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60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 637-639-JULY 25, 1946 Delores Booth and Agnes Jane True, sustained as the result of being struck by a United States Army truck in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 8, 1944: 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 638] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Joan Esther Hedin, a minors 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 Joan Esther Hedin, of Renton, Washington, the sum of $1,000 in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, disfigurement, medical expenses, and den- tal expenses incurred resulting from a collision on October 26, 1943, in which the Issaquah School District bus, in which Joan Esther Hedin was riding, collided with a United States Army truck on United States Highway Numbered 10, near Issaquah, Washington: 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 con- trary 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 July 25, 1946. 1265 uly 25, 1946 [H. R. 4996 [Private Law 752] Guardian of Joan Esther Hedin. [CHAPTER 639] AN ACT For the relief of Newton William Lowery. 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 Newton William Lowery, High Point, North Carolina, the sum of $630. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of the claim of the said Newton William Lowery against the United States for loss of earnings result- ing from personal injuries received by the said Newton William Lowery in a collision between a vehicle operated by him and a United States Army vehicle on July 8, 1945, on the Water Works Road leading to Virginia Beach, Virginia: 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 July 25, 1946. July 25, 1946 111.It. 5 .10] [Plivate Law 763] Newton William Lowery.