Private Law 83–948

That the Secretary

Central Railroad Co. of N. J.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey the sum of $62,056.23, representing the amount of damages found by the United States Court or Claims (Congressional Numbered 17863, decided July 13, 1953, in response to S. R. 317, Eighty-first Congress) to have resulted from accidents in which trains of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey were involved at a crossing voluntarily established for the convenience of the Government, which accidents were caused in part by the negligence of the Government: 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.