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 54 STAT.] 76THOCONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 105 -107-APR. 18, 1940 [CHAPTER 105] AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Organic Act of Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to create a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer legislative power thereon, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 512), is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6 . CONVENING AND SESSIoNS OF LEGISLATURE.- The Legisla- ture of Alaska shall convene at the capitol at the city of Juneau, Alaska, on the fourth Monday in January in the year 1941 and on the fourth Monday in January every two years thereafter; but the said legislature shall not continue in session longer than sixty days in any two years unless again convened in extraordinary session by a proclamation of the Governor, which shall set forth the object thereof and give at least fifteen days' notice in writing or by tele- gram or radiogram to each member of said legislature, and in such case shall not continue in session longer than thirty days. The Gov- ernor of Alaska is hereby authorized to convene the legislature in extraordinary session for a period not exceeding thirty days when requested to do so by the President of the United States, or when any public danger or necessity may require it." SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act fixing the date for holding elections of a Delegate from Alaska to the House of Repre- sentatives and of members of the Legislature of Alaska; fixing the date on which the Legislature of Alaska shall hereafter meet; pre- scribing the personnel of the Territorial canvassing board, defining its duties, and for other purposes", approved March 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 465), is repealed. Approved, April 18, 1940. [CHAPTER 106] AN ACT For the transfer of funds to the town of Wrangell, Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the Judge of the district court for the first judicial division of Alaska is hereby authorized and directed to pay to the city treasurer of the incor- porated town of Wrangell, Alaska, from a fund called fund "C" of said district court, the sum of $6,092.76, heretofore paid into said fund "C" by the Diamond K Packing Company, a corporation, of Wrangell, Alaska, in satisfaction of a judgment imposed upon said corporation by said court for nonpayment of license tax due the United States, in approximately the same sum, and by law inuring to the benefit of said town of Wrangell. Approved, April 18, 1940. [CHAPTER 1071 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- 111 April 18, 1940 [H. R. 4776] [Public, No. 457] Organic Act of Alas- ka, amendment. 37 Stat. 514. 48U.S.C.§74. Convening and ses- sions of Legislature. Limitation. Extraordinary ses- sions. Section repealed. 48US.C.§74. April 18, 1940 [H. R. 7612] [Public, No. 4581 Wrangell, Alaska. Transfor of certain funds to town author- ized. April 18, 1940 [H. R. 7922] [Public, No. 459] Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1941.

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