Private Law 75–496

That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay out of the naval hospital fund to the Charles T. Miller Hospital, Incorporated, at Saint Paul, Minnesota, the sum of $135.45; to Doctor Edgar T. Herrmann, the sum of $117; to Ruth Kehoe, nurse, the sum of $9; and to Catherine Foley, nurse, the sum of $4; in all, $265.45, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for services and professional treatment rendered Leonard James Graves, storekeeper, second-class, (F–1) United States Naval Reserve, while ill with diabetic acidosis during the period from August 17, 1935, to September 7, 1935: Provided, That

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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 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 in any sum not exceeding $1,000.