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 53 STA T.1 76TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 516-51 --AUG. 7, 1939 [CHAPTER 516] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to reserve lands to the Territory of Alaska for educational uses, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214 -1215). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. L. 1214-1215), being an Act to reserve lands of the Territory of Alaska for educational uses, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the first section of the Act the following: "Timber on the reserved lands may be sold by the Secretary of the Interior under the provi- sions of section 11 of the Act of Congress approved May 14, 1898 (30 Stat. 409-414), and such lands and the minerals therein shall be subject to disposition under the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, upon conditions providing for compensation to any Territorial lessee for any resulting damages to crops or improvements on such lands, but the entire proceeds or income derived by the United States from such sale of timber and disposition of the lands or the minerals therein are hereby appropriated and set apart as permanent funds in the Territorial treasury, to be invested and the income expended for the same purposes and in the manner hereinbefore provided for. Any leases issued by the Territory after a valid appro- priation of such reserved lands under the mining laws or the mineral leasing laws of the United States shall be with due regard to the rights of the mineral claimant. "The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations in harmony with the provisions and purposes of this Act for the purpose of carrying the same into effect." Approved, August 7, 1939. [CHAPTER 517] AN ACT To amend the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 536). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (a) (1) of the Act of March 2, 1929, entitled "An Act to supplement the naturalization laws, and for other purposes" (45 Stat., ch. 536, p. 1512), which now reads "(1) Entered the United States prior to June 3, 1921', is hereby amended, effective as of the date this Act is enacted, so as to read as follows: "(1) Entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924". Approved, August 7, 1939. [CHAPTER 518] AN ACT August 7, 1939 [H. R . 3025] [Public, No. 314] Alaska, reserve lands for educational uses. 38 Stat. 1214. 48U.S.C.§353. Sale of timber. 30 Stat. 414. 48U.S.C. §§421, 423; Supp. IV, § 423. Disposition of lands and minerals therein. Use of proceeds, etc. Rights of mineral claimants regarded in issuance of leases. Rules and regula- tions. Auglst 7, 1939! [1. R . :12151 [lublic, Nu. 3151 Naturalization. Aliens havirilno rec ord of admisiuon for permanent residence. Entry prior to July 1, 1924, registration. 45 Stat. 1513. 8 U. S. C. §106a; Supp. IV, § 10Ga. August 7, 1939 To authorize M. H. Gildow to construct a free, movable, pontoon footbridge [H. R . 3375] across Muskingum River Canal at or near Beverly, Ohio. [Public, No. 316] Be it enacted by the Senaate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That M. H. Gildow, his heirs, or legal representatives, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free, movable, pontoon footbridge and approaches thereto across the Muskingum River Canal at or near Island Park, in Beverly, Ohio, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to conditions and limitations contained in this Act. 98907 -39-PT 2-- -47 Muskingum River Canal. Pontoon footbridge authorized across, at Beverly, Ohio. 34 Stat. 84 . 33 U.. C. C. 491- 498. 1243

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