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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 652-654 -JULY 25, 1946 [CHAPTER 652] July 25, 1946 [H. R . 4215] [Private Law 764] Jane O'Malley. July 25, 1946 [H. R . 4673] [Private Law 765] Minnie Jenkins Ward. July 25, 1946 [H. R . 4862] [Private Law 766] Walter R. New- comb, Sr., and others. AN ACT For the relief of Jane O'Malley. 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 Jane O'Malley, of 525 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, Illinois, the sum of $6,013.63, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of injuries sustained when the said Jane O'Malley was struck by an automobile driven by an employee of the United States Public Health Service. The accident occurred on March 22, 1945, at Kenmore and Ainslie Streets, in Chicago, Illinois: 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. [CHAPTER 653] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Minnie Jenkins Ward; 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 Minnie Jenkins Ward, of Birmingham, Alabama, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred as the result of being tripped by a venetian blind cord and caused to fall at the Five Pol n te substation of the Birmingham post office in Birmingham, on May 2, 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 July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 654] AN ACT For the relief of Walter R. Neweomb, Senior, Corbin A. Newcomb, and Walter R. Newcomb, 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Walter R. Newcomb, Senior, of Woodward, Oklahoma, the sum of $791.30;to the legal guardian of Corbin A. Newcomb, a minor, the sum of $500; to the legal guardian of Walter R. Newcomb, Junior, a minor, the sum of$999.70, in full settlement of all claims against the United States forpersonal injuries sustained by the two minor boys, and hospital and medical expenses incurred for the treatment and hospitalization of 1270 [60 STAT.