Private Law 75–300

That the Secretary

William Randolph Cason.

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 William Randolph Cason, of West Asheville, North Carolina, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of his claim against the United States fox’ personal injuries received when a shell, which was left on the premises of the said William Randolph Cason by the armed forces of the United States at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, exploded while the land was being cleared for cultivation on March

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

24, 1919: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of ten 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

Penalty for violation.

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.