Volume 65 · a52
Private Law 82–134
For the Relief of Chin Hien Lee.
Approved July 2, 1951
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the Relief of Chin Hien Lee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Chin Hien Lee, of Honolulu, Hawaii, the sum of $6,738.51, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages suffered and personal injuries sustained when the said Chin Hien Lee was struck by a vehicle driven by personnel of the United States Army, at the intersection of Nuuanu and Queen Streets, Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 20, 1941: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, 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.
Approved July 2, 1951.