59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1 ST SESS.-CHS. 146-148 -MAY 29, 1945 ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and damages sustained by him when he was struck by an Army vehicle at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot, Hermiston, Oregon, on November 23, 1942: 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 May 29, 1945. [CHAPTER 147] AN ACT For the relief of Margaret M. Meersman. 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 Margaret M. Meers- man Moline, Illinois, the sum of $60. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Margaret M. Meers- man against the United States for reimbursement of the cost of travel from Moline, Illinois, to Sweetwater, Texas, while under offi- cial orders to report for Women's Airforce Service Pilot training, which training was terminated while the claimant was en route to Sweetwater, Texas, as a result of administrative action: 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 con- trary 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 May 29, 1945. [CHAPTER 1481 AN ACT For the relief of Lee Graham. 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 Lee Graham, Eliza- beth City, North Carolina, the sum of $1,170. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Lee Graham against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained by him on July 23, 1943, when the bicycle on which he was riding in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was struck by a United States Navy 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 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 May 29, 1945. May 29, 1945 [H. R. 1241] [Private Law 77] Margaret M. Meers- man. May 29,1940 [H. R. 13471 [Private Law 7E Lee Graham. 715
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