Private Law 75–217

That the Secretary

C. A. Jones and Elbert Gentry.

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 C. A. Jones, of Tyler, Texas, the sum of $150, and to Elbert Gentry, of Tyler, Texas, the sum of $500. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage received when the vehicle in which they were riding was struck near Tyler, Texas, on February 29, 1936, by a vehicle operated by an employee of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Provided, That no part of

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, 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.