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56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS. -CHS. 483, 487, 490-JULY 3, 7, 1942 [CHAPTER 483] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ball. 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 $2,590.59 to Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ball, of El Dorado, Arkansas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of their daughter, Louise Ball, who died as the result of personal injuries sustained on September 6, 1941, when she was struck by a United States Army truck near the intersection of United States Highway 82 and United States Highway 167, El Dorado, Arkansas: 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, July 3, 1942. [CHAPTER 487] AN ACT For the relief of Carl L. Jones. 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 Carl L. Jones, East Lebanon, Maine, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of an accident on May 7, 1938, near Rochester, New Hampshire, involving the negligent operation of a Civilian Conserva- tion Corps truck: 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 serv- ices 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 m any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, July 3, 1942. 1197 Tuly 3, 1942 iH. R . 6184] [Private Law 480] Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ball. Payment to. Proviso. July 3, 1942 [H. R. 2014] [Private Law 481] Carl L. Jones. Payment to. Promiso. [CHAPTER 490] AN ACT For the relief of Cleaver Kelley. 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 Cleaver Kelley, of Louisville, Kentucky, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of her husband Wilbur H. Kelley, who died of injuries sus- July 7, 1942 [H. R . 4153] [Private Law 482] Cleaver Kelley. Payment to.