Private Law 75–343

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Naomi Lee Young, a feme sole, of Houston, Texas, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal and permanent injury received by her on January 20, 1936, at Houston, Texas, by reason of a fall at night into an unlighted and unguarded ditch which was dug and left unguarded by the Works Progress Administration authorities: 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful and void, any contract or claim to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person

Penalty for violation.

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.