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58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CHS. 560-562-DEC. 13, 1944 more serious nature than appeared at the date of enactment of such Act of March 24, 1943: 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 December 13, 1944. [CHAPTER 561] AN ACT For the relief of Solomon and Marie Theriault. 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, to Solomon and Marie Theriault, of Caribou, Maine, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensation for the death of their daughter, Antonia Theriault, who was killed on June 26, 1943, by a United States Army airplane while she was riding on a wagon in a field at Presque Isle, Maine: 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 December 13, 1944. 1059 December 13, 1944 [S. 1462] [Private Law 465] Solomon and Marie Theriault. [CHAPTER 562] AN ACT For the relief of Joel A. Hart. 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, to Joel A. Hart, of Mil- ton, Florida, the sum of $300, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States for compensation or damages sustained and expenses incurred by him as a result of his losing the use of his property when he was required to vacate such property pursuant to a notice erroneously served upon him in connection with the condemnation by the United States of certain land in Dixie County, Florida: 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 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 13, 1944. December 13, 1944 [S. 15571 P'rivatc Law 4661 Joel A. Hart.