An Act to amend subdivision a of section 66-unclaimed moneys-of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, and to repeal subdivision b of section 66 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
PL 84-868 (H.R.6247), enacted 08/01/1956

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inflates or induces the inflation of the receipts of any post office or any 
station or branch thereof; or sells or disposes of postage stamps, 
stamped envelopes, or postal cards, otherwise than as provided by law 
or the regulations of the Post Office Department; shall be fined not 
more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Public Law 868 
CHAPTER 819 
AN ACT 
To amend subdivision a of section 66—unclaimed moneys—of the Bankruptcy 
Act, as amended, and to repeal subdivision b of section 66 of the Bankruptcy 
Act, as amended. 
August 1.1955 
[H. R. 6247] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subdivision a 
of section 66 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, is hereby amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following additional sentence: "Such 
moneys and dividends shall be deposited and withdrawn as provided 
in title 28, United States Code, section 2042, and shall not be subject 
to escheat under the laws of any State." 
SEC, 2. Subdivision b of section 66 of the Bankruptcy Act is hereby 
repealed. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Bankruptcy Act, 
amendments. 
52 Stat. 875. 
11 u s e 106. 
62 Stat. 960. 
Repeal. 
Public Law 869 
CHAPTER 820 
AN ACT 
To authorize the commissioner of public lands to sell public lands under certain 
circumstances without public auction. 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 7887] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 73 of 
the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, be further amended by add-
ing a new subsection to read as follows: 
" (r) Wlienever any remnant of public land shall be disposed of, the 
commissioner of public lands shall first offer it to the abutting land-
owner for a period of three months at a reasonable price in no event 
to be less than the fair market value of the land to be sold, to be de-
termined by a disinterested appraiser or appraisers, but not more than 
three, to be appointed by the governor; and, if such owner fails to 
take the same, then such remnant may be sold at public auction at no 
less than the amount of the appraisal: Provided, That if the remnant 
abuts more than one separate parcel of land and more than one of the 
owners of these separate parcels are interested in purchasing said 
remnant, the remnant shall be sold to the owner making the highest 
offer above the appraised value. 
"The term 'remnant' shall mean a parcel of land landlocked or 
without access to any public highway, and, in the case of an urban 
area, no larger than five thousand square feet in size, or, in the case of 
a suburban or rural area, no larger than one and one-half acres in 
size." 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on the date of its approval. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Hawaii. 
Sale of lands. 
31 Stat. 141. 
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note. 
"Remnant." 
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