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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 84, 86 . MARCH 24, 26, 1934 . 465 EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 17 . The foregoing provisions of this Act shall not take effect until accepted by concurrent resolution of the Philippine Legislature or by a convention called for the purpose of passing upon that ques- tion as may b e prov ided b y the Philip pine Le gislat ure. Approved, March 24, 1934. Eff ective date. [CH APTER 86 .] AN ACT March 26, 1934 Fixing the date for holding elections of a Delegate from Alaska to the House of 	[H .R .6185.1 Representatives and of members of the Legislature of Alaska ; fixing the date [Public, No . 128 .1 on which the Legislature of Alaska shall hereafter meet ; prescribing the per- son nel of the ter rito rial ca nvas sing bo ard, def ini ng i ts duti es, and for oth er purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congre ss assembled, That the election Da te cha nged for of a Delegate from the Territory of Alaska to the House of Repre- election of Delegate to sentatives provided for by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act Hoe of Representa- providing for the election of a Delegate to the House of Representa- 37 V ool .5 14, p . 170; Vol. tives from the Territory of Alaska ", approved May 7, 1906, as amended, and the election of the members of the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska, provided for by the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to cr eate a legis lative assem bly in the Te rritor y of A laska, to confer legislative power thereon, and for other purposes ", approved August 24, 1912, shall hereafter be held on the second Tuesday in September in the year 1934, and every second year there- after on the said second Tuesday in September. SEC. 2. That the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska shall here- sessions of Legisla- after convene at the capitol at the city of Juneau, Alaska, on the to 91 .37, p 514 second Monday in January in the year 1935, and on the second Monday in January every two years thereafter. S EC. 3 . That the canvassing board for the Territory of Alaska Ter rit ori al canvass- ing board. created by the Act of Congress entitled "An act providing for the composition, duties, election of a Delegate to the House of Representatives from the 't o- Territory of Alaska ", approved May 7, 1906, shall hereafter consist of the Governor, the secretary of the Territory, and the collector of customs for Alaska. It shall be the duty of the said canvassing board to canvass and compile in writing the vote specified in the certificates of election returned to the Governor from the several election precincts in the Territory and to keep an accurate record Accurate record to be of each voting precinct in the Territory and the date of its creation. kept. The said canvassing board shall commence the performance of its Period of services. duties at the office of the Governor within ten days after the second Tuesday in October in each year in which an election is held as hereinabove provided, and shall continue with such work from day to day until the same is completed. No packages containing election Opening returns. returns shall be opened until the canvass commences, at which time they shall be opened in public and in such manner and under such conditio ns, as ne arly as p ossible, as to gi ve all pa rties int erested a n opportunity to see the returns. In case it shall appear to the board that n o elec tion r eturn, as he rein p rescrib ed, ha s been recei ved by the Governor from any precinct in which an election has been held, the said board may accept in place thereof the certified copy of the certif icate of ele ction for su ch pre cinct r eceive d from the c lerk o f the court, and may canvass and compile the same with the other election returns. The canvassing board shall terminate the canvass Certifying names, and issue the certificates of election so soon as it is satisfied that no where returns justify. missing return would, if received, change the result of a canvass 86637 °