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976 [CHAPTER. 5381 November 24, 1941 IH. R. 18541 [Private Law 2151 Walter M. Ziegler. Payment to. Proiso. November 24, 1941 [H. R. 2463] [Private Law 2161 Donald Crump and Mrs. John N. Crump. Payments to es- tates. Emma Jane Crump and Mildred Loune- dah Crump. Payments to. Prowiso. AN ACT For the relief of Walter M. Ziegler. 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 Walter M. Ziegler, of Monterey, California, the sum of $3,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sus- tained by him on May 22, 1937, when the car in which he was riding was struck, on the road between Gilroy, California, and Santa Cruz, California, by a vehicle in the service of the Department of Agricul- ture: 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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, November 24, 1941. [CHAPTER 539] AN ACT For the relief of the heirs of Donald Crump and Mrs. John N. Crump and for the relief of Emma Jane Crump and Mildred Lounedah Crump. 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 following persons the following sums: (a) To the administrator of the estate of Donald Crump of Blairs- ville, Georgia, the sum of $5,000 for distribution as part of the per- sonal estate of the said Donald Crump; (b) To the administrator of the estate of Mrs. John N. Crump, of Blairsville, Georgia, the sum of $5,000 for distribution as part of the personal estate of the said Mrs. John N. Crump; (c) To Emma Jane Crump, Blairsville, Georgia, the sum of $1,000; and (d) To Mildred Lounedah Crump, Blairsville, Georgia, the sum of $250. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages arising out of an accident involving an automobile driven by the said Donald Crump, in which the other named persons were passengers and a truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps, on ctober 7, 1938, on Georgia State Highway Numbered 2, near Blairsville, Georgia: 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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 537-539-NOV. 21, 24, 1941 [55 STAT. 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, November 21, 1941.