Private Law 75–645

That the Secretary

Ethel B. Lord.

Payment to guardian of.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal guardian of Ethel B. Lord, a minor, of Bibb County, Georgia, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of the explosion of an old hand grenade at the former site of Camp Wheeler, near Macon, Georgia, on November 23, 1935, part of which site is now occupied as the home

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

of her family: Provided, 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 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

Penalty for violation.

notwithstanding. Any person 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.