PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 304 -306 -JUNE 10, 1946 June 10, 1946 [H. R . 2242] [Private Law 561] Mrs. Lessie L. Bry- ant. Miss Jimmie Alex- ander. June 10, 1948 [H. R. 2246] [Private Lawa62] Michael 0. Mello, estate. Christian 0. Mello. be in full settlement of all claims of the said Catherine Bode against the United States for personal injuries sustained by her on June 6, 1944, when the car which she was driving was struck by a United States Coast Guard truck on the intersection of Magazine and State Streets, New Orleans, Louisiana: 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 June 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 305] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Lessie L. Bryant and Miss Jimmie Alexander. 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 Mrs. Lessie L. Bryant, Miami, Florida, the sum of $500 and to Miss Jimmie Alexander, Miami, Florida, the sum of $100. The payment of such sum of $500 shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Lessie L. Bryant against the United States for personal injuries sustained on October 28, 1944, when she was struck by a United States Navy station wagon at the intersection of Northeast Third Street and Northeast Second Avenue in Miami, Florida. The payment of such sum of $100 shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Miss Jimmie Alexander against the United States for personal injuries sustained in such accident and for loss of earnings resulting from time lost from work while caring for her mother, the said Mrs. Lessie L. Bryant: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act m 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 not- withstanding. 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 10, 1946. [CHAPTER 306] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Michael 0. Mello, and Christian 0. Mello. 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 to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to the estate of Michael O. Mello, and to pay the sum of $3,500 to Christian O. Mello, of Bristol, Rhode Island, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of the said Michael 0. Mello, and for personal injuries to Christian O. Mello sustained as a result of an accident involving a United States naval vehicle on April 5, 1943, in Seekonk, Massachusetts: 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. 1186 [60 STAT.
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