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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 423, 426-JUNE 19, 21 , 1946 [60 STAT. [CHAPTER 423] June 19, 1946 [H. R . 1782] [Private Law 665] Ida F. Braun, and others. June 21, 1946 1[. R. 7971 [Private Law 66]e William W. Willett, Jr. AN ACT For the relief of Ida F. Braun, Alice Braun Menges, and Carl J. Braun, individually and as executors of the estate of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and as legatees and beneficiaries of the will of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and as the sole parties in interest by succession under the last will and testament of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and under the last will and testament of Herman W. Braun, 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Ida F. Braun, Alice Braun Menges, and Carl J. Braun, individually and as executors of the estate of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and as legatees and bene- ficiaries of the will of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and as the sole parties in interest by succession under the last will and testament of Hedwig W. Braun, deceased, and under the last will and testament of Herman W. Braun, deceased, the sum of $25,094.20. Such sum represents the amount of overpayment of estate tax made on November 18, 1920, with respect to the value of certain insurance policies on the life of Herman W. Braun who died testate on May 24, 1919. A claim was filed with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on November 10, 1925, for refund of such tax, and rejected because of the lapse of the statutory period of limitations governing the institution of such claims: 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 pro- visions 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 19, 1946. [CHAPTER 426] AN ACT For the relief of William W. Willett, Junior. 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 William W. Willett, Junior, 4303 Kathland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $3,060, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property damage sustained by reason of the loss by fire of certain property located at Old Cedar Point, Morgan- town, Maryland, which was caused by the dropping of a parachute flare, dropped from a plane owned by the United States Government and operating from the naval proving ground at Dahlgren, Virginia, on November 5, 1943: 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 21, 1946. 1230