Chap. 576. An Act authorizing the town of canton to pay a SUM OF MONEY TO NICHOLAS J. MARATHAS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL BILLS INCURRED BY HIM AS A RESULT OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AS A FIREFIGHTER IN SAID TOWN. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: '�' Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary aiid in order to discharge a moral obligation, the town of Canton is hereby authorized to appropriate and to pay to Nicholas J. Marathas, a retired- firefighter of said town, a sum not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars, in the aggregate, for hospital and medical bills incurred by him as a result of injuries received by him in the line of duty as a firefighter in said town. Section 2. No payment shall be made hereunder until there has been filed with the board of selectmen of said town an agreement signed by said Nicholas J. Marathas that the amount, if any, paid or to be paid for legal or other services rendered in connection with the passage of this act shall not exceed ten per cent of the amount paid or payable hereunder. :�. Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by the town of Canton. Approved July 22, 1970.