Private Law 74–855

That the Secretary

R. D. Stephens and Vera Stephens.

Payment to.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury allocated by the President for the maintenance and operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, to R. D. Stephens, of Paxton, Illinois, the sum of $1,000, and to Vera Stephens, wife of said R. D. Stephens, the sum of $3,000, such sums being in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for damages arising out of property damage and personal injuries sustained by them when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck driven by Joseph L. Kindrai, near Virgin Lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, on January

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

2, 1934: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 claims. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claims, any contract to the contrary

Penalty for violation.

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.