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61 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 1ST SESS.- CHS. 119, 122, 123-JUNE 21, 23, 1947 to the legal guardian of Gilda Cowan the sum of $1,500, as compensa- tion for and in full settlement of all claims for damages against the United States for injuries sustained by her when, on April 28, 1934, a Navy Department trailer attached to the dirigible Macon, at Opa Locka Flying Field, Miami, Florida, ran over her right leg: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claims. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claims, 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 June 21, 1947. [CHAPTER 122] AN ACT For the relief of Marion 0. Cassady. 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 Marion O. Cassady, of Louisville, Kentucky, a deputy United States marshal in the Western District of Kentucky, the sum of $276.30, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for property damages sustained by him on and about January 3, 1942, while in the discharge of his official duties as a deputy United States marshal: 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 June 23, 1947. [CHAPTER 1231 AN ACT For the relief of Eva Bilobran. 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 Mrs. Eva Bilobran. 940 South Bouldin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $1,646, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries suffered as a result of having been struck by a United States mail truck at the intersection of East Avenue and Dillon Street, Baltimore, Maryland, on December 14, 1943, and for medical services, hospital bills, and loss of salary during her illness: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid 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. June 23, 1947 [S. 824] [Private Law 20] Marion O. Cassady. Jnne 23, 1947 [TI. R . 1221] [Private Law 21] Mrs. Eva Bilobran. 971