Private Law 79–250

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal representative of the estate of Michael J. McDonough, late of Boston, Massachusetts, the sum of $2,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of the said Michael J. McDonough as a result of his being struck, on November 19, 1944, near the intersection of Eighth and L Streets, South Boston, Massachusetts, by a vehicle in the service of the Army of the United States: 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.