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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II . CHs.674-676. 1930. 1929 CHAP. 674. -An Act For the relief of Cullen D. O'Bryan and Lettie A. 1une 271.1930. O'Bryan. [B. -.) [Private. No. llil.) Be it enacted. by the Senate ami/, H0U8e ol Representative8 of tM United State8 of America in Oongre88 assembled, That the Secretary A C8~y~ and Lettie of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay 'Payment' to, for to Cullen D. O'Bryan and Lettie A. O'Bryan, out of any money in death of daughter. the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement against the Government, on account of the death of their daughter, Amy Edith O'Bryan, who died as a result of injuries receIved when the automobile which she was driving collided with an unlighted Army truck on September 16, 1927, near Bristol, Ver- Prorl301. mon~: Provided, That no part of the amount ap~ropriate~ in this De~~:~~0:!e:~ attor· Act In excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paId or delIvered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys,-on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be E·~ve, unlawful. unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold2 or receive any sum which in the aggregate exceeds 10 per centum of the amount appropriated in this Act on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of Penalty for violation. this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 27, 1930. 1une ~, 1930. CHAP. 67lS. - An Act For t.oe relief of DeWitt and Shobe. [B. 2972.) [Private, No. 152.) Be it enacted by tM Senate and H0U8e of Representative8 of the DeWlttandShobe United States of America in Oongres8 assemhled, That the Secretary eJaym~t to, ior of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay rawor. to DeWitt and Shobe, of Glasgow, Missouri, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $8,296 in full set- tlement for extra. work performed under contract dated May 15, 1912, for revetment work at Providence Bend, Missouri River, for which work the Government has received the benefit but for which no payment has been made, the facts in this claim being identical with the facts in the case of Fox and Bristol, allowed and ~aid by the Comptroller General (volume 21, Comptroller General's Deci- sion, page 750) : Provided, That no part of the amount appropri- n:ft!:i ated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or DeyS', etc.,°:!e:~ attor· delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attor- neys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, Excessive,unlawful. to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount 'appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the co~trary notwithstanding. Any perso~ violating the provisions .of Penaltyforviolat!OD. thIS Act shall be deemed guIlty of a mIsdemeanor and upon conVIC- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 27, 1930. lune'n.l~. CHAP. 676. -An Act For the relief of The Buck Creek Oil Company. [B. 321W .) [Private, No.. 153.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative8 of the United States of America in Oongress assembled That the Secretary The Buck Cree!t Oil of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized tOlay, out of any Company. money in the Treasury not otherwise ap:{>ropriate , to The Buck Creek Oil Company, a Wyoming corporatIon, such amount as may