PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 164-166--APR . 20, 1946 [60 STAT. the United States for damage to a power line of said Cape and Vine- yard Electric Company, caused on October 9, 1942, by a United States Navy 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 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 April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 165] April 20, 1946 [H. R. 2251] [Private Law 472] Catherine V. Sweeney. April 20, 1 6, [H[. It. 22S4] [Private Law 1731] Columbus Thomas. AN ACT For the relief of Catherine V. Sweeney. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re.presentatives 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 Catherine V. Sweeney, of Utica, New York, the sum of $1,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Catherine V. Sweeney against the United States on account of the serious and permanent personal injury sustained by her on October 1, 1943, in the town of Cicero, New York, when an automobile in which she was a passenger was struck by an Army truck of the Syracuse Army Air Base, bearing license numbered 3152053 and operated by Private First Class Joseph J. George: 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 April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 166] AN ACT For the relief of Columbus Thomas. 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 Columbus Thomas, route 2, Lorena, Texas, the sum of $3,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained and for medical and hospital expenses and loss of earnings incurred, resulting from his being struck by an Army vehicle in Waco, Texas, on March 6, 1944: 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 attor- ney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwith- standing. 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 April 20, 1946. 1148
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