Private Law 81–11

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Donald Francis Wierda, a citizen of California, the sum of $10,000, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States (1) for compensation for permanent personal injuries sustained by him as a result of an automobile accident which occurred on November 22, 1945, near Antwerp, Belgium, when an automobile driven by him was struck by a United States Army vehicle, and (2) for reimbursement for medical, hospital, and other expenses or losses incurred by him as a result of such accident: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in the 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 these claims, 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.