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63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 18T SESS.-CHS. 573, 577-SEPT. 7, 8, 1949 [CHAPTER 573] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Justa G. Vda. de Guido, Belen de Guido, Mulia de Guido, and Oscar de Guido. 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 is hereby authorized and directed to record the last lawful admission into the United States of Mrs. Justa G. Vda. de Guido, Belen de Guido, Mulia de Guido, and Oscar de Guido, as a lawful admission for permanent residence. SEC. 2 . Upon the enactment of this Act, Mrs. Justa G. Vda. de Guido and Mulia de Guido shall be held to be subject to the provisions of section 4 (b) of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924, as amended; and the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct four numbers from the quota for the Philippine Islands of the first year that such quota numbers are available. Approved September 7, 1949. [CHAPTER 577] AN ACT To restore certain land in Alaska to the public domain and to authorize its sale to Ford J. Dale, of Fairbanks, Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Ford J. Dale, of Fairbanks, Alaska, is hereby authorized, for a period of one year from and after the effective date of this Act, to apply for the purchase of, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to restore to the public domain and convey to Ford J. Dale for trade and manufacturing purposes the following-described land situated in Alaska: Beginning at post numbered 1, which is located on the west right- of-way line of the Richardson Highway, approximately two one- hundredth miles north of post 183; thence northerly along said right-of-way line, a distance of approximately six hundred feet to post numbered 2; thence westerly at right angles approximately two hundred feet to post numbered 3, which is located on the east shore of Paxon Lake; thence southerly along the shore of the lake approxi- mately six hundred and fifty feet to post numbered 4; thence due east a distance of approximately two hundred feet to post numbered 1 and point of beginning, said tract to embrace approximately five acres located in approximate latitude 62 degrees 50 feet north and longitude 145 degrees 30 feet west: Provided,That the cost of any survey neces- sary to the issuance of patent shall be paid by Ford J. Dale prior to the commencement of such survey. SEC. 2. That the conveyance shall be made upon the payment by said Ford J. Dale for the land at its reasonable appraised price of not less than $1.25 per acre, to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior: Pro- vided, That the conveyance hereby authorized shall not include any land covered by a valid existing right initiated under the public land laws: Provided further, That the coal and other mineral deposits in the land shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under applicable laws and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Approved September 8, 1949. 1179 September 7,1949 [H. R. 3768] [Private Law 271] Mrs. Justa G. Vda. de Guido and others. 43 Stat. 155. 8U.S.. . 204 (b). Quota deduction. September 8,1949 [H. R . 1790] [Private Law 2721 Ford J. Dale. Purchase of land.