Private Law 73–267

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 Phyllis Pratt in her own right and as legal guardian of Harold Louis Pratt, a minor, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States as reimbursement to them for the loss suffered by them in the death of their husband and father, Louis Daniel Pratt, whose death occurred on April 21, 1929, without fault on his part or on their part, through the collision of a trimotored Ford airplane belonging to the Maddux Air Lines, Incorporated, of Los Angeles, California, bearing factory number 5—AT—10, license number NC 9636, near San Diego, California, with an airplane belonging to the War Department of the United States, which was then and there operated in a wrongful and negligent manner by Lieutenant Howard Keefer, a United States pilot,

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

then and there flying under orders and in line of duty: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or 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.

Penalty for violation .

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.