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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 740, 741-JUNE 29, 1948 [CHAPTER 740] June 29, 1948 IS. 765] [Private Law 426] Santiago Solaba- rrieta. 39 Stat. 889. 8 U.. .. 186,156 . Quota deduction. June 29,1948 [. 1303] [Private Law 427] Lydia A. Thomp- son. 39 Stat. 74 747. 5U. S. C.§ 767,770. 39 Stat. 742. 5U. S. C . 1751 -791, 783. AN ACT For the relief of Santiago Solabarrieta. 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, the Attorney General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to permit San- tiago Solabarrieta, of Parma, Idaho, to reside in the United States as a temporary visitor for a period of five years from the date of enactment hereof, provided he remains employed in the sheep indus- try. In the event that the said Santiago Solabarrieta 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. If, at the expiration of five years from the date of enactment hereof the Attorney General shall, after due investigation, find that the said Santiago Solabarrieta has maintained an employment in the sheep industry during the entire five-year period, he is hereby author- ized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of said Santiago Solabarrieta as of December 1, 1924, the date of his actual entry into the United States, upon the payment by him of the visa fee of $10 and head tax of $8, if he is otherwise found to be admissible under the provisions of the immigration laws other than those relating to quotas. The Attorney General shall communi- cate his finding to the Secretary of State, who shall thereupon instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for Spain for the first year that said quota is available. Approved June 29, 1948. [CHAPTER 741] AN ACT For the relief of Lydia A. Thompson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of. Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the require- ments of sections 17 and 20 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby waived in the case of the late William M. Thompson, formerly employed by the War Department as a construction manager at Nitro, West Virginia, who died on May 10, 1918, as a result of typhoid fever contracted by him while an employee in such capacity, and the United States Employees' Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to consider and act upon any claim which may be filed with the Commission by Lydia A. Thompson, widow of said William M. Thompson, within one year from the date of the enactment of this Act, for compensation under the provisions of such Act of September 7, 1916, as amended, for the death of said William M. Thompson; but compensation, if any, shall com- mence from and after the date of the passage of this Act. Approved June 29, 1948. [62 STAT.