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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 77 STAT. · April 26, 1963 · Private Law 88–2

Private Law 88–2.

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77 Stat. 874 Private Law 88–2 AN ACT Regarding a homestead entry of Lewis S. Cass. April 26, 1963[[H. R. 2291](/us/bill/88/hr/2291)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lewis S. Cass. That the Secretary of the Interior shall reinstate the homestead entry of Lewis S. Cass (Anchorage Numbered XXXXX that was canceled because at the time the entry was made the land was in a withdrawn status, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to process the entry in accordance with the applicable provisions of law, subject to such modification of time requirements as lie deems equitable in view of the prior cancellation of the entry.
Approved April 26, 1963. Private Law 88–3: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land situated in the vicinity of Unalakleet, Alaska, to Mrs. William E. Beltz. Private Law 3 Private Law 88–3 77 Stat. 874 1963-04-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–3 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land situated in the vicinity of Unalakleet, Alaska, to Mrs.
William E. Beltz. April 26, 1963[[H. R. 2294](/us/bill/88/hr/2294)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mrs. William E. Beltz.Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to issue, subject to the provisions of section 2, to Mrs. William E. Beltz a patent in fee (exclusive of oil, gas, and other mineral rights) to the following described tract of land, together with all buildings and other improvements thereon, situated in the vicinity of Unalakleet, Alaska:
Post numbered 1 located on left limit of North River on sandbar approximately 400 feet east of the North River Bridge; thence 2,640 feet in an easterly direction following the river upstream to a narrow slough and following the slough to post, numbered 2; thence 2,640 feet in a southerly direction (through timber) to post numbered 3: thence 2,640 feet in a westerly direction to post numbered 4 located on the bank of the North River; thence upstream in a northerly direction back to post numbered 1 approximately 2,640 feet from post, numbered 4; such land being the same land described in the homestead settlement claim (No.
XXXXX) of the bite William E. Beltz. Sec. 2 The patent shall be subject to outstanding gravel permits and rights-of-way, the patent may be issued only after payment of the fees that the deceased entryman would have been required to pay, and the patent shall be based upon a survey made without cost to Mrs. Beltz. Approved April 26, 1963. Private Law 88–4: To validate the homestead entries of Leo F. Reeves. Private Law 4 Private Law 88–4 77 Stat. 874 1963-05-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–4 AN ACT To validate the homestead entries of Leo F. Reeves. May 17, 1963[[S. 394](/us/bill/88/s/394)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Leo F. Reeves. That, notwithstanding the status of lots 3 and 4, section 1, township 4 north, range 11 west and lot 12 and the south twenty acres of lot 13, section 31, township 5 north, range 10 west, Seward meridian, Alaska, and the requirements of the homestead laws relating to settlement, on entered lands, the77 Stat. 875 Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to consider that the homestead entries of Leo F.
Reeves of Soldatna, Alaska. Anchorage XXXXXX and XXXXX became valid and subsisting as to the above-described lands as of the date of said Reeves’ actual settlement on any portion thereof and to issue patent for the lands to the entryman upon the entryman’s compliance with, and subject to, the homestead laws applicable to public lands in Alaska, and upon the entryman’s payment to the Secretary of the Interior of the fair market value of lot 12 and the south twenty acres of lot 13, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior as of the date of approval of this Act.
Approved May 17, 1963. Private Law 88–5: For the relief of certain aliens. Private Law 5 Private Law 88–5 77 Stat. 875 1963-06-19 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–5 AN ACT For the relief of certain aliens. June 19, 1963[[S. 74](/us/bill/88/s/74)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, for the purposesDr.
Olga M. Ferrer.[66 Stat. 237](/us/stat/66/237).[8 USC 1401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t8/s1401). of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Doctor Olga Marie Ferrer (XXXXX) shall be held and considered to have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence on May 17, 1947, and to have complied with the residential and physical presence requirements of section 316 of the said Act. [8 USC 1427](/us/usc/t8/s1427).Dr. Mehmet V. Kalaycioglu.[76 Stat 1407](/us/stat/76/1407).
