Private Law 74–634

That the Secretary

Sarah Elizabeth Ballentyne.

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 Sarah Elizabeth Ballentyne, Houston, Pennsylvania, the sum of $2,833. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damages sustained by the said Sarah Elizabeth Ballentyne resulting from the death of her son, William Ballentyne, who was struck and fatally injured by an automobile owned and operated by the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, on March 6, 1934, near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania: Provided,

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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

Penalty for violation.

with said claim, any contract to 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.