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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 575-577-JUNE 19, 1948 June 19, 1948 [H. R . 2922] [Private Law 373] Charles B. Feather- stone. June 10, 1948 [H. R. 3007] [Private Law 374] Ernest F. Lutzken. and Mrs. Gladys Webb, and for the damage to the automobile of the said John E. Webb, all as a result of an accident that occurred on November 30, 1944, at the east entrance to the Fort Riley Military Reservation, Fort Riley, Kansas, involving a United States Army vehicle: 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 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 576] AN ACT For the relief of Charles B. Featherstone. 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 Charles B. Feather- stone, of Framingham, Massachusetts, the sum of $500, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for property damage and personal injuries sustained, and for medical and hospital expenses and loss of income incurred, as a result of a collision between a motor vehicle driven by him and an Army truck on United States Highway Numbered 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts, on October 7, 1941: 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 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 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 577] AN ACT For the relief of Ernest F. Lutzken. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,238.96 to Ernest F. Lutzken, of 633 Lake Road, Webster, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for false detention by United States Navy authorities on board the hospital ship United States Steamship Rescue from December 7, 1945, to December 13, 1945, and at the Mare Island Hospital from December 13, 1945, to February 18, 1946, and loss of personal property, loss of earnings, and expenses incident thereto: 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 19, 1948. [62 STAT.