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February 14 1946 [S. 13381 [Private Law 382] Guardian of Wayne Edward Wilson. February 15, 1946 [S. 1360] [Private Law 383] Benali El Oukili Boucheta. February 15, 1946 [S. 1448] [Private Law 384j William Wilson Wurster. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 21 , 23 , 24 -FEB . 14 , 15, 1946 [60 STAT. [CHAPTER 21] AN ACT For the relief of the legal guardian of Wayne Edward Wilson, a minor. 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 legal guardian of Wayne Edward Wilson, a minor, of Lebanon, Delaware, the sum of $3,000, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by the said Wayne Edward Wilson, on August 28, 1944, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him, as a result of his being burned when he came into contact with a cable hanging from a live electric wire, near Lebanon, Delaware, such cable having been dropped onto the electric wire from a United States Army airplane: 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 ren- dered 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 February 14, 1946. [CHAPTER 23] AN ACT To compensate Benali Ei Oukili Boucheta, an inhabitant of French Morocco, for the wrongful death of his son Mohamed Ben Boucheta Ben Ali El Oukili, near Marnia, Algeria, on September 30, 1944. 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 Benali El Oukili Boucheta, a resident and inhabitant of French Morocco, the sum of $780 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States arising from the wrongful death near Marnia, Algeria, on September 30, 1944 of his son, Mohamed Ben Boucheta Ben Ali El Oukili: 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 February 15, 1946. [CHAPTER 24] AN ACT For the relief of William Wilson Wurster. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of William Wilson Wurster, San Francisco, California, on account of increased costs incurred by the said individual in the performance of his contract numbered