Private Law 78–50

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 Spencer Meeks, the sum of $3,475, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for damages for permanent injuries sustained on May 9, 1941, when he was struck by a bullet fired from the pistol range of the Savannah, Georgia, Air Base of the United States Army Air Force while the said Meeks was performing his duties, as an employee of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, in a building situated beyond the boundaries of the Savannah Air Base: 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.