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 PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 183, 184-JULY 1, 1943 Failure of licensed "Any licensed guide who shall fail or refuse to report promptly tