Volume 53
Private Law 76–423
For the relief of Dorothy Clair Hester, daughter of E. R. Hester.
Approved August 4, 1939
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Dorothy Clair Hester, daughter of E. R. Hester.
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 is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to E. K. Hester, of Arcadia, Louisiana, for the benefit of his minor daughter, Dorothy Clair Hester, the sum of $316.35, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for permanent injury received when she was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck as it passed along the Arcadia-Bryceland Highway in Arcadia, Louisiana, March
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
7, 1936: 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 unlawful any
Penalty for violation.
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, August 4, 1939.