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[CHAPTER May 29, 1945 [H. R . 1558] [Private Law 79] Mrs. Alma Mallette and Ansel Adkins. May 29, 194 [H. R . 1561] [Private Law 80] Guardian of Louis Ciniglio. May 29, 1945 [H. R . 1598] [Private Law 81] Mrs. Bessie I. Clay PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 149-151-MAY 29, 1945 149] AN' ACT For the relief of Mrs. Alma Mallette and Ansel Adkins. [59 STAT. 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, to Mrs. Alma Mallette, of Quincy, Missouri, the sum of $4,000, and to Ansel Adkins, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to Ansel Adkins, and as compensation to Mrs. Alma Mallette for the death of her son Harry Stewart who was killed as a result of an accident involving an Army truck at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on or about March 11, 1942: 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 May 29, 1945. [CHAPTER 150] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Louis Ciniglio. 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 be2 and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal guardian of Louis Ciniglio, a minor, of 227 East Ruby Avenue, Palisades Park, New Jersey, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries, medical, and hos- pital expenses sustained as the result of being struck by a United States Army Ford sedan numbered 115702, on June 19, 1943, on State Highway Route Numbered 6 in Palisades Park, New Jersey: 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 May 29, 1945. [CHAPTER 151] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Bessie I. Clay. 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, to Mrs. Bessie I. Clay, of Pueblo, Colorado, the sum of $353, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sus- tained to her automobile as a result of a collision between her car and an Army jeep from Goffes, an Army post near Needles, California,