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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 701, 702, 739-JUNE 28, 29, 1948 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 con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions 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 June 28, 1948. [CHAPTER 702] AN ACT To record the lawful admission to the United States for permanent residence of Patricia Schwartz and Beatrice Schwartz. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to record the law- ful admission for permanent residence of Patricia Schwartz and Beatrice Schwartz, who arrived at the port of New York on May 9, 1947, and that they shall, for all purposes under the immigration laws, be deemed to have been lawfully admitted as immigrants for permanent residence, upon the payment of the visa fee and head tax. The Secretary of State is authorized to instruct the proper control officer to deduct two numbers from the appropriate quota for the first year in which such quota is available. Approved June 28, 1948. [CHAPTER 739] AN ACT For the relief of certain Basque aliens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturalization laws, the Attorney General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to permit Gaspar Ybarzabal, Pedro Ybarzabal, and Antonio Monasterio to reside in the United States as temporary visitors for a period of five years from the date of enactment hereof, provided they remain employed in the sheep industry. If any of the above-named aliens fails to maintain his occupation in the sheep industry at any time within five years after the date of enactment hereof, he shall be deemed to have remained in the United States for a longer time than permitted and shall be subject to deportation as provided in sections 19 and 20 of the Immi- gration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended. If, at the expiration of five years from the date of enactment hereof, the Attorney General shall, after due investigation, find that any of the above-named aliens has maintained an employment in the sheep industry during the entire five-year period, he is hereby authorized and directed to record such alien's lawful admission for permanent residence as of the date of his actual entry into the United States if he is otherwise found to be admissible under the provisions of the immi- gration laws other than those relating to quotas. The Attorney Gen- eral shall communicate his findings to the Secretary of State, who shall thereupon instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number for each alien so lawfully admitted for permanent resi- dence from the quota of Spain for the first year that said quota is available. Approved June 29, 1948. 68706° -51 - pr. l---8 1405 June 28, 1948 [H. R . 5716] [Private Law 424] Patricia Schwartz andBeatrice Schwartz. Quota deduction. June 29, 1948 [S. 158] [Private Law 425] Gaspar Ybarzabal and others. 39 Stat. 889. 8U.S. . 1§155,156. Quota deductions.