Private Law 74–514

That the Secretary

Mayme Hughes.

Payment to.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Mayme Hughes, widow of Henry M. Hughes, deceased, of the city of Chicago, State of Illinois, the sum of $1,448.24, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, as compensation for, and in full satisfaction of, all claims for damages against the United States for injuries sustained by her late husband, Henry M. Hughes, on September 13, 1919, by being struck by a United States mail truck while attempting to cross a street in said

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

Chicago: 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

Penalty for violation.

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.