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 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 155-157-MAY 6, 193 7 settlement of all claims for personal injuries sustained as a result of an assault committed by William H. Moon, corporal, United States Marines, at Shanghai, China, on May 26, 1931. Approved, May 6, 1937 . [CHAPTER 156] AN ACT Authorizin g an approp riation fo r the paym ent of the claim of General Hi ginio Alvarez, a Mexican citizen, with respect to lands on the Farmers Banco in the State of Arizona. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000, of which amount $15,000 is to be paid to the Government of Mexico for the account of General Higinio Alvarez in full settlement of his claim against the United States with respect to the ownership of lands on the Farmers Banco in the State of Arizona, and the remaining $5,000 is to be paid to the executors or administrators of the estate of R. E. Fishburn, deceased, in full settlement of such interest in the said Farmers Banco or the proceeds of the settlement therefor as was acquired by virtue of a grant to R. E. Fishburn dated January 6, 1927, signed by Gen- eral Alvarez, or by the assignment by General Alvarez dated Decem- ber 3, 1935, in favor of Mrs. R. E. Fishburn and other heirs of said R. E. Fishburn, or by both such grant and assignment, for distribu- tion according to law : Pr ovid ed, howe ver, That, no payment shall be made unless and until the Secretary of State shall have received from the Government of Mexico satisfactory assurances that no trans- fer, other than that specified herein, has been made by General Alvarez, or by anyone actin g for or unde r him, of any part of his right, title, or interest in or to the property comprising the Farmers Banco; until the written opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of the validity of the title; and until General Alvarez has given to the United States a quitclaim deed, in such form as may be deemed satisfactory to the Secretary of State, to all of his right, title, and interest in and to all of the land comprising the Farmers Banco, claimed by him under an instrument of grant dated October 22, 1926, signed by the Constitutional President of the United Mexi- can States, or otherwise. Approved, May 6, 1937. [CHAPTER 1571 AN ACT May 6, 1937 Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the 	[H. R. 2918) account of certain citizens of China . [Public, No . 69) Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to the Government of China for the account of the estate of Chang Hsi Ying, in full settlement of all claims arising out of a collision in Chinese waters, on June 2, 1927, between the United States naval vessel Bittern and a Chinese junk, resulting in the drowning of Chang Hsi Ying, a member of the crew of the junk, the sum of $500. Approved, May 6, 1937 . May 6, 1937 [H . R. 2917) [Public, No . 681 Mexico. Payment to, in set- tl ement of cla im of Ge neral Higini o Al- varez and others, au- thorized . Post, p . 769. Proviso . Condition . Validity of title. Deed . 131 China . Payment to, in set- tlement of claims of certain citizens, au- thorized . Post, p.768.