Private Law 75–419

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Lucy Jane Ayer, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries caused as a result of an accident involving an Army vehicle near Dodsonville, Ohio, on September 24, 1933: Provided, That no part of the amount

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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 contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions

Penalty for violation.

of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.