Volume 53
Private Law 76–625
For the relief of Virgil Kuehl, a minor.
Approved August 9, 1939
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Virgil Kuehl, a minor.
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 Virgil Kuehl, a minor of San Antonio, Texas, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the Government for injuries sustained on December 13, 1935, when a ladder, negligently placed against a school building by employees of the Works Progress Administration, fell upon him at Perry School,
Proviso.
Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.
Perry, Texas: 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,
Penalty for violation.
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, August 9, 1939.