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54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 94, 95-APR. 11, 1940 [CHAPTER 94] AN ACT For the relief of Stanley Falk, Howard Franklin, Mrs. Nathan Falk, and Rose Winter. 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 Stanley Falk, of Little Rock, Arkansas, the sum of $120.09; to Howard Franklin, of Little Rock, Arkansas, the sum of $150; to Mrs. Nathan Falk, of Little Rock, Arkansas, the sum of $200; and to Rose Winter, of Little Rock, Arkansas, the sum of $250, in full satisfaction of all their claims against the United States for prop- erty damage and personal injuries sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a car driven by Charles L. Willis, an employee of the Public Works Administration, at Wooster, Arkansas, on July 2, 1938: 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, April 11, 1940. [CHAPTER 95] AN ACT To provide an additional sum for the payment of a claim under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the reimbursement of certain personnel or former per- sonnel of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps for the value of personal effects destroyed as a result of a fire at the Marine Barracks, Quan- tico, Virginia, on October 27, 1938", approved June 19, 1939. 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, such sum not to exceed $129.75, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse Private (first class) Earl S. Rogers, United States Marine Corps, after claimant shall have filed itemized state- ment showing actual damages sustained by proper appraisal, and under such regulations as he may prescribe pursuant to the provisions of Private Act Numbered 56, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 19, 1939, for losses of and damages to reasonable and necessary personal property resulting from the fire which occurred at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, on October 27, 1938: 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, April 11, 1940. 1255 April 11, 1940 [S. 2531] [Private, No. 300] Stanley Falk and others. Payments to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. April 11, 1940 [8. 30688 [Private, No. 3011 Private (first class) Earl S. Rogers. Payment to. 63 Stat. 1463 . Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty. 198470°-41 -PT. n-2