Private Law 81–665

That the Secretary of the Treasmy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to John G. Essenberg, of 436 Sixty-eighth Street, Brooklyn, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of his personal injury in an accident, involving a United States Army truck, which occurred on the West Side Elevated Highway between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Streets, New York, New York, on March 20, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall he 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.