Private Law 73–459

That the Secretary

A. E. Shelley.

Payment to, for personal injuries.

of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay to A. E. Shelley, of Heber, Arizona, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $691.20 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for damages on account of injuries sustained on April 6, 1931, which resulted from running into a United States Forest Service telephone wire near Heber, Arizona, which had been negligently left partially down by

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

employees of such Service: 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

Penalty for violation.

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.