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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 174 -176-APR . 20, 1946 April 20, 1946 [H. R. 3050] [Private Law 482] David Siskind. April 20, 1946 [H. R. 3121] [Private Law 483] Elizabeth M. Sim- mons and Robert H. Simmons. Bernardino, California, the sum of $205.89; to Della Rownd, San Bernardino, California, the sum of $204.12; and to Benjamin C. Day, San Bernardino, California, the sum of $137.78. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for wages lost (1) by the said Clyde Rownd and Della Rownd on account of personal injuries sustained by them, and (2) by the said Benjamin C. Day in order to take care of his wife, Ethel Maude Day, because of personal injuries sustained by her, in a collision at the intersection of Sierra Way and Fifth Street, San Bernardino, California, on October 26, 1944, between a car in which such injured persons were riding and a United States Army truck driven by an Italian prisoner of war: 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 175] AN ACT For the relief of David Siskind. 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 David Siskind, of New York City, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injury, medical expenses, and loss of earnings sustained as a result of a collision between the taxicab he was driving and a United States Navy jeep, June 14,1944, at Madison Avenue and Forty-eighth Street, New York City: 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 April 20, 1946. [CHAPTER 176] AN ACT For the relief of Elizabeth M. Simmons and Robert H. Simmons. 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 Elizabeth M. Simmons and Robert H. Simmons, of Owensboro, Ken- tucky, the sum of $1,034.65, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for damages for personal injuries and medical expenses sustained by Elizabeth M. Simmons when she fell while descending the steps, which were in a chipped and broken condition, 1152 [60 STAT.