An Act to quiet title and possession with respect to certain real property in the State of Alabama.
PL 84-897 (H.R.8474), enacted 08/01/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 897-AUG. 1, 1966 
[70 STAT 
Public Law 897 
CHAPTER 853 
August I, 1956 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 8474] 
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Q quiet title and possession with respect to certain real property in the State 
of Alabama. 
Alabama. 
Real p r o p e r t y 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
^. _^ _.., United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the United 
quTet~titl4."''"' ' States hereby releases, relinquishes, remises, and quitclaims all right, 
title, interest, claim, or demand which it may have in and to the tract 
of land described in subsection (b) of this Act to the person or persons 
who, under the law^s of the State of Alabama (including the laws of 
prescription and adverse possession), are or would be, except for any 
claim of right, title, or interest in and to such tract of land on the 
part of the United States, the lawful owners of such land. 
The 
restrictions on the alienation of such land that are contained in the 
6 Stat. 441. 
^4^ct of May 29, 1830, are repealed, and the validity of all transfers 
of title to such land that were made after May 29, 1830, shall be 
determined according to the laws of Alabama. 
(b) The tract of land referred to in subsection (a) consists of those 
parts of the Giles McNulty Indian Reservation and of the Thoman 
Wilson Indian Reservation, which lie in township 3 south, range 2 
east, Huntsville meridian, Alabama, and which are more particularly 
described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north boundary of 
the Thomas Wilson Reservation, said point being north 83 degrees 
30 minutes west 19.10 chains from the northeast corner of said reserva-
tion; thence south 6 degrees 15 minutes west 41.30 chains to a point 
on the east and west division line of said reservation, said point being 
19.30 chains westw'ardly from the center of the east boundary of said 
reservation; thence north 83 degrees 30 minutes west 34.70 chains to 
a point in the center of Hurricane Road; thence along the center line 
of said road south 3 degrees 45 minutes west 9.20 chains; thence north 
82 degrees 30 minutes west 5.80 chains; thence north 6 degrees 30 
minutes east 9.15 chains to a stake on the division line of said reserva-
tion in the old Bell Factory Road; thence along the center of said road 
south 83 degrees 30 minutes east 5.80 chains to a point in the center of 
Hurricane Road; thence along the centerline of said road, as it 
meanders, as follows: north 3 degrees 45 minutes east 13.98 chains; 
south 86 degrees 50 minutes east 4.48 chains; north 28 degrees 30 
minutes east 1.65 chains; north 5 degrees 45 minutes east 21.50 chains; 
north 34 degrees 45 minutes east 1.83 chains; north 62 degrees 45 
minutes east 3.93 chains to the intersection of the center of said road 
with the north boundary of the Thomas Wilson Indian Reservation 
and the south boundary of the Giles McNulty Indian Reservation; 
thence along the boundary of said Indian Reservations north 83 
degrees 30 minutes w^est 57 82 chains to the southwest corner of the 
Giles McNulty Indian Reservation; thence along the west boundary of 
said reservation north 7 degrees 30 minutes east 41.00 chains to the 
center of the west boundary of said Giles McNulty Indian Reservation; 
thence along the centerline of said reservation south 83 degrees 30 
minutes east 46.70 chains to the east bank of Hurricane Creek; thence 
down said creek, as it meanders, as follows: south 18 degrees east 4.50 
chains; south 40 degrees 30 minutes east 7.12 chains; south 28 degrees 
east 6.10 chains; south 21 degrees east 2.38 chains; south 52 degrees 
east 7.40 chains; south 40 degrees 30 minutes east 1,82 chains; south 
55 degrees east 2.35 chains; south 28 degrees east 3.65 chains; south 
51 degrees east 4.66 chains; south 23 degrees east 2.76 chains; south 
38 degrees east 3.19 chains; south 21 degrees east 4,23 chains; south 5 
degrees east 4.00 chains to the intersection of said creek with the south 
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boundary of the Giles McNulty Indian Keservation and the north 
boundary of the Thomas Wilson Indian Reservation; thence south 83 
degrees 30 minutes east 0.12 chains to the point of beginning, and 
containing 389.99 acres, more or less, situate and being in Madison 
County, Alabama. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Public Law 898 
CHAPTER 854 
AN ACT 
August 1, 1956 
To amend title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, 
[H. R. 9260] 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title I I I of adjustme*iu*b*etiT 
the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, is hereby fits, 
amended as follows: 
59 stat. 626. 
(1) Section 500 (a) is amended (A) by striking out "ten" the first 
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time it appears in the fourth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"eleven", (B) by deleting the colon immediately preceding the last 
proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and, notwith-
standing any other provision of this section to the contrary, an en-
titlement may be so excluded and restored to the use of any veteran 
at any time prior to January 31, 1965, for the purpose of obtaining a 
loan w^hich will be guaranteed or insured in accordance with the pro-
visions of this title:", and (C) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing : "In computing the aggregate amount of guaranty or insur-
ance entitlement available to a veteran under this title, the Adminis-
trator shall exclude the amount of guaranty or insurance entitlement 
previously used for any loan guaranteed or insured under section 501 
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which has been repaid in full, and with respect to which the real 
property which served as security for the loan has been disposed of 
because the veteran, while in the active service, was transferred by the 
military department with which he was serving." 
(2) Section 500 (c) is amended by striking the third sentence and 
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inserting in lieu thereof: "Upon making a loan as provided herein, the 
lender shall forthwith transmit to the Administrator a report thereof 
in such detail as the Administrator may, from time to time, prescribe." 
(3) Section 501 (a) is amended by striking subsection (3) and 
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inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(3) That the price paid or to 
be paid by the veteran for such property, or for the cost of construc-
tion, repairs, or alterations, does not exceed the reasonable value 
thereof as determined by the Administrator." 
(4) Section 602 (a) is amended by striking out subsection (4) and 
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inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(4) That the price paid or to 
be paid by the veteran for such property, or for the cost of construc-
tion, repairs, or alterations, does not exceed the reasonable value 
thereof as determined by the Administrator." 
(5) Section 503 is amended by striking out subsection (4) and 
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inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(4) That the price paid or to 
be paid by the veteran for such property, or for the cost of construc-
tion, repairs, or alterations, does not exceed the reasonable value 
thereof as determined by the Administrator." 
(6) Section 503A is amended by striking out the first paragraph 
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and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Whoever knowingly 
makes, effects, or participates in a sale of any property to a veteran 
for a consideration in excess of the reasonable value of such property 
as determined by the Administrator, shall, if the veteran pays for such 
property in whole or in part with the proceeds of a loan guaranteed 
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