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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 401-403-AUG. 21, 1941 August 21, 1941 [H. R. 191] [Private Law 165] Franklin Stencil and Domonic Stencil. Payments to. Proviso. August 21, 1941 [H. R. 647] [Private Law 166] Oilbert E. Jackson and Helen Jackson. Payments to. Edwin Jackson. Payment to legal guardian of. Proviao. August 21, 1941 [H. R . 1692] [Private Law 157] William F. Kliewe. Payment to. [CHAPTER 401] AN ACT For the relief of Franklin Stencil and Domonic Stencil. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repfnesentatices 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 Franklin Stencil, Cayuga, North Dakota, the sum of $400 for per- sonal injuries and property damages, to Domonic Stencil, Cayuga, North Dakota, the sum of $5,000 on account of the death of his wife, Rose Stencil. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained when the car in which they were riding was struck by a truck in the service of the Work Projects Administration on March 4, 1940, near Britton, South Dakota: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated 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, August 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 402] AN ACT For the relief of Gilbert E. Jackson and Helen Jackson, individually, and to the legal guardian of Edwin Jackson, 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 Gilbert E. Jackson the sum of $175, to Helen Jackson, the sum of $2,500, and to the legal guardian of Edwin Jackson, a minor, the sum of $1,500. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them on December 24, 1937, at Portland, Oregon, when the car in which they were traveling was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck: 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 m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, August 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 403] AN ACT For the relief of William F. Kliewe. 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 952 [55 STAT.