Private Law 80–172

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, the sum of $4,042, to Leslie H. Ashlock, of Cecilia, Kentucky, in full settlement of all claims against the United States, for personal injuries sustained and medical and hospital expenses incurred as the result of the explosion of a small bomb at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on February 6, 1945, while the said Leslie H. Ashlock was engaged in work as an employee of Kastan and Company in connection with the baling of waste paper at the post dump at Fort Knox: Provided, That no part of the amount herein appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered directly or indirectly to any agent or attorney on account of any service or services claimed to have been or actually 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 a sum not to exceed $1,000.