Private Law 76–405

That

Allegheny Forging Company.

Payment to.

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 Allegheny Forging Company, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the sum of $11,699.36, m full settlement of all claims against the United States for losses sustained in connection with its contract with the War Department for the delivery of steel, executed in June 1920, and for a refund of cash deposited under said contract: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

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.