Private Law 77–605

That the Secretary

Mrs. Marilla C. Gray.

Payment to.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Marilla C. Gray, of Dadeville, Alabama, as successor in interest to the Dadeville Cotton Oil Company, of Dadeville, Alabama, the sum of $4,298.95, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for compensation for the production of cotton linters produced by said company during the period January 1, 1919, to July 31, 1919, inclusive, pursuant to a contract with DuPont American Industries, agent of the United States Ordnance Department: Provided, That no part of the

Proviso.

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.