Private Law 79–844

That the Secretary

Jessie Wolfington.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Jessie Wolfington, of Fresno, California, the sum of $2,081. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Jessie Wolfington for personal injuries and loss of earnings sustained by her, as the result of an accident on January 16, 1945, when the automobile she was driving on Palm Avenue, near Brown Avenue, Fresno, California, was struck by a United States Army truck: 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.