Private Law 71–698

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 Topa Topa Ranch Company, of Ojai, California, the sum of $5,966.50; Glencoe Ranch Company, of Santa Barbara, California, the sum of $5,864.13; Arthur J. Koenigstein, of Ojai, California, the sum of $1,819.25; and H. Fukasawa, of Ojai, California, the sum of $1,430.85, all of said sums being in full settlement of claims for loss of property resulting from a forest fire in the Santa Barbara National Forest in November, 1928: Provided, That no part of

Proviso.

Limitation on attorneys’, etc., fees.

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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or

Excessive, unlawful.

agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed

Penalty for violation.

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.