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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 112-114-MAY 14, 1949 Schroeder, of Lodge Grass, Montana, a patent in fee to the following- described lands allotted to him on the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana: The west half of the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 16; the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section 17; and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 9 south, range 34 east, Montana principal meridian; and the southwest quarter of section 15 and the southeast quarter of section 16, township 6 south, range 33 east, Montana principal meridian, containing six hundred and forty acres. Approved May 14, 1949. [CHAPTER 113] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Anna Smolowitz and Mrs. Sylvia D'Arpe. May 14, 1949 [H. R. 1468] [Private Law 51] Mrs. Anna Smolo- witz and Mrs. Sylvia D'Arpe. May 14, 1949 [H. R. 1508] [Private Law 52] Peter Drozd. Quota deduction. 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 $2,500 to Mrs. Anna Smolowitz, of Absecon Highlands, New Jersey, and the sum of $2,500 to Mrs. Sylvia D'Arpe, of Absecon Highlands, New Jersey, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of personal injuries sustained by the said Mrs. Anna Smolowitz and Mrs. Sylvia D'Arpe as the result of the crash of an Army airplane into their home on Second Avenue, Absecon Highlands, New Jersey, on April 8, 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 May 14, 1949. [CHAPTER 114] AN ACT For the relief of Peter Drozd. Be it enacted by the Senate and HB o se of Representaties of the United States of America in Congress assembled That for the pur- poses of the immigration laws Peter Drozd shall be held and consid- ered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence on the date on which he entered the United States, upon the payment by him of the visa fee and head tax. SEc. 2. The Attorney General is authorized and directed to cancel any warrants of arrest or orders of deportation which may have been issued, and to discontinue any deportation proceedings which may have been commenced, in the case of the said Peter Drozd. Upon the enactment of 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 said quota is available. Approved May 14, 1949. 1094 [63 STAT.