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63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 510, 514 , 515-AUG. 24 , 26, 1949 [CHAPTER 510] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of Breinig Brothers, Incorporated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction be, and the same hereby is, conferred upon the United States Court of Claims to hear and determine, and render judgment upon, the claim of Breinig Brothers, Incorporated, against the United States for alleged damages caused by the forced eviction by the Navy Depart- ment of said claimant from the premises occupied by Breinig Brothers, Incorporated, at Hoboken, New Jersey. SEC. 2. Proceedings for the determination of said claim shall be had in the same manner as in cases of which said court has jurisdiction under the provisions of section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended: Provided,That suit hereunder shall be instituted within four months after the enactment of this Act: Providedfurther,That this Act shall be construed only to waive the immunity from suit of the Government of the United States with respect to the claim of said Breinig Brothers, Incorporated, its successors or assigns, and not otherwise to affect any substantive rights of the parties. Approved August 24, 1949. [CHAPTER 514] AN ACT For the relief of Roman Szymanski and Anastosia Szymanski. 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 of the United States shall record the lawful admission for permanent residence of Roman Szymanski and Anastosia Szymanski, his spouse, as of December 22, 1947, the date of their last entry into the United States, upon payment of the required visa fee and head tax. Upon the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct two numbers from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved August 26, 1949. [CHAPTER 515] AN ACT For the relief of Harry Warren. 1169 August 24, 1949 [H. R . 1604] [Private Law 244] Brelnig Brothers, Inc. 36 Stat. 1136; 62Stat. 940. 28U. S . C., Supp.II, §§1491,1496,1601 ,1503 , 2501. August 26, 1 49 [8. 1026] [Private Law 245] Roman Szymanski and Anastosia Szy- manski. Quota deduction. August 26,1949 [H. R. lao] [Private Law 2461 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Warren. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Harry Warren, of San Fernando, California, the sum of $576. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for certain losses sustained by the said Harry Warren in 1942, which losses resulted from the destruction of certain domesticated game birds, sustained as a result of military activities: 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. 81939'-----PT. --- 74