Sec. 2. Section 2 of Private Law 87–673 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “For the purposes of section 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Doctor Mehmet Vecihi Kalaycioglu shall be held and considered to have complied with the residential and physical presence requirements of that section of the. said Act.” Sec. 3. For the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act,Antonio G. Fernandez.[66 Stat. 163](/us/stat/66/163).[8 USC 1101 note](/us/usc/t8/s1101).
Antonio Gutierrez Fernandez 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 suchQuote deduction. alien as provided for in this section 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 such quota is available.
Approved June 19, 1963. Private Law 88–6: For the relief of Lieutenant Claude V. Wells. Private Law 6 Private Law 88–6 77 Stat. 875 1963-06-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–6 AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Claude V. Wells. June 21, 1963[[H. R. 1286](/us/bill/88/hr/1286)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That LieutenantLt.
Claude V. Wells. Claude V. Wells, United States Navy, retired, is relieved of any liability under the Act of July 31, 1894 (5 U.S.C. 62), to pay to the[28 Stat. 205](/us/stat/28/205); [43 Stat. 245](/us/stat/43/245). United States all amounts received by him as a civilian employee of the Department of the Navy from February 9, 1959, through September 17, 1960, and as an employee of the General Services Administration from September 18, I960, through July 5, 1962; and is relieved of all liability to pay to the United States all amounts received by him as a retired commissioned officer of the United States Navy77 Stat. 876 between February 9, 1959, and July 5, 1962, in contravention of the[47 Stat. 406](/us/stat/47/406).
Act of July 30, 1932 (5 U.S.C. 59a). In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, credit shall be given for amounts for which liability is relieved by this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lieutenant Claude V. Wells an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts paid by him, or withheld from sums otherwise due him, in complete or partial satisfaction of the liability to the United States specified in the first section.
Sec. 3. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 June 21, 1963. Private Law 88–7: For the relief of Meibom Keat.
Private Law 7 Private Law 88–7 77 Stat. 876 1963-06-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–7 AN ACT For the relief of Meibom Keat. June 21, 1963[[H. R. 1561](/us/bill/88/hr/1561)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Melborn Keat.
That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out. of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000 to Meibom Keat, of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, in full settlement of his claims against the United States for the refund of the amount of a bail bond which another individual was required to post in connection with a hearing in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in April of 1960, which was furnished by the said Meibom Keat in the form of a certified check for $1,000 drawn to the order of a United States commissioner and delivered to him in his official capacity which amount was not returned because the check or the proceeds therefrom were never deposited with the United States district court: *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 June 21, 1963. Private Law 88–8: For the relief of Ronnie E. Hunter. Private Law 8 Private Law 88–8 77 Stat. 876 1963-06-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–8 AN ACT For the relief of Ronnie E. Hunter. June 21, 1963[[H. R. 3626](/us/bill/88/hr/3626)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Ronnie E. Hunter. That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to settle the claim of Ronnie E. Hunter, 6512 Lake Steilacoom77 Stat. 877 Avenue, Tacoma 99, Washington, for reimbursement of expenses incurred incident to the employment of expert witnesses to testify in his behalf at a special court-martial trial held at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, on August 18 and 21, 1961, and to allow in full and final settlement of the claim the sum of $200.
There is hereby appropriated the sum of $200 for payment of said claim. Approved June 21, 1963. Private Law 88–9: For the relief of Robert O. Nelson and Harold E. Johnson. Private Law 9 Private Law 88–9 77 Stat. 877 1963-06-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–9 AN ACT For the relief of Robert O.
Nelson and Harold E. Johnson. June 21, 1963[[H. R. 4349](/us/bill/88/hr/4349)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the applicationRobert O. Nelson and Harold E. Johnson. of section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894 (28 Stat. 205), as amended (5 U.S.C. 62) (pertaining to the concurrent holding of more than one Government office), is hereby waived with respect to the service performed, in good faith, by Retired Warrant Officer (Army of the United States) Robert O.
Nelson as an employee of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Social Security Administration, from May 15, 1961, to February 16, 1962, inclusive; and with respect to the service performed, in good faith, by Retired Warrant Officer (Army of the United States) Harold E. Johnson as an employee of the Public Health Service from September 18, 1961, to June 22, 1962, inclusive. Approved June 21, 1963. Private Law 88–10: To provide for the sale of certain reserved mineral interests of the United States in certain real property owned by Jack D.
