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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 220-222 -APR. 24, 1946 April 24, 1946 [H. R . 1674] [Private Law 514] Mrs. Ollie Patton. April 24, 1946 [H. R . 2167] [Private Law 515] Orvis Welch. April 24, 1946 [H. R . 2265] [Private Law 616] David L. Ditto, and others. [CHAPTER 220] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Ollie Patton. 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, the sum of $3,000, to Mrs. Ollie Patton, of Columbia, Louisiana, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her son, John Leon Patton, as a result of being struck and killed by a United States Army truck on United States Highway Numbered 165, near Corey, Louisiana, on January 19, 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 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 24, 1946. [CHAPTER 221] AN ACT For the relief of Orvis Welch. 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 Orvis Welch, of Paris, Texas, the sum of $3,523.45, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings sustained as the result of an accident involving a vehicle of the United States Army which occurred near Paris, Texas, on January 29, 1944: Pro- vided, 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 connec- tion with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract 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 24, 1946. [CHAPTER 222] AN ACT For the relief of owners of land and personal property of the Fort Knox area of Hardin County, Kentucky. 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 the following persons, or their executors or administrators, the respective sums hereinafter set opposite and immediately following their respec- tive names to compensate them for losses sustained by them by reason of, in some instances, being required to sell their property and remove from it, in other cases by being required so to do and purchasing other 1166 [60 STAT.