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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 563 -565-DEC. 13,1944 [CHAPTER 563] [58 STAT. AN ACT December 13, 1944 [S. 1732] [Private Law 4671 Arthur M. Sellers. [CHAPTER 564] December 13,1944 AN ACT [ Pri7ate1 For the relief of William Luther Thaxton, Junior, and William Luther Thaxton, [Priate LSenior. William Luther Thaxton, Jr. William Luther Thaxton, Sr. December 13, 1944 IS. 18531 [Private Law 469] Dr. Frank K. Bo- land, Sr. 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 William Luther Thaxton, Junior, of Houston, Texas, the sum of $2,000, in full satis- faction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him when he was struck by an airplane propeller at Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas, on November 3, 1942, while undergoing training under the Civil Aeronautics Administration civilian pilot training program, as a member of the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps, and (2) to William Luther Thaxton, Senior, of Hous- ton, Texas, the sum of $2,694.93, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him on account of such personal injuries sus- tained by his son, the said William Luther Thaxton, Junior: 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 these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary 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. [CHAPTER 565] AN ACT For the relief of Doctor Frank K. Boland, Senior. 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 Doctor Frank K. 1060 For the relief of Arthur M. Sellers. 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 Arthur M. Sellers, of Baxley, Georgia, the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for the death of his son, Walter R. Sellers, who died as a result of personal injuries sustained by him when the passenger bus in which he was riding collided with a United States Army vehicle near Allenhurst, Georgia, on April 24, 1943: 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 con- tract 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.