Private Law 81–181

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) the sum of $25 to Elmer Pippin and Mrs. Pansy Pippin, of Heber, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the damage caused to their automobile when it was struck by an Army truck in Imperial County, California, on September 13, 1943, and (2) the sum of $15,183 to the legal guardian of Norman Otis Pippin, a minor, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the personal injuries sustained by said minor and the medical and hospital expenses incurred for his treatment as a result of the same accident: Provided, That such payment to such guardian shall not be made unless such guardian has been authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction to enter into a final settlement, and give a final release in full, of all claims of said minor against the United States by reason of such accident: And provided further, 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.