58 STAT.]
78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CHS. 350 -352 -JUNE 30, 1944
such claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
son 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 30, 1944.
[CHAPTER 351]
AN ACT
For the relief of Mavis Norrine Cothron and the legal guardian of Norma Lee
Cothron, Florence Janet Cothron, and Nina Faye Cothron.
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 empowered to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of $2,000 to Mavis Norrine Cothron of Allenhurst, Florida;
to pay the sum of $4,000 to the legal guardian of Norma Lee Cothron,
Florence Janet Cothron, and Nina Faye Cothron, each child receiving
equal share, in full settlement of all claims against the United States
as compensation for the death of William Edward Cothron as a result
of being struck by a United States Navy plane while on a fishing
launch in Mosquito Lagoon, Brevard County, Florida, on May 21,
1943: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropriated in
this Act 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 notwith-
standing. 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 30, 1944.
[CHAPTER 352]
AN ACT
For the relief of Mae Ekvall.
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 Mae Ekvall, Los
Angeles, California, the sum of $358.48. The payment of such sum
shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mae Ekvall against
the United States for personal injuries and personal property damage
sustained by her on July 15, 1942, when she slipped and fell upon a
freshly painted area of sidewalk in front of the United States Army
engineer's office, located on the southwest corner of Seventh and
Figueroa Streets, Los Angeles, California. This section of the side-
walk had been covered with paint by a member of the United States
Army engineer's office who had failed to barricade the painted area:
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 June 30, 1944.
June 30, 1944
[H. R . 3390]
[Private Law 342]
Mavis Norrine
Cothron.
Guardian of Norma
Lee Cothron, Florence
Janet Cothron, and
Nina Faye Cothron.
June 30, 1944
[H. R. 3649]
[Private Law 3431
Mae Ekvall.
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