Wishart and Juanita H. Wishart. Private Law 10 Private Law 88–10 77 Stat. 877 1963-07-08 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–10 AN ACT To provide for the sale of certain reserved mineral interests of the United States in certain real property owned by Jack D. Wishart and Juanita H.
Wishart. July 8, 1963[[H. R. 1492](/us/bill/88/hr/1492)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryJack D. and Juanita H. Wishart. of the Interior shall convey to Jack D. Wishart and Juanita H. Wishart of Marion County, Florida, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in section 2 of this Act, which right, title, and interest was reserved to the United States in the original deeds of conveyance executed by the United States, upon payment to the United States by the said Jack D.
Wishart and Juanita H. Wishart of an amount equal to the fair market value of the interests of the United States conveyed under this Act, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, plus such sum as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the United States for the administrative costs of the conveyance. Sec. 2. The real property referred to in the first section of this Act is situated in Marion County, Florida, and is more particularly described as follows: 1.
Northeast quarter of southwest quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter, southeast quarter of southwest quarter and west half of southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 7, township 14 south, range 22 east, Tallahassee meridian, Florida. 77 Stat. 878 2. East, half of southwest quarter of southeast quarter and southeast quarter of southeast quarter of section 7, township 14 south, range 22 east, and the east half of northwest quarter of northeast quarter, east half of west half of northwest quarter of northeast quarter and northeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 18, township 14 south, range 22 east, Tallahassee meridian, Florida.
Approved July 8, 1963. Private Law 88–11: For the relief of Miss Ann Super. Private Law 11 Private Law 88–11 77 Stat. 878 1963-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–11 AN ACT For the relief of Miss Ann Super. July 11, 1963[[H. R. 1275](/us/bill/88/hr/1275)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Ann Super.
That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ann Super may be classified as an eligible orphan within the meaning of section 101(b)(1)(F)[75 Stat. 650](/us/stat/75/650).[8 USC 1101](/us/usc/t8/s1101). of the Act. upon approval of a petition filed in her behalf by Mr. and Mrs. Steve Super, citizens of the United States, pursuant to[8 USC 1155](/us/usc/t8/s1155). section 205(b) of the Act, subject to all the conditions in that section relating to eligible orphans.
Approved July 11, 1963. Private Law 88–12: For the relief of Carmela Calabrese DiVito. Private Law 12 Private Law 88–12 77 Stat. 878 1963-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–12 AN ACT For the relief of Carmela Calabrese DiVito. July 11, 1963[[H. R. 1292](/us/bill/88/hr/1292)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Carmela C.
DiVito. That, for purposes of sections 101(a)(27)(A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality[8 USC 1101, 1155](/us/usc/t8/s1101/1155). Act, Carmela Calabrese DiVito shall be held and considered to be the minor natural-born alien child of Pasquale and Lucy DiVito, citizens of the United States. Approved July 11, 1963. Private Law 88–13: For the relief of Mario Rodrigues Fonseca. Private Law 13 Private Law 88–13 77 Stat. 878 1963-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-01 88 1 private Private Law 88–13 AN ACT For the relief of Mario Rodrigues Fonseca. July 11, 1963[[H. R. 1332](/us/bill/88/hr/1332)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mario R. Fonseca. That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mario Rodrigues Fonseca may be classified as an eligible orphan within the meaning[75 Stat. 650](/us/stat/75/650).[8 USC 1101](/us/usc/t8/s1101). of section 101 (b)(1)(F) of the Act, upon approval of a petition filed in his behalf by Mr. and Mrs.
Mario Goncalves Fonseca, citizens of[8 USC 1155](/us/usc/t8/s1155). the United States, pursuant to section 205(b) of the Act, subject to all the conditions in that section relating to eligible orphans. Approved July 11, 1963. Private Law 88–14: For the relief of Assunta DiLella Codetta. Private Law 14 Private Law 88–14 77 Stat. 879 1963-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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