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56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 270-272-MAY 1, 2 , 1942 Z. Ressler was walking east on Grand River Avenue on the north side of the street near Pinehurst Avenue in the city of Detroit: 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, May 1, 1942. CHAPTER 271] AN ACT For the relief of the guardian of Charles Jirinec, an infant. 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 legal guardian of Charles Jirinec, an infant, the sum of $614, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on November 14, 1940, when he was struck by building material of the Work Projects Administration while walking on the sidewalk of Twenty-seventh Avenue in Long Island City, Queens County, New York: Provided,That no part of the amount appropri- ated 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 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, May 1, 1942. Proviso. May 1, 1942 [H. R. 5433] [Private Law 385] Charles Jirinec. Payment to guard- ian. Proviso. [CHAPTER 272] AN ACT May 2,1942 For the relief of the minor children of Mrs. Jesds Zamora Felix, deceased. - [. 17651 [Private Law 386] 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, the sum of $5,000 to a legally appointed guardian of the minor children of Mrs. Jesus Zamora Felix, of Phoenix, Arizona, such payment when made to be in full satisfaction of any claim or claims growing out of the death of Mrs. Felix on June 25, 1941, such death having been caused by an instrumentality of the United States: Provided, That the moneys paid by the United States to the said guardian shall be used by him under the direction of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, for the support and education of said minor chil- dren: 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, May 2, 1942. Mrs. Jesfis Zamora Felix, deceased. Payment to guard- ian of minor children of. Provisos. Support and educa- tion of said minor children. Limitation on at- torney's, etc. , fees.