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 1310 February 18, 1948 [H. R. 1408] [Private Law 173] August W. Dietz. February 18, 1948 [H. R. 1650] [Private Law 174] Maria Hedwig Feresz. Quota deduction. February 181948 [H. R. 1788] [Private Law 176] John F. Hopperton, estate. PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 59-61-FEB. 18,1948 [CHAPTER 59] AN ACT For the relief of August W. Dietz. [62 STAT. 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 $6,000 to August W. Dietz, of San Antonio, Texas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and property damage suffered by him when his automobile was struck by a Government truck in San Antonio, Texas, on May 28, 1940: 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 February 18, 1948. [CHAPTER 60] AN ACT For the relief of Maria Hedwig Feresz. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- poses of the immigration and naturalization laws, the alien Maria Hedwig Feresz, of Hadley, Massachusetts, a Polish national who entered the United States in 1939 for a temporary stay, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of January 1, 1939. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota- control officer to deduct one number from the Polish quota for the first year that the same Polish quota is'available. Approved February 18, 1948. [CHAPTER 61] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of John F. Hopperton, a minor, deceased. 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 $5,000, to the estate of John F. Hopperton, a minor, deceased, late of Cleveland, Ohio, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of the said John F. Hopperton, a minor, who was shot with a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolver by George H. Sagel (554727), seaman, second class, United States Coast Guard Reserve, aboard the steamer O. S. McFarland, a freighter operated by the Columbia Transportation Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, on April 27, 1943, while the steamer was moored at the dock in Port Washington, Wisconsin: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paidor 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

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