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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 597-599-OCT. 13 , 1942 [CHAPTER 597] October 13,12 AN ACT [8. 21911 For the relief of Clara Wrobliski. [Private Law 504 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ClaraWroblisk. 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 Clara Wrobliski, of Salem, Oregon, the sum of $2,334.20, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on July 27, 1941, when the car which she was driving struck a partially open traffic-control gate in the Siuslaw National Forest, p irow. State of Oregon: 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 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 13, 1942. [CHAPTER 598] October 13,I94 AN ACT [Pvatne For the relief of O. R. Maxfield. [Private Law 05] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 0. R .Mafield. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary aym of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to O. R. Maxfield, of 111 South First Street, Temple, Texas, the sum of $552.52 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for damages sustained by said O. R . Maxfield, as a result of a mistake in connection with the price quoted on eighteen sets of plot equipment for infiltrometers built and furnished by O. R. Maxfield to the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, at Beltsville, Mary- land, and Asheville, North Carolina, on July 17, 1940, and August 6, 1940, under purchase order Numbered 5239-40SCS, dated June I p °so. 19, 1940: 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 13, 1942. [CHAPTER 599] October 13,1942 AN ACT [Pi.220] For the relief of Isabelle Fuller. [Private Law 506] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the IsabelleFuller. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Isabelle Fuller, Orlando, Florida, the sum of $500, in full satisfaction of her claims against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hos- pital expenses incurred by her and for compensation for personal 1206 [56 STAT.