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[70 Stat. 59]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 59]

70 S T A T. ]

PRIVATE LAW 638-MAY 18, 1956

Private Law 636

A69 CHAPTER 287

AN ACT For the relief of Alice Elizabeth Marjoribanks.

May 18. 1956 ___i£lii£L___

Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of America hi Congress assembled, That Alice Eliza- ^^^^l^ ^' ^^^°beth Marjoribanks, who lost United States citizenship under the pro- 66stat.267,239, visions of section 349(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality ^ I ' u s c M S I. Act, may be naturalized by taking prior to one year after the effective 1421, 1448. " date of this Act, before any court referred to in subsection (a) of section 310 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, the oaths prescribed by section 337 of the said Act. From and after naturalization under this Act, the said Alice Elizabeth Marjoribanks shall have the same citizenship status as that which existed immediately prior to its loss. Approved May 18, 1956.

Private Law 637

CHAPTER 288

AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Esther Reed Marcantel.

May 18, 1956 [H. R. 1488]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary M^c^tef.^*'^*' of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Esther Keed Marcantel, Oberlin, Allen Parish, I^uisiana, the sum of $6,134.12. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Esther Reed Marcantel against the United States arising out of the death of her late husband John Dorcena Marcantel, who was killed on December 26, 1944, as a result of an accident involving a United States Army truck in Oberlin, Louisiana, at the intersection of United States Highway Numbered 165 and Louisiana State Highway Numbered 25: 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 18, 1956. Private Law 638

CHAPTER 289 AN ACT For the relief of George D. Hopper.

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 George D. Hopper, foreign service officer, class 1, American Foreign Service, retired, of Asheville, North Carolina, the sum of $710.28. Payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said George D. Hopper against the United States for reimbursement of the amount of the loss sustained by him while in the American Foreign Service in 69225 O - 57 - 79 ( V o l. 70)

May 18, 1956 1^' '^- ^^^^J

George D. Hopper.