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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 29-31-JAN. 26, 1948 [CHAPTER 29] January 26 1948 [S.2581 [Private Law 155] Troy Charles Davis, Jr. January 26 1948 [S.298] [Private Law 156] Pedro Bastida and Fidel Acordarremen- teria. Quota deduction. January 26, 1948 [8. 103] [Private Law 157] Ada B. Foss. 5 U. S. C. I§61a, 6la-1. AN ACT For the relief of Troy Charles Davis, Junior. 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 Troy Charles Davis, Junior, of Denver, Colorado, a merchant seaman entitled to medical treatment and hospitalization at Government expense, the sum of $211.32, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him in connection with an emergency operation which it became necessary for him to have performed in a private hospital in Denver, Colorado, because of the lack of a marine hospital in that city: 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 January 26, 1948. [CHAPTER 30] AN ACT For the relief of certain Basque aliens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to cancel deportation proceedings in the cases of Pedro Bastida and Fidel Acordarrementeria, both of Battle Mountain, Nevada, legally admitted as seamen but who have remained in the United States longer than permitted by law and regulations, and that these aliens shall be considered as having been admitted for permanent entry as of the date of their actual entry on the payment of the visa fees of $10 and the head taxes of $8 per person. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct two numbers from the Spanish quota for the first year that the said Spanish quota is available. Approved January 26, 1948. (CHAPTER 31] AN ACT For the relief of Ada B. Foss. 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 Ada B. Foss, of Cape Porpoise, Maine, the sum of $275.99, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for accrued annual leave, earned by her husband, the late Justin A. Foss, as a lighthouse keeper at the Goat Island Light Station, Cape Porpoise, Maine, the said Justin A. Foss having been prevented by his death on December 26, 1942, while serving in the United States Coast Guard, from making application under the Act of August 1,1941 (55 Stat. 616), as amended, 1304 [62 STAT.

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