Chapter 880. For the relief of Meta S
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CHAP. 880.— An Act For the relief of Meta S. Wilkinson. July 8, 1930.[[H. R. 3441](/us/bill/71/hr/3441).][[Private, No. 280](/us/pvtl/71/280).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Meta S. Wilkinson. Payment to, for death of husband. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and in full settlement of all claims against the Government, the sum of $5,000 to Meta S.
Wilkinson, on account of the death of her husband, Jordan E. Wilkinson, who was drowned in Hyde County, North Carolina, March 7, 1929, while assisting the bridge tender to open the drawbridge across the inland waterway from *Provisos.* Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. Norfolk, Virginia, to Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina: *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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services Excessive, unlawful.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 of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Penalty for violation.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.
Approved, July 8, 1930. PRIVATE LAWS OE THE SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA *Passed at the third session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the first day of December, 1930, and was adjourned without day on Wednesday, the fourth day of March, 1931.* Herbert Hoover, President; Charles Curtis, Vice President; George H. Moses, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives.