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Mineral, e t c., reservation to U.S.

PRIVATE LAW 841—JULY 11, 1952

SEC. 2. The patent shall not be issued until after payment has been made by the Victory Bible Camp Ground, Incorporated, to the Secretary of the Interior for the land at its reasonable appraised price of not less than $10 per acre, to be fixed by the Secretary, and shall not include any land covered by a valid existing right initiated under the public-land laws or found by the Secretary of the Interior to be needed for public purposes. The patent shall reserve to the United States the coal and other mineral deposits, including oil and gas, in the land together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under applicable laws and regulations. Approved July 11, 1952. Private Law 841

July 11, 1952 [H. R. 2789]

Howard S. Lawson and others.

Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska.

C H A P T E R 688

AN ACT pyj. ji^g relief of Howard S. Lawson; Winifred G. Lawson, his wife; Walter P. Lawson; and Nita R. Ivawson, his wife.

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, to Howard S. Lawson, his wife, Winifred G. Lawson; Walter P. Lawson, and his wife, Nita R. Lawson, of Dillon Beach, county of Marin, State of California, the sum of $7,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Howard S. Lawson; his w-ife, Winifred G. Lawson; Walter P. Lawson; and his wife, Nita R. Lawson; as a result of damage to grounds, buildings, and equipment on the five acres, more or less, at Dillon Beach, county of Marin, State of California, leased to War Department under lease numbered 868-Engineers-2136 dated December 10, 1941, and used for shelter and other purposes by detachments of the Seventeenth Infantry, National Guard Service, the Seventh Army Corps and other Army units, and the Coast Guard, from December 10, 1941, to February 2, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated by this Act in excess of 10 per centum 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 11, 1952. Private Law 842

July 11, 1952 [H. R. 3 4 9 4 ]

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C H A P T E R 689

AN ACT To authorize the sale of certain public land in Alaska to the Catholic IMsliop of Northern Alaska for use as a mission.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m Congress assembled, That the Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska, a religious corporation sole organized and existing under the laws of the Territory of Alaska, is hereby authorized for a period of one year from and after the effective date of this Act to apply for the purchase of, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to convej'^ to the corporation, for use as a mission, the following-described public land situated

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