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1216 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 664-666-DEC. 2, 1942 [CHAPTER 664] December 2, 1942 [H. R. 6141] [Private Law 630] Mrs. Constance Margaret Wilson Hull. Admission to U. S . 43 Stat. 162. 8U. S. 0. 213 (C). December 2,1942 [H R..388] [Private Law 531] William S. Chap- man and others. Payments to. Preiso. [56 STAT. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. C. M. W. Hull. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the admin- istration of the immigration laws of the United States, relating to the issuance of immigration visas for admission to the United States and relating to admissions at ports of entry of aliens as immigrants, for permanent residence in the United States, the provision of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924 (54 Stat. 162), as amended (U. S. C. A., title 8, sec. 213 (c)), which excludes from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not hereafter be held to apply to Mrs. Constance Margaret Wilson Hull, who is the wife of A. T. Hull, Junior, a citizen of the United States; and said Mrs. Constance Margaret Wilson Hull, if otherwise admis- sible under the immigration laws, may be granted admission to the United States upon application hereafter filed without presenting an immigration visa or other travel document. Approved, December 2, 1942. [CHAPTER 665] AN ACT For the relief of William S. Chapman, Clyde Gilbert, Paul Scherbel, and Frank Childs. 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 William S. Chapman the sum of $775.98; to Clyde Gilbert the sum of $707.50; to Paul Scherbel the sum of $32.75; and to Frank Childs the sum of $110.58, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the loss, damage, or destruction of personal property as a result of a fire on August 13, 1940, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: 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, December 2, 1942. [CHAPTER 666] December 2,1942 [H. R .B907] [Private Law 5321 Mrs. P. R.Yager. Payment to. AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. P . R. Yager. 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 Mrs. P. R. Yager, of Stanley, Virginia, the sum of $683, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained on July 4, 1941, when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a truck operated in connection with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, on the Gordonsville Turnpike, about seven miles east of Stanley, Virginia: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum