Private Law 86–270

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to (1) Mrs. John Slingsby, the sum of $250; (2) Lena Slingsby, the sum of $750; (3) Alice V. Slingsby, the sum of $350; and (4) Harry Slingsby, the sum of $50; all of Fargo, North Dakota. The payment of such sums shall be in full settlement of all their claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries, pain and suffering, loss of earnings, and property damages, and for reimbursement or medical expenses incurred by them, as the result of an accident which occurred near Cle Elum, Washington, on August 14, 1953, when an automobile owned by the said Harry Slingsby and operated by the said Alice V. Slingsby was struck by a United States Army vehicle: Provided, That no part of the amounts 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 these claims, 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.