Private Law 74–297

That the Secretary

Ralph E. Woolley.

Payment to.

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 $7,755.47 to Ralph E. Woolley, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for damages on account of delay in the construction of certain buildings at the Naval operating Base, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, making necessary extra expenditures in connection with the installation, under contract numbered 245, dated December 23, 1927, of plumbing, steam, oil distribution, and electrical systems in such buildings: Provided, That no part of the

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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. Any

Penalty for violation.

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.