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60 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 665 -667-JULY 25, 1946 [CHAPTER 665] AN ACT For the relief of Frances Fitzgerald; 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 Frances Fitzgerald, of San Francisco, California, $438.35, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical, and other expenses, sustained when an Army vehicle collided with an automobile she was riding in at the intersection of Army and Church Streets, at 9:30 antemeridian, on December 7, 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. 1275 July 25, 1946 [H. R. 5739] [Private Law 777] Frances Fitzgerald. [CHAPTER 666] AN ACT For the relief of Etta Yoakam. 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 Etta Yoakam, Long Beach, California, the sum of $2,827.06. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Etta Yoakam against the United States on account of personal injuries and loss of earnings sustained by her, March 14, 1942, when she was struck by an Army vehicle at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and West Fourth Street, Long Beach, California: 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 July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 667] AN ACT For the relief of Elsie Elmhorst. 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 Mrs. Elsie Elmhorst, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, the sum of $569.58. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Elsie Elmhorst against the United States on account of property damage and medical expenses sustained as the result of an accident in which July 25, 1946 [H. R. 5806] [Private Law 778] Etta Yoakam. July 25, 1946 [H. R. 5878] [Private Law 779] Mrs. Elsie Elm- horst.