Private Law 77–456

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 E. P. Corley, of Jacksonville, Florida, the sum of $750. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of personal injuries sustained by the said E. P. Corley, in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 27, 1938, when he was struck by a motor vehicle in the service of the Works Progress Administration while discharging his duty as police officer of such

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city: 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 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.