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56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 231 -233-APR. 8 , 1942 [CHAPTER 231] AN ACT For the relief of Martin J. Price. 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 Martin J. Price, now residing at 2736 North Forty-seventh Street, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, the sum of $500 in full settlement of his claim against the United States for property damage and personal injury sustained on July 12, 1940, at Estabrook Park, Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin, when a truck owned by the United States Gov- ernment and operated by a Government employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps struck the automobile owned and driven by Martin J. Price: 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 vio- lating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 8, 1942. [CHAPTER 232] AN ACT For the relief of Ida Baird. 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 Ida Baird, of Loraine, Texas, the sum of $240.02, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for expenses, resulting from the hospitalization and treatment of Roy Sanders Baird, deceased hus- band of Ida Baird: 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 8, 1942. [CHAPTER 233] AN ACT For the relief of Onie Martin and Betty Martin. 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 Onie Martin $2,000, and Betty Martin, of Boaz, Alabama, the sum of $3,500. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages on account of personal injuries received by Onie Martin and Betty Martin on November 29, 65714°--43 - -rT. II--4 April 8, 1942 [H. R . 3732] [Private Law 360] Ida Baird. Payment to. Proviso. April 8, 1942 [H. R . 4099] [Private Law 361] Onie Martin and Betty Martin. Payments to. 1145 April 8, 1942 [H. R . 3091] [Private Law 359] Martin J. Price. Payment to. Proviso.