Private Law 83–498

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Chester H. Tuck, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, the sum of $10,000; to Mary Elizabeth Fisher, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, the sum of $10,000; to James Thomas Harper, of Tullahoma. Tennessee, the sum of $700; and to Mrs. T. W. Bennett, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, the sum of $7,299.50. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Chester H. Tuck, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, and James Thomas Harper against the United States for personal injuries sustained, pain and suffering undergone, medical and hospital expenses incurred, and loss of earnings sustained by them as the result of an accident involving an Army truck which occurred at the intersection of South Jackson and Cook Streets, in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on March 11, 1944; and in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. T. W. Bennett against the United States for the death of her minor daughter Ruth Cleek, who died as a result of injuries sustained in such accident, and for expenses incurred in connection with the burial of the said Ruth Cleek: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with such 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.