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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 342-344-JUNE 11, 1938 1323 property by a fire which resulted when a Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee, of the camp at which he was an officer, placed a lighted candle in his tent contrary to instructions: Provided, That no part of the Prov o. Limitation on at- amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof torney's, etc., fees. 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 Penalty for viola- of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any tion. sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 11, 1938. [CHAPTER 343] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Konderish. 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 hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Konderish, of Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, parents of Joan Konderish, four years of age, the sum of $1,000 in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for the death of said minor, resulting from burns received on Wednesday, June 3, 1936, said burns being caused by a fire left burning by Works Progress Administration project workers on Project Numbered 65-23-2957-community sanita- tion project-at 5019 Park Street, Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, the project being adjacent to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Konderish: 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, June 11, 1938. [CIHAPTER 344] AN ACT For the relief of Orville D. Davis. 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 Orville D. Davis, of Leavenworth, Kansas, the sum of $1,500 in full and final settlement of any and all claims against the United States for permanent injuries received as a result of being shot in the foot dur- ing a gun battle between Federal agents and bandits in the post-office building at Topeka, Kansas, on April 16, 1937: 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 notwith- standing. 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 11, 1938. June 11, 1938 [S. 2709] [Private, No. 546] Mr. and Mrs. Jo- seph Konderish. Payment to. Provso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 11,193< 18. 295] iPrivate, No. 5471 Orville D. Davis. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc.. fees. Penalty for viola- tion.