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54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3 D SESS.-CHS. 770-772-OCT. 8 , 1940 [CHAPTER 770] AN ACT For the relief of Arthur Joseph Reiber, 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 John J. Reiber, as legal guardian of Arthur Joseph Reiber, his minor son, the sum of $100 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by the said Arthur Joseph Reiber, as a result of a collision between the automobile in which he was riding and a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on the road to Potter Valley, approximately one-fourth mile from Soda Creek in the county of Lake, State of California, on or about May 19, 1936: 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, October 8, 1940. 1369 October 8, 1940 [H. R. 5040] [Private, No. 676] Arthur Joseph Rei- ber. Payment to guard- ian of. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 771] AN ACT For the relief of Paul J. Kohanik. 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 Paul J. Kohanik the sum of $69.85. Such sum shall be in full satis- faction of all claims against the United States for damages to claim- ant's automobile which was in a collision in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 22, 1935, with an automobile driven by Enrollee Wield Wallace in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps and owned by the United States Government: 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, October 8, 1940. October 8, 1940 [H. B. 5314] [Private, No. 677] Paul J. Kohanik. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 772] AN ACT For the relief of John J. Murphy. 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 John J. Murphy, of Indianapolis, Indiana, the sum of $500 in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal loss suffered as the result of a loss of a like sum of money, the funds of the Poat Office Department, which Mr. Murphy's superiors ordered and advised October 8, 1940 [H. R. 366] [Private, No. 6781 John J. Murphy. Payment to.