Private Law 86–308

That the Secretary

William J. Barbiero.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William J. Barbiero, of Brooklyn, New York, the sum of $300. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all the claims of William J. Barbiero against the United States for loss of and damage to his property due to the deterioration in storage of his truck, the sole asset of his trucking business, which had been confiscated through no fault of his by agents of the United States Treasury on October 21, 1958: 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.