Chapter 798. For the relief of the father of Catharine Kearney
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CHAP. 798.— An Act For the relief of the father of Catharine Kearney. July 1, 1930.[[H. R. 919](/us/bill/71/hr/919).][[Private, No. 246](/us/pvtl/71/246).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Catharine Kearney. Payment to father, etc., for fatal injuries to. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the father of Catharine Kearney, of Manhattan Borough, New York City, the sum of $2,500 as damages sustained by reason of the killing of said Catharine Kearney, who died in Manhattan Borough, New York City, on March 24, 1919, as a result of injuries received at New York City on March 24, 1919, by being run down by a Government-owned automobile truck operated by an employee of the United States mail service under the jurisdiction of the New York post office; such sum of $2,500 to be distributed to said decedent’s father and next of kin as damages in an action for causing death by a wrongful act under the laws of the State of New York: *Provided,* That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in *Proviso.* Limitation on attorneys’, etc., fees. excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim.
It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum which in the aggregate exceeds 10 per centum of the amount appropriated in this Act on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions Penalty for violation.of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, July 1, 1930.