Volume 49
Private Law 74–509
For the relief of Ezra Curtis.
Approved June 4, 1936
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Ezra Curtis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Ezra Curtis.
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, to Ezra Curtis, of Thatcher, Arizona, the sum of $5,000 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for damages on account of personal injuries suffered by him when he was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck, in Thatcher, Arizona, on October 21, 1934: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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
Penalty for violation.
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, June 4, 1936.