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1214 PRIVATE LAWS-OHS. 380 ,381-JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 380] June 11, 1946 [S. 1286] [Private Law 6281 Sam Berhtold. June 11, 1946 [H. B. 941] [Private Law 629] Ross Lee, estate. Payment to adminis- tratrix. Condition. [60 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Sam Bechtold. 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 Sam Bechtold, of Saint Ignatius, Montana, the sum of $6,239.40, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for com- pensation for personal injuries sustained by him, on November 27, 1944, when escaped prisoners from the northwestern branch, United States disciplinary barracks, Fort Missoula, Montana, assaulted him and stole his automobile, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him as a result of such injuries and theft: 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 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 381] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. C . A . Lee, administratrix of the estate of Ross Lee, deceased. 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. C. A. Lee, of Ivy, Tennessee, administratrix of the estate of her deceased son, Ross Lee, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for, and expenses incident to, the death of the said Ross Lee who was killed by a United States Civilian Conservation Corps truck, driven by Archie Carroll, an enrollee, between Reliance and Ivy, Tennessee, on October 9, 1937. SEC. 2. Payment shall not be made under this Act until the claimant has released all claims and judgment against the said Archie Carroll, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 11, 1946.