Private Law 74–628

That the Secretary

Nick Vasilzevic.

Payment to legal guardian of.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and in full settlement of all claims against the United States, the sum of $5,000 to the legal guardian of Nick Vasilzevic, the six-year-old son of Helen Vasilzevic, who was electrocuted on August 13, 1931, at 1238 North Nineteenth Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following a raid of such premises by Federal prohibition agents who poured wine on the dirt floor of the basement, which action resulted in the electrocution of Mrs. Vasilzevic as she stood in the basement and turned on an electric-light switch.

Sec. 2.

That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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 by this Act on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be

Penalty for violation.

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