Private Law 74–612

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Carrie Price Roberts, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government on account of the death of her husband, Lapold S. Roberts, a contract mail carrier between Goldsboro and Wilmington, North Carolina, who was held up and killed in the early morning hours of March 15, 1931, while in the performance of his duties: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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 person violating the provisions

Penalty for violation.

of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.