Volume 52
Private Law 75–241
For the relief of Peter Wettern.
Approved May 17, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Peter Wettern.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Peter Wettern.
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 Peter Wettern, of Red Wing, Minnesota, the sum of $1,841, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries received on November 5, 1935, near Red Wing, Minnesota, when an automobile in which he was riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
Corps truck: 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 be
Penalty for violation.
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.
Approved, May 17, 1938.