Volume 50
Private Law 75–461
For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter.
Approved July 8, 1937
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter.
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 not otherwise appropriated, jointly to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter, of Beaver, Oregon, the sum of $315 in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for damages and personal injuries suffered on January 22, 1936, at Beaver, Oregon, when the automobile in which said Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter were riding was struck by motor truck USDI 6276 owned by the United States and driven by an employee of Camp SP–9, Oregon: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
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, any contract 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 m any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, July 8, 1937.