Private Law 78–317

Andrew Williams.

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Andrew Williams, of De Ridder, Louisiana, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained when he was shot by Clifford Davis, a soldier on Military Police duty in De Ridder, Louisiana, on September 23, 1941: 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.