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[71 Stat. 87]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1957
[71 Stat. 87]

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PRIVATE LAW 85-225-AUG. 28, 1957

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a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 28, 1957.

Private Law 85-223 AN ACT August 28, 1957 To provide for the quitclaiming of the title of the United States to the real [R. R. i<>78] property known as the Barcelona Lighthouse Site, Portland, New York. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- craJidau^ind'wife? trator, General Services Administration, shall convey to G. Patterson conveyance. Crandall and Nellie B. Crandall, Westfield, New York, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all of the real property known as the Barcelona Lighthouse Site at Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, the exact legal description of which shall be determined by the Administrator. Such conveyance shall be conditional upon payment being made for such real property in an amount equal to its fair market value (excluding the value of any improvements) as determined by the Administrator after appraisal. Approved August 28, 1957.

P r i v a t e Law 85-224 AN ACT Tor the relief of the estate of William V. Steppj Junior. 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 the estate of William V. Stepp, Junior, the sum of $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of the said William V. Stepp, Junior, who died on or about June 4, 1948, as the result of a bullet wound inflicted by an enlisted member of the United States Army, acting as a sentry at a military base at Anchorage, Alaska, on June 4, 1948. This claim is not cognizable under tort claims procedure as outlined in title 28, United States Code: 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 28, 1957.

August 28, 1957 [H. R. 2973] William v. Stepp, Jr., estate.

Private Law 85-225 AN ACT For the relief of W. R. Zanes & Co., of La., Inc. 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 (hereafter referred to as the "Secretary") is author-

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[H. R. 4447]

W. R. Zimes cmd Co., of La., Inc.