Private Law 78–282

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 Paul M. Campbell, a minor, the sum of $3,500, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for personal injury, sustained by the minor as the result of an automobile accident involving a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on United States Highway Numbered 66, at the intersection of Chapman Street, Edwardsville, Illinois, after dark, on December 7, 1940: 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.