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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 156 -158 --MAR . 6 , 1942 [CHAPTER 156] March 6,1942 [H. R. 3433] [Private Law 323] Bessie Pearlman and George Roth. Payments to. Proisos. [56 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Bessie Pearlman and George Roth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vnited 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 Bessie Pearlman, of Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $200 and to George Roth, of Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $125 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received by Evelyn Pearlman and Anita Roth on August 24, 1938, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a United States mail truck in Boston, Massachusetts: Provided, That the above shall be in full settlement and discharge of all judgments held by Bessie Pearlman and George Roth against Patrick J. McDonough, Dorchester, Massachusetts: Provided further, 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, March 6, 1942. [CHAPTER 157] March 6, 1942 [H. R. 37611 [Private Law 324] Mrs. Willie M. Maye. Payment to. Provio. March 6, 1942 [H. R . 5646] [Private Law 325] Joseph Simon and R. D. Lewis. Credits in accounts. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Willie M. Maye. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to Mrs. Willie M. Maye, of Anniston, Alabama, the sum of $544, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States. Such sum represents compensation for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Willie M. Maye when the truck in which she was riding was, on July 5, 1939, struck by a truck in the service of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which collision occurred at the intersection of Fourth and Noble Streets, Anniston, Alabama: Pro- vided, 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, March 6, 1942. [CHAPTER 158] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Simon, lieutenant commander (SC), United States Navy, and R. D. Lewis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized 1130