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 514 Whe n confined on charge of felony. Of misdemeanor. Sentence imposed to be addit ional. When to begin. Augu st 3, 1935 . [H. R. 7050 .] [Public, No. 234.] United St ates Cou rts. Pennsylvania East- ern District. Vol. 45, p. 820; U.S. C.,p.1251. Terms of court. Prov iso. Return o f writs, etc. Special election. 74TH CO NGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 432 434. AUGUST 3, 1935. issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or commissioner, or who is in custody of an officer of the United States pursuant to lawful arrest, who escapes or attempts to escape from such custody or institution, shall be guilty of an offense. If the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or co nvicti on of any off ense w hatsoe ver, t he offe nse of escap - ing or attempting to escape therefrom shall constitute a felony and any person convicted thereof shall be punished by imprison- ment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both ; and if the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest or charge of or for a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, the offense of escaping or attempting to escape therefrom shall constitu te a misdemeano r and any pers on convicted th ereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. The sentence imposed hereunder shall be in addition to and independent of any sentence imposed in the case in connection with which such person is held in custody at the time of such escape or attempt to escape. If such person be under sentence at the time of such offense, the sentence imposed hereunder shall begin upon the expiration of, or upon legal release from, any sentence under which such person is held at the time of such escape or attempt to escape ." Approved, August 3, 1935 . [CHAPTER 433 .] AN ACT To am end the Act of June 27, 19 30 (ch.634,46Stat.820). Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of June 27, 1930 entitled "An Act to provide for terms of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania " (ch . 634, 46 Stat . 820) is amended to read as follows : " Terms o f the United States Distr ict Cou rt for the E astern Judicial District of Pennsylvania shall be held at Easton, Pennsyl- vania, on the first Tuesdays in June and November of each year : Provided, however, That all writs, precepts, and processes shall be returnab le to the terms at Philadelph ia and all cour t papers shall be kept in the clerk's office at Philadelphia unless otherwise specially ordered by the court, and the terms at Philadelphia shall not be terminated or affected by the terms herein provided for at Easton ." Approved, August 3, 1935 . [CHAPTER 434 .] August 3, 1935 . AN ACT [H. R. 7882.] To authorize the incorporated city of Anchorage, Alaska, to construct a munie- [Public, No. 235.] i pal buil ding and purchase and install a mode rn t elep hone exchange, and for such purposes to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $75,000 ; and to authorize said city to accept grants of money to aid it in financing any public works . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Anchorage, Alaska . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ineor- Bo nd issue ; purposes ; aggrega te amount . posted city of Anchorage, Territory of Alaska, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct a municipal building and purchase and install a mod ern tel ephone excha nge, an d for such p urposes to issue bonds in any amount not exceeding the sum of $75,000 . SEe. 2. Before said bonds shall be issued a special election shall be ordered by the common council of the said city of Anchorage, Alaska, at whic h election the question of whe ther such bond s shall