Private Law 82–338

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Jake Jones, deceased, of Gallatin, Tennessee, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the estate of the late said Jake Jones against the United States arising out of injuries he sustained on December 20, 1943, while attempting to extinguish a fire caused by members of the United States Army who were on maneuvers in the vicinity of the home of the late said Jake Jones: 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.