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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 141-143 . MAY 24, 1935 . 289 (CHAPTER 141 .] AN ACT May 24, 1935 . To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge	(5. 1987 .] across the Missouri River at or near Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for com mencin g and comple ting t he con struct ion of a bri dge ac ross t he Mis souri River at or near F arnam Street, Omah a, Neb raska, autho r- ized to be built by the Omaha-Council Bluffs Missouri River Bridge Board of Trustees by an Act of Congress approved June 10, 1930, v i•1 4 4s'p pp. 5 249 40 11 19 922 ; heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved February 20, 1931, vol.48,'P. 395. June 9, 1932, February 24, 1933, and March 5, 1934, are hereby fur- ther extended one and three years, respectively, from June 10, 1935. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 24, 1935. [CHAPTER 142 .] AN ACT To amend section 5296 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5296 of the United States Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 18, sec. 641) is amended by adding thereto the following sentence : " The District Court of the Territory of Alaska shall be deemed a court of the United States, and the commissioners appointed by the judges of the said Distri ct Cou rt of the Te rritor y of A laska under the pr o- visions of title I, chapter 1, section 6, of the Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 323, 324) J shall be deemed commissioners of a United States court, within the intent and meaning of this section ." Approved, May 24, 1935. [CHAPTER 143 .] AN ACT [Public, No. 69.] Missouri River . Time extended for bridging, at Omaha, Nebr. Amendment. May 24, 1935 . [H. R. 157.] [Public, No . 70.1 Alask a. Discharge of indi. gent co nvicts . R. S.,sec.5296,p. 1028;U.S.C.,p.772. Stat us of District Court ; of commissio n ers. Vol. 31, p. 324 . May 07 To ratify and confirm the corporate R . 7 .] y rporate existence of the city of Nome, Alaska, and	[H. R, s75707 .1 to authorize it to undertake certain municipal public works, including the (Public, No. 71.1 construction, reconstruction, enlargement, extension, and improvement of its sewers and drains, fire-fighting system, streets and alleys, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and a municipal building, and for such purposes to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $100,000. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the corporate existence and present boundaries of the city of Nome, Alaska, a mu nicipa l corp oratio n of t he Ter ritory of Al aska, second judic ial division, are hereby recognized, ratified, and confirmed ; and the same shall not be open to question in any court of law on the ground of destruction of records or otherwise . SEa. 2 . That the incorporated city of Nome, Territory of Alaska,, Bon d issues author . municipal 'Zea' is hereby authorized and empowered to undertake the public works hereinafter specified or any one or more thereof, and for such purposes to issue bonds in any amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $100,000 . Said city of Nom e, Alaska, is hereb y auth orized and e mpower ed (a) to co nstruc t, rec onstru ct, enlarge, extend, and improve its sewers and drains, and for such purpose to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $15,000 ; (b) to construct, reconstruct, enlarge, extend, and improve its fire-fighting system, and for such purpose to issue bonds not exceeding $35,000 ; (c) to construct, reconstruct enlarge, extend-, and improve its streets 104019'-36	19 Nome, Alaska. Corporate existence of, recognized, etc . Purposes.