PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 820-822-OCT. 9, 1940 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, October 9, 1940. [CHAPTER 821] AN ACT For the relief of the parents of Charldean Finch. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Noble Finch and United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Payment to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Noble Finch and Cardie Finch, of Atoka, Oklahoma, the sum of $3,500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Noble Finch and Cardie Finch by reason of the death of their daughter, Charldean Finch, caused by injuries sustained when she was struck, at the intersection of C Street with United States Highway 69-75, in the city of Atoka, Oklahoma, on April 11, 1939, by LitViononattor- a truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Provided ney', et., tees. 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 Pnalt. 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 9, 1940. October 9, 1940 IH. R. 7747 [Private, No. 6061 FEtelle M. Corbett. Payment to. Provso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 822] AN ACT For the relief of Estelle M. Corbett. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized and directed to be appropriated, from funds to the credit of the District of Columbia in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,850 to be paid to Estelle M. Corbett, of Detroit, Michigan, in full settlement of all claims against the United States and the municipal government of the District of Columbia for personal injuries sustained by her on November 14, 1939, when she was struck near the intersection of First and B Streets Southeast, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, by a motor vehicle owned by the National Guard of the District of Columbia and operated by a member of that organiza- tion while in the performance of his duties as a member of said organization: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlaw- ful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- latig 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, October 9, 1940. Penalty. October 9, 1940 [H. R. 7425] (Private, No. 605] 1380 [54 STAT.
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