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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 634-636-JUNE 23, 1938 [CHAPTER 634] June 23, 1938 [H. R. 8391] [Private, No. 7001 Frances M. Heinzel- mann. Payment to. Proibo. Limitation on at- torney's , etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of Frances M. Heinzelmann. 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 Frances M. Heinzelmann, of Kansas City, Missouri, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received by her when struck by a privately owned motor- cycle after its collision with a Government automobile operated by an employee of the office of the Prohibition Administrator, District 9, Kansas City, Missouri, on June 9, 1933: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 635] Jnne 23, 1938 [H. R. 84791 [Private, No. 701] Jane Murrah. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 23, 1938 [H. B . 8492] [Private, No. 702] Robert Doty. Payment to guard- ian of AN ACT For the relief of Jane Murrah. 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 Jane Murrah, of San Diego, California, the sum of $2,500 in full settlement of all her claims against the Government of the United States for injuries received by her on the 12th day of May 1932 while leaving the United States ship Algorma when the inboard end of the gangway slipped off the bridge deck causing her to fall to the deck below: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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 23, 1938. [CHAPTER 636] AN ACT For the relief of Robert Doty, 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 be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 1388 [52 STAT.