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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2n SESS.-CHS. 295-297-MAY 17, 1948 as a result of being struck by an Army glider at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on December 1, 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 mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 17, 1948. [CHAPTER 296] AN ACT For the relief of John F. Reeves. 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 John F. Reeves, of Ventura, California, the sum of $4,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of per- sonal injury and loss of earnings caused when an Army truck collided with the automobile in which he was riding on December 4, 1942, on Saviers Road in Ventura County: 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 amount not exceeding $1.000. Approved May 17, 1948. [CHAPTER 297] AN ACT For the relief of Joe Parry, a minor. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hloise 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 legal guardian of Joe Parry, a minor, of El Paso, Texas, the sum of $10,180, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the personal injuries and property damages sustained bv the said Joe Parry in an accident involving an Army vehicle which occurred in El Paso, Texas, on October 6. 1944. and the medical, hos- pital, and incidental expenses incurred in connection with his treat- ment: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid to any subrogee: And provided further, 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 nisdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 17, 1948. May 17, 1948 [H. R . 1953] [Private Law 293] John F. Reeves. May 17, I!NS 111. I.:319l [I'rivate ,aw Zl4l (iuardian of Joe l'arry. 1353