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PRIVATE LAW 375-MAY 27, 1954

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him when he was compelled, under orders of the United States Navy on or about April 3, 1942, to abandon the restaurant business which he was operating (under the name "Bayside") on Seaside Avenue, Terminal Island, California: 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 May 27, 1954. Private Law 374

CHAPTER 230

AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent for certain lands to Harold K. Butson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to issue a patent to Harold K. Butson, of Grant County, Wisconsin, for the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 21, township 4 north, range 1 west, fourth principal meridian, Wisconsin. SEC. 2. The tract of land described by the first section of this Act shall be conveyed upon the payment by the said Harold K. Butson of the appraised value of the lands, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, if payment is made within one year after the Secretary has notified the said Harold K. Butson of the price of the lands. The Secretary shall have the appraisal made on the basis of the value of the land at the date of appraisal, exclusive of any increased value resulting from the development or improvement of the land by Harold K. Butson or his predecessors in interest. I n such appraisal, the Secretary shall consider and give full effect to the equities of the said Harold K. Butson. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall issue patent for said lands without any reservation of minerals. Approved May 27, 1954. Private Law 375

jjay 27^ 1954 [H« R. 2913]

H a r o l d K. Butson.

CHAPTER 231

AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Margarete Burdo. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provision of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mrs. Margarete Burdo may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if she is found to be otherwise admissible under the provisions of that Act: Provided, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice have knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved May 27, 1954.

May 27, 1954 [H. R. 3349]

Mrs, Burdo.

Margarete

66 Stat. 182. 8 USC 1182.

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