62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 346, 347, 355-MAY 25, 29, 1948 tration of the immigration and naturalization laws, Perfecto M. Biason and his daughter, Joan Biason, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent resi- dence as of the date of their last entry into the United States, upon payment of the required visa fee and head tax. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-con - trol officer to deduct two numbers from the Philippine quota of the first year that openings are available in such qutoa. SEC. 2 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to discontinue any deportation pro- ceedings and to cancel any outstanding warrant of arrest, order of deportation, and bond, which may have been issued, in the case of Perfecto M. Biason and Joan Biason. Approved May 25, 1948. 1361 Quota deduction. [CHAPTER 347] AN ACT For the relief of Guy Cheng. 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 and naturalization laws, Guy Cheng, of Charlotte, Vermont, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of his last entry into the United States, upon payment of the required visa fee and head tax. Upon enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the nonpreference category of the first available immi- gration quota for nationals of China. Approved May 25, 1948. May 25, 1948 [8. 1483] [Private Law 318] Guy Cheng. Quota deduction. [CHAPTER 355] AN ACT May 29, 1948 To incorporate the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington a corporation sole. I .. 2 .6203] []'rlv-t .~ T qIJ W. l( Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Patrick A. O'Boyle, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, and his suc- cessors in office, in accordance with the discipline and government of the Roman Catholic Church, hereby is created and declared to be a corporation sole. SEC. 2. The corporation- A. shall have perpetual succession; B. may contract in the same manner and to the same extent as a natural person and may sue and be sued; C. may have and use a corporate seal and may alter and change the same at pleasure; D. may acquire real and personal property by purchase, devise, bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, own, use, lease, assign, convey, or otherwise dispose of the same in like manner and to the same extent as a natural person; E. may borrow money, issue notes or other negotiable paper, and secure the money borrowed by mortgage or by deed of trust on said real or personal property or any part thereof; F. and may perform such other acts in the furtherance of the objects and purposes of the corporation that are not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States or the laws in force in the District of Columbia. Roman atholio Archbishop of Wash- ington, incorporation. Powers.
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