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1206 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 357-359-JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 357] June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4244] [Private Law i08] Fundador Nieves del Valle. June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4352] [Private Law 609] [60 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Fundador Nieves del Valle. 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, the sum of $3,000 to Fundador Nieves del Valle, of Puerto Rico, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained as the result of being struck by a United States Army truck in Manati, Puerto Rico, on March 16,1943: 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 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 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 358] AN ACT For the relief of Ola L. Wright, Mrs. Margaret Wright, and the legal guardian of Betty Bea Wright, a minor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the L Wright. nited 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 rigs. Margaret Ola L. Wright, of Saint Louis, Missouri, the sum of $250; to Mrs. Margaret Wright, of Saint Louis, Missouri, the sum of $3,000; to the Guardian of Betty legal guardian of Betty Bea Wright, a minor, the sum of $250, in full settlement of all claims of the said Ola L. Wright, Mrs. Margaret Wright, and Betty Bea Wright against the United States for personal injuries sustained by them as a result of an accident involving an Army truck which occurred in Lebanon, Missouri, on August 9, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 5 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 shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 11, 1946. June 11, 1946 [H. R . 4400] [Private Law 610] Guardian of Hershel Dean Curry. [CHAPTER 359] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Hershel Dean Curry, a minor. 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 the legal guardian of Hershel Dean Curry, a minor, the sum of $1,000 for the personal injuries sustained by said Hershel Dean Curry as the result of an accident which occurred on January 21, 1945, on Hemp- hill Street in Fort Worth, Texas, involving an Army vehicle: Pro- vided, That no part of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess