PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 766-768-JUNE 25, 1938 [CHAPTER 766] June 25, 1938 [H. R. 9277] [Private, No. 789] James M. Wright. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. AN ACT For the relief of James M. Wright. 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 $102 to James M. Wright, of Decatur, Georgia, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for services rendered as community supervisor for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for the period April 8 to 24, 1934, for which he was not paid, his appointment to said position having expired April 7, 1934: 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 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 767] June 25, 1938 [H. R. 9297] - [Private, No. 790] Dr. Samuel A. Rid- dick. Payment to. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June 25, 1938 [H. R . 9516] [Private, No. 791] J. T. Herren. Payment to, and to J. T. Herren as guard- ian of minor son AN ACT For the relief of Doctor Samuel A. Riddick. 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 Doctor Samuel A. Riddick, of Norfolk, Virginia, the sum of $186.11 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for loss of his instruments and personal effects destroyed in a fire at port of embarkation, Newport News, Virginia, in January 1919: 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 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 768] AN ACT For the relief of J. T . Herren and Billie Herren, a minor. 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 J. T. Herren, of Utica, Mississippi the sum of $88.50 for hospital and medical bills and to said J. T. ierren, as legal guardian of his minor son, Billie Herren, the sum of $500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for injuries sustained by said Billie Herren on the grounds of the Wise Consolidated School near Utica, Mississippi, when struck by a hose pipe used on a Civil Works 1426 [52 STAT.
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