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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 367-369-JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 367] June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4609] [Private Law 618] Jerome Dove. June 11, 1946 [H. R. 4639] [Private Law 619] C. LeRoy Phillips. June 11, 1946 [H. R . 46401 [Private Law 620] Gladys Hastings. AN ACT For the relief of Jerome Dove. 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 Jerome Dove, Florence County, South Carolina, the sum of $1,200, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, loss of earnings, pain and suffering and physical disability sustained by him as the result of being accidentally shot with a forty-five-caliber pistol while on his premises, by Private Williard P. Norman, Squadron D, Florence Army Air Field, Florence, South Carolina, on or about April 3, 1945: 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 June 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 368] AN ACT For the relief of C. LeRoy Phillips. 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 C. LeRoy Phillips, Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said C. LeRoy Phillips against the United States on account of the death of his wife, on January 20, 1945, at Montauk, New York, as a result of her being struck by a vehicle in the service of the Army of the United States: 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 June 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 369] AN ACT For the relief of Gladys Hastings. 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 Gladys Hastings, Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Gladys Hastings against the United States for injuries sustained and expenses incurred as a result 1210 [60 STAT.