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 61 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 1ST SESS.--CHS. 415, 41(, 422 , 423-JULY 31, 1947 of the United States during World War II, may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Act approved Decem- ber 28, 1945 (Public Law 271, Seventy-ninth Congress), if she is found otherwise admissible under the provisions of the immigration laws. Approved July 31, 1947. [CHAPTER 416] AN ACT For the relief of Archer C. Gunter. 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 $1,000 to Archer C. Gunter, formerly of Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, and now of Menomonie, Wisconsin, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical and hospital expenses sustained as the result of an accident involving a United States Navy airplane, at the United States Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 1944: 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 notwith- standing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 31, 1947. [CHAPTER 422] AN ACT For the relief of Jessie Thompkins. 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 Jessie Thompkins, of Dearing, Georgia, the sum of $2,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of Thomas Thompkins, the husband of the said Jessie Thompkins, as the result of exposure to chemical smoke released from Army airplanes in the vicinity of his home on December 21, 1943: 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 31, 1947. [CHAPTER 423] AN ACT For the relief of Doctor Theodore A. Geissman. 59 Stat. 659. 8U..C.§§232- 236. July 31, 1947 [H. R. 13161 [Private Law 117] Archer C. Gunter. July 31, 1947 [H. R. 890] [Private Law 118] Jessie Thompkins. July 31, 1947 [H. R. 1791] [Private Law 1191 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary oDr The0dore A. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money

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