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PRIVATE LAW 86-27a-AUG. 30, 1957

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Private Law 85-270 AN ACT For the relief of W. C. Shepherd, trading as W. C. Shepherd Company.

August 30, 1957 [H. R. 4230]

W. C. Shepherd.

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. Shepherd, trading as W. C. Shepherd Company, Atlanta, Georgia, the sum of $102,958.07. The payment of such sum (1) shall be in full settlement of all claims of such company against the United States for losses or damages incurred under contract numbered W-257-eng~2286, dated April 22, 1943, with the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, for the construction of the Cumberland Oil Field protective levees, and (2) represents the payment of the difference bet\veen the damages of $214,253.88 actually incurred by the company, as found by the United States Court of Claims in its decision in the case of W. C. Shepherd, trading as W. C. Shepherd Company, against the United States, filed July 13, 1953, and the amount of $111,295.81 allowed such company by the court, the court having held that the company's recovery was limited by a release which it had executed shortly after the completion of the work: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated by 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 guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 30, 1957. Private Law 85-271 AN ACT For the relief of Lee-Ana Roberts.

August 31, 1957 [8.1290]

Le e-Ana R obert •. 66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatro^es of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the puroses of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Lee-Ana Koberts ^ a l l e held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fee. Approved August 31, 1957.

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Private Law 85-272 August 31, 1957 [S. 1293]

E i t h a nlahu Yellln. 66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note. Quota deduction.

AN ACT For the relief of Elthaniahu (Eton) Tellin.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Eithaniahu (Eton) Yellin, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fee. Upon the granting of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control