Volume 50 · 1083
Private Law 75–807
For the relief of Charlotte Sweeney, a minor, Howard Sweeney, a minor, William Hintz, and Martha Hintz.
Approved August 25, 1937
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Charlotte Sweeney, a minor, Howard Sweeney, a minor, William Hintz, and Martha Hintz.
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, to the legal guardian of Charlotte Sweeney, a minor, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $750; to the legal guardian of Howard Sweeney, a minor, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $750; to William Hintz, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $1,675; and to Martha Hintz, of Baltimore, Maryland, the sum of $1,500; in all, $4,675, in full settlement of their claims against the United States for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them as a result of a collision between the car in which they were riding, belonging to William Hintz, and a Coast Guard truck, said collision occurring on July 16, 1936, at Curtis Bay, Maryland: Provided, That no part of the amount
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
appropriated 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
Penalty for violation.
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.
Approved, August 25, 1937.