Private Law 81–48

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any monev in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,103.24, to E. W. Eaton Coal Company, of Belfast, Maine, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of transportation cost in excess of normal rates of transportation prevailing prior to January 1, 1942, on coal received on and after April 1, 1944, to December 31, 1944, in and around New York Harbor area and in New England, on anthracite coal from district numbered 3 in northern West Virginia: 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.