Volume 63
Private Law 81–323
For the relief of Gloria Esther Diaz, Lydia Velez, and Gladys Prieto.
Approved July 13, 1949
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Gloria Esther Diaz, Lydia Velez, and Gladys Prieto.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Gloria Esther Diaz and others.
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $300, to Gloria Esther Diaz, $1,000 to Lydia Velez, and the sum of $5,000 to Gladys Prieto, all of Puerto Rico, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained as a result of an accident involving an Army vehicle on Insular Highway Numbered 25, between Cataño and Santurce, Puerto Rico, on June 11, 1944: 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.
Approved July 13, 1949.