Volume 50 · 1015
Private Law 75–447
For the relief of Clifford R. George and Mabel11 So in original. D. George.
Approved July 8, 1937
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Clifford R. George and Mabel11 So in original. D. George.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary 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 Clifford R. George and Mable11 So in original. D. George, of Chunchula, Alabama, the sums of $50 and $1,000, respectively, in full settlement of all claims against the United States Government for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them on July 11, 1936, when the automobile in which they were riding collided with a Government vehicle operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps on United States Highway Numbered 45, near the crossroad at Gulfcrest, Alabama: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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 of this Act
Penalty for violation.
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, July 8, 1937.