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 61 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 1ST SESS. - CHS. 284, 285, 291-JULY 21,22,1947 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Ralph M. Rowley, major, Signal Corps, United States Army, and Irving E. Sheffel, first lieutenant, Finance Department, United States Army, are hereby relieved of liability for all charges now entered or which may be entered against them, or either of them, as a result of the theft of 429,257 lire ($4,292.57) of Army funds by a person unknown, near Ruvo, Italy, on November 3,1943, while the saidRalph M. Rowley was acting as class A agent officer for the said Irving E. Sheffel. SEc. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Ralph M. Rowley, an amount equal to the total amount deducted from his pay in partial settlement of any such charges: Pro- vided, 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 convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 22, 1947. [CHAPTER 284] AN ACT For the relief of Donna L. I. Carlisle. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,500 to Donna L. I. Carlisle, of San Jose, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for compensation on account of the death of her son, Arthur W. Lawrence, who was killed on July 22, 1929, by being crushed underneath an Army truck while a trainee at a Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Missoula, Montana: 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. Approved July 21, 1947. [CHAPTER 285] AN ACT For the relief of Anna Malama Mark. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congressassembled, That for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, Anna Malama Mark, of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted on September 7, 1928, to the United States for permanent residence. Approved July 21, 1947. [CHAPTER 291] July 21, 1947 [H. R. 1393] [Private Law 75] Donna L. I. Carlisle. July 21, 1947 [H. R. 1493] [Private Law 76] Anna Malama Mark. AN ACT AN ACT July 22, 1947 For the relief of Major Ralph M. Rowley and First Lieutenant Irving E. Sheffel. Is. 179] IPrivate Law 771 MaJ. Ralph M. Rowley and First Lt. Irving E. Sheffel. 995

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