Private Law 75–668

That the Secretary

Troup Miller and Harvey D. Higley.

Payment to.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Troup Miller, colonel Eleventh Regiment United States Cavalry, and Harvey D. Higley, lieutenant colonel Seventy-sixth Regiment United States Field Artillery, the sum of $5,257.50, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for money paid from their personal funds to make good the loss of money belonging to trainees of the citizens’ military training camp at the Presidio of Monterey, California, which was unavoidably lost or stolen when it had been placed in the welfare office of such camp for safekeeping in July 1936: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s. etc., fees.

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 violating the

Penalty for violation.

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.