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[70 Stat. 176]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 176]

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[70 ST A T.

PRIVATE LAW 856-AUG. 3, 1956

poses of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Yue Yin Wong (also known as William Yueyin Wong) shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the reQuota deduction, quired visa fee. Upon the granting of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved August 3, 1956.

Private Law 856 August 3, 1956 [S. 3347]

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Webb.

AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Webb.

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, the sum of $1,053.80 to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Webb, of Forest, Mississippi, in full settlement of all claims against the United States. Such sum represents the payment for the loss of personal belongings of their son. Lieutenant Andrew F. Webb, United States Air Forces, who was killed in action during World W a r II: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty 01 a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 3, 1956.

Private Law 857 August 3, 1956 [H. R. 3062]

Paul Sr.

CHAPTER 955

CHAPTER 956

AN ACT For the relief of Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the H. Sarvis, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, of Sylacauga, Alabama, the sum of $1,431. Payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, against the United States for the failure of the United States to pay the agreed purchase price under a purchase agreement entered into pursuant to the 1952 hay and pasture seed price-support program for five thousand pounds of certified Kentucky 31 fescue seed which it received from Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, on or about June 21, 1953. SEC. 2. The acceptance of the sum authorized to be paid by the first section of this Act by the said Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, shall constitute a sale by him to the Commodity Credit Corporation of all his right, title, and interest in and to such seed; and Paul H. Sarvis, Senior, shall not be liable for any transportation, loading, or warehouse storage charges which may l^ave accrued on or after such date with respect to such five thousand pounds of seed.