Private Law 75–844

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 Derby Oil Company, Wichita, Kansas, the sum of $445.20, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for furnishing gasoline to the quartermaster, Fort Riley, Kansas, under item 123 (a), contract TPS 9477, dated December 10, 1935, during the period January 1 to March 31, 1936, covering the loss sustained through its clerical error in calculating the freight rate on gasoline shipped from the Derby Oil Company’s bulk plant at Wichita,

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

Kansas, to destination: 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 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall

Penalty for violation.

be unlawful, any contract to the contrary 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.