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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 819-821 -AUG. 7 , 1946 [CHAPTER 819] AN ACT For the relief of J. L. Harris. August 7, 1946 [H. R . 2221] [Private Law 822] J. L . Harris. [CHAPTER 820] AN ACT August 7, 1946 [H.R.B. 2485] [Private Law 823] Moses Tennen- baum. Agust 7, 1946 [H. R. 2663] [Private Law 824] W. O. Jones Myrtle M. Jones, and W. W. Tilghman. For the relief of Moses Tennenbaum. 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, relating to the issuance of immigra- tion visas for admission to the United States for permanent residence and relating to admissions at ports of entry of aliens as immigrants for permanent residence in the United States, the provisions of section 8 of the Immigration Act of 1917 (39 Stat. 875), as amended (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 136 (e)), which exclude from admission into the United States "persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony, or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude" shall not hereafter be held to apply to Moses Tennenbaum on account of offenses alleged to have been committed in connection with obtain- ing a passport or a visa for admission to the United States. If he is found otherwise admissible under the immigration laws, an immi- gration visa may be issued and admission granted to Moses Tennen- baum under this Act upon application hereafter filed. Approved August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 821] AN ACT For the relief of W. C . Jones, Myrtle M. Jones, and W. W. Tilghman. 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 is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to W. C. Jones, Myrtle M. Jones, and W. W. Tilghman, all of Coquille, Coos County, Oregon, as their respective interests may appear, the sum of $6,004.03, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for the damage to three residence properties and for personal property damaged therein as a result of an airplane in the service of the United States Navy crashing and setting fire to said residences, on October 15,1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in the Act in excess of 10 per 1294 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 empowered to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to J. L . Harris, of Montgomery, Alabama, the sum of $400, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained and for loss of earnings incurred, resulting from a collision with an Army truck about seventeen miles north of Wetumpka, Ala- bama, on September 1, 1944: 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 7, 1946. [60 STAT.