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57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1 ST SESS.--CHS. 161-163-JUNE 26, 1943 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 162] AN ACT For the relief of Lawrence Anthony, R. E Murphy, Mary E. Armstrong, and R. E. Murphy as administrator of the estate of Ella Murphy. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) to Lawrence Anthony, of Collis, Minnesota, the sum of $609, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for per- sonal injuries and property damage sustained by him when his auto- mobile which he was operating was struck by a United States Army truck at a point on Highway Numbered 18 two miles west of Corona, California, on December 14, 1941; (2) to R. E. Murphy, of Collis, Minnesota, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as a passenger in such automobile at such time and the sum of $577.43 in full satisfaction for all funeral expenses of his wife, Ella Murphy; (3) to Mary E. Armstrong, of Riverside, California, the sum of $3,500, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by her as a passenger in such automobile at such time and the sum of $562 in full satis- faction of all medical expenses incurred; and (4) to R. E. Murphy, of Collis, Minnesota, as administrator of the estate of Ella Murphy, the sum of $4,500, in full satisfaction of the claim of the estate of Ella Murphy against the United States for compensation for the death of said Ella Murphy, who died as a result of injuries sus- tained by her while riding as a passenger in such automobile at such time: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 such claims, 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 June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 163] AN ACT For the relief of Charles Francis Fessenden. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the per- formance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved Septem- ber 7, 1916, as amended (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 5, secs. 767 and 770), are hereby waived in favor of Charles Francis Fessenden, of Waverly, Pennsylvania, who allegedly was injured and became per- manently disabled while engaged in the performance of his duty in 675 June 26, 1943 [S. 628] [Private Law 67] Lawrence Anthony. R. E. Murphy. Mary E. Arm- strong. Estate of Ella Murphy. June 26, 1943 [S. 6711 [Private Law 68] Charles Francis Fes- senden. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U.. C. §§ 765-770.