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775 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 413 , 414 , 420 , 421-OCT. 13, 16 , 1945 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 October 13, 1945. [CHAPTER 414] AN ACT For the relief of Raymond W. Ford. 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 directed to pay from any unappropriated money in the Treasury, the sum of $97.25, in full payment of the claim of Raymond W. Ford for articles belonging to him lost by the Navy Department in the naval hospital at Seattle, Washington: 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved October 13, 1945. [CHAPTER 420] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Ruth C. Stone. 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 Mrs. Ruth C. Stone, of Burbank, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her husband, Stanley T. Stone, as the result of a United States Army plane crashing at Lake and Magnolia Streets, Burbank, California, on November 16, 1942: 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 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved October 16, 1945. [CHAPTER 421] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Laura May Ryan. 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 $2,500, to Mrs. Laura May Ryan 2 of Gloucester Massachu- setts, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of waes as a result of being strck by a United States Coast Guard track on October 16, 1945 [H. R. 1393] [Private Law 223] Mrs. Laura May Ryan. October 13, 1945 [8. 857] [Private Law 221] Raymond W. Ford. October 16, 1945 [H. R. 213] [Private Law 222] Mrs. Ruth 0. Stone.