Private Law 83–554

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 Welch Sanders, sergeant, United States Army, the sum of $10,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Welch Sanders against the United States on account of the death of his wife, Garnette Brewer Sanders, and his infant son, William M. Sanders, on January 27, 1948, while passengers in an Air Force plane which crashed into White Horse Mountain located twelve miles east of Digne, France: 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 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.