, the sum of $5,572 for the death of the said Lola J. Palmer and for medical, hospital, and burial expenses incurred in connection with her injury and death; and the sum of $212.50 to the legal guardian of Margie Joan Palmer, a minor, for medical expenses and personal injuries of the said Margie Joan Palmer, all of which shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States, as the result of an accident involving an Army truck on November 25, 1943, on United States Highway Numbered 99, at a point five miles north of Tulare, 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 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. 1109 December 23, 1944 [H. R. 5048] [Private Law 586] Cecile H. Burgett, estate. December 23, 1944 [H. R. 6060] [Private Law 587] Clyde H. Palmer. Lola J. Palmer, estate. Legal guardian of Margie Joan Palmer. 9365 0 -- 45--PT. I--12