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1271 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 654-656 -JULY 25, 1946 the boys by Walter R. Newcomb, Senior, sustained as a result of the explosion of a spotting charge assembly on October 30, 1943, which spotting charge assembly was found on the said day beside a public highway near the Woodward Army Air Field, Woodward, Okla- homa: 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 July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 655] AN ACT For the relief of Archibald J. Alcorn. 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 Archibald J. Alcorn, of Chicago Illinois, the sum of $6,360.51. Payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, loss of earnings, and property damage, sustained as the result of an accident involving a United States Army truck at Clark Street and Touhy Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum 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, 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 656] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Drury Lee Jordan. 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 the legally qualified representative of the estate of Drury Lee Jordan, deceased, of Las- cassas, Tennessee, the sum of $2,597.50, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of the said Drury Lee Jordan, who was instantly killed on October 11, 1943, when struck by a United States scout car on Valley View Road, Lascassas, Ten- nessee: 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 [H. R. 4919] [Private Law 767] Archibald J. Al - corn. July 25. 1946 (ll. R. .52l (Private Law 7818 Drury Lee Jordan, estate.