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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 292-294-JULY 22, 1947 [CHAPTER 292] July 22, 1947 [S. 13601 [Private Law 781 Eric Seddon. Quota deduction. July 22, 1947 [H. R. 4361 [Private Law 79] Roger Edgar Lapierre. July 22, 1947 [H. R. 5661 [Private Law 801 Ohoctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. AN ACT For the relief of Eric Seddon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturalization laws, the Attorney Gen- eral is hereby authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of Eric Seddon as of June 26, 1946, and the said Eric Seddon shall, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the Spanish quota of the first year that the said quota is available. Approved July 22, 1947. [CHAPTER 293] AN ACT For the relief of Roger Edgar Lapierre. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General be, and he is hereby, directed to cancel forthwith the out- standing warrant of arrest, order of deportation, warrant of depor- tation, and bond, if any, in the case of the alien, Roger Edgar Lapierre, of Lewiston, Maine, and is directed not to issue any further such warrants or orders in the case of such alien, insofar as such future warrants or orders are based on any unlawful entry of such alien into the United States prior to the enactment of this Act. Hereafter for the purpose of the immigration and naturalization laws such alien shall be considered to have been, at Island Pond, Vermont, on the date of his entry in 1927, lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Approved July 22, 1947. [CHAPTER 294] AN ACT For the relief of Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Incorporated. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Incorporated, De Funiak Springs, Florida, the sum of $899. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said cooperative against the United States on account of furnishing to the officers' mess at White Point, Eglin Field, Florida, electric power during the period July 12, 1941, to December 12, 1941, both inclusive: 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 22, 1947. 996 [61 STAT.

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