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[69 Stat. 133]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 133]

69

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PRIVATE LAW 390-AUG. 9, 1955

P r i v a t e Law 388

CHAPTER 726

AN ACT For the relief of Maria Elena Venegas aiul Sarah Lucia Venegas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in dongress assembled, That, for the pur])Oses of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Elena Venegas and Sarah Lucia Venegas shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the Ignited States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fees. Approved August 9, 1955. Private Law 389

August 9, 1955 [S. 474]

66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note.

CHAP TER 727

AN ACT For the relief of Harold Swarthout and L. R. Swarthout.

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, (1) to Harold Swarthout the sum of $10,000, in full satisfaction of the claim of the said Harold Swarthout against the United States for compensation for permanent injuries sustained as a result of the severe burns he received when an Army practice bomb that he was examining, while playing in the yard of a neighl)or on April >, 1943, exploded when accidentally > dropped, and (2) to L. R. Swarthout, of Burns, Oregon, father of the said Harold Swarthout, the sum of $4,625.20, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical, nursing, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him on account of the injuries so sustained by the said Harold Swarthout: 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 August 9, 1955.

August 9. 1955 [S. 476]

H a r o l d Swarthout and father.

CHAPTER 728

Private Law 390 AN ACT For the relief of Cirino Lanzafame.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Cirino Lanzafame may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if he is found to be otherwise admissible under the provisions of such Act: Provided, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved August 9, 1955.

August 9, 1955 [S. 503]

C i r i n o Lanzftfame. 66 Stat. 182. 8 USC 1182.