Private Law 82–51

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 following, in full settlement of all claims against the United States due to the loss of certain tools and/or personal effects which were being shipped along with cargo for The Alaska Railroad on an Ocean Tow Burge en route for Alaska which capsized: To R. J. Scheuerman, of Anchorage, Alaska, the sum of $306; to Daniel Fuller, of Tacoma. Washington, the sum of $530.50; to W. Hardesty, of Seattle, Washington, the sum of $116.25; and to John M. Ward, of Reedsport, Oregon, the sum of $464.75: Provided, That no part of any of the sums 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 the claims settled by the payment of such sums, 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.