Private Law 81–756

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Marion M. Martin Jones, of Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, the sum of $10,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her husband, John G. Martin, who was killed as a result of the crash of an Army Transport Command plane occurring at the Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, on December 17, 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.