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Private Law 83–408
For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski.
Approved June 11, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski.
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski, Dunkirk, New York, the sum of $15,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski against the United States arising out of the death of their minor daughter, Jean, which occurred on June 11, 1951, when she fell over a cliff while running along an unprotected and badly eroded path on Coast Guard property adjacent to Point Gratiot Park, a public park and playground in Dunkirk, New York: 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.
Approved June 11, 1954.