An Act to increase the compensation of trustees in bankruptcy
PL 84-543 (H.R.5047), enacted 05/28/1956

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Appr<^riationB. 
Exercise of emi-
nent domain. 
form, it shall be a condition to the granting of the claim that the Ter-
ritory or political subdivision thereof be reimbursed, without interest, 
for such improvements. 
(f) In respect of mortgages, tax liens, or other encumbrances upon 
the property at the time of the original conveyance, which by reason 
of the conveyance were assumed or have been discharged, it shall be 
a condition to the granting of the claim that the Territory or political 
subdivision thereof be relieved of the obligations so assumed, and to 
the extent that the same shall have been discharged, that the Territory 
or political subdivision thereof, as the case may be, be reimbursed 
without interest therefor. 
(g) The court shall not make any pecuniary award to any peti-
tioner for rents or damages or for any other cause, and the redress 
of petitioners shall be confined to the return or proper disposition of 
the property according to the principles herein set forth, except as 
stated in paragraph (d) of this subsection. 
SEC. 7. The Territory of Hawaii may appropriate funds for the 
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 8. Nothing contained in this Act shall preclude the Territory 
of Hawaii from exercising the power of eminent domain. 
Approved May 28, 1966. 
May 28, 1956 
[H. R. 5047] 
Public Law 543 
CHAPTER 330 
AN ACT 
To increase the coiui)ensation of tmstees in bankruptcy. 
Bankruptcy. 
Trustees' c o m -
pensation. 
30 Stat. 557. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (1) 
of section 48 (c) of the Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898, as amended 
(11 U. S. C. 76 (c) (1)), is further amended to read as follows: 
"(1) NORMAL, ADMINISTRATION.—When the trustee does not conduct 
the business of the bankrupt, such sum as the court may allow, but in 
no event to exceed 10 per centum on the first $500 or less, 6 per centum 
on moneys in excess of $500 and not more than $1,500, 3 per centum 
on moneys in excess of $1,500 and not more than $10,000, 2 per centum 
on moneys in excess of $10,000 and not more than $25,000, and 1 per 
centum on moneys in excess of $25,000, ui)on all moneys disbui-sed or 
turned over by them to any persons, including lienliolders: Provided^ 
however^ That in any case, after the trustee has paid all expenses of 
administration and has realized upon all available assets, the maxi-
mum compensation allowable to him hereunder does not exceed $150, 
the court may of its own motion allow the trustee a fee which with the 
commissions, if any, paid or to be paid him shall not exceed $150." 
SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all cases in which 
the petition initiating the proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act is 
filed subsequent to tlie date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved May 28, 1956. 
May 28. 1956 
[H. R. 9257] 
Public Law 544 
CHAPTER 331 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18 of the Unite<l States Code, so as to provide for the punishment 
of iiersons wiio assist in the attempted escape of persons in Federal custody. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate^ and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled^ That section 752 
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of title 18, United States C'ode, is amended by inserting after the 
word "escape" in line 2 thereof the phrase ", or attempt to escape,". 
Approved May 28, 1956. 
62 Stat. 735. 
Public Law 545 
CHAPTER 342 
AN ACT 
To amend and extend the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101 
(d) of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(d) The term 'raw sugar' means any sugars (exclusive of liquid 
sugar from foreign countries having liquid sugar quotas), whether or 
not principally of crystalline structure, which are to be further refined 
or improved in quality to produce any sugars principally of crystal-
line structure or liquid sugar." 
SEC. 2. Section 101 (e) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) The term 'direct-consumption sugar' means any sugars princi-
pally of crystalline structure and any liquid sugar (exclusive of liquid 
sugar from foreign countries having liquid sugar quotas), which are 
not to be further refined or improved in quality." 
SEC. 3. Section 101 (i) of such Act is amended by deleting the 
parenthetical word "(Clerget)". 
SEC. 4. Section 101 of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof a new paragraph to read as follows: 
"(n) The term 'to be further refined or improved in quality' means 
to be subjected substantially to the processes of (1) affination or 
defecation, (2) clarification, and (3) further purification by adsorp-
tion or crystallization. 
The Secretary is authorized, after such hear-
ing and upon such notice as he may by regulations prescribe, to de-
termine wnether specific processes to which sugars are subjected are 
sufficient to meet the requirements of this paragraph (n) and whether 
sugars of specific qualities are raw sugar within the meaning of para-
graph (d) of this section, or direct-consumption sugar within the 
meaning of paragraph (e) of this section." 
SEC. 5. Section 201 of such Act is amended by striking in the second 
sentence thereof the words "1947 prior to the termination of price 
control of sugar" and inserting in lieu thereof "1947-1949". 
SEC. 6. Section 202 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) (1) For domestic sugar-producing areas by apportioning 
among such areas four million four hundred and forty-four thousand 
short tons, raw value, as follows: 
Short tons, 
Area 
raw value 
Domestic beet sugar 
1, 800, 000 
Mainland cane sugar 
500, 000 
Hawaii 
1, 052, 000 
Puerto Rico 
1, 080, 000 
Virgin Islands 
12, 000 
"(2) To the above total of four million four hundred forty-four 
thousand short tons, raw value, there shall be added an amount e^ual 
to 55 per centum of the amount by which the Secretary's determina-
tion of requirements of consumers in the continental United States 
for the calendar year exceeds eight million three hundred and fifty 
thousand short tons, raw value. 
Such additional amount shall be ap-
portioned among and added to the quotas established under paragraph 
May 29. 1956 
[H. R. 7030] 
Sugar Act of 
1948f amendment a. 
61 Stat. 9221 
7 u s e 1100. 
Definitiona. 
Baae period. 
7 use n i l . 
P r o r a t i o n 
quota*. 
65 Stat. 318. 
7 u s e 1112. 
Domestic. 
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