Private Law 75–325

That the Secretary

Minnie D. Hines.

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, the sum of $2,000 to Minnie D. Hines, of Saint Joseph, Missouri, in frill satisfaction of her claim against the United States for refund of a sum paid by her to the United States by reason of forfeiture of the bail bond in the amount of $4,000, on September 24, 1929, of one Jack Beaver, who was indicted and failed to appear on charges of violating the National Prohibition Act, and who was later taken into custody and surrendered to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and was convicted

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

and sentenced: Provided, 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 with said claim, any

Penalty for violation.

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.