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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2n SESS. - CHS. 606, 619, 620-JUNE 22, 24, 1948 [CHAPTER 606] AN ACT For the relief of Wladyslav Plywacki. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration of the immigration laws, Wladyslav Plywacki, who served with the United States Army in Europe following his liberation from a German prison camp, and who entered the United States illegally in June 1947, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, upon payment of the required visa fee and head tax. Upon enactment of this Act the Sec- retary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the nonpreference category of the first available immigration quota for nationals of Poland. SEC. 2. The Attorney General is authorized and directed to discon- tinue any deportation proceedings and to cancel the outstanding order and warrant of deportation, warrant of arrest, and bond, if any, issued in the case of Wladyslav Plywacki. From and after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the said Wladyslav Plywacki shall not again be subject to deportation by reason of the same facts upon which such deportation proceedings were commenced or such warrants and order have issued. Approved June 22, 1948. [CHAPTER 619] AN ACT Conveying all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to the heirs, assigns, and successors in title of William Collins. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congressassembled, That all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to fractional section 4, town- ship 1 north, range 5 west, Washington meridian, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, consisting of approximately four hundred and ninety acres, is hereby granted, released, relinquished, and conveyed by the United States to the heirs, assigns, and successors in title of William Collins upon payment by them into the Treasury of the United States the sum of $735; such land being the same land which was conveyed under the credit system laws (credit prior receipts numbered 11656 and 11753, dated July 21, 1819, and August 30, 1819, respectively) to William Collins who, agreeing to pay to the United States the sum of $2 per acre for same, paid only the sum of $245 on entry leaving a balance due thereon of $735, now to be paid by the heirs, assigns, and successors in title of the said William Collins. Approved June 24, 1948. [CHAPTER 620] AN ACT Conveying all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Warren County, Mississippi, to the heirs, assigns, and successors in title of Moses Evans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the southwest quarter of June 22, 1948 [S. 1606] [Private Law 390] Wladyslav Ply- wacki. Quota deduction. June 24, 1948 [S. 1274] [Private Law 391] William Collins, heirs. Conveyance. June 24, 1948 [S. 1275] [Private Law 392] Moses Evans, heirs. Conveyance. 1391

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