Volume 56

Private Law 77–252

For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard.

Approved April 28, 1942

Statutory text

AN ACT

For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Secretary

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard.

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 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Loard, of Montgomery, Alabama, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all their claims against the United States for the death of their son, James Ray Loard, who was killed on October 12, 1940, by an explosion at Maxwell Field, Alabama: Provided, That no

Proviso.

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 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, April 28, 1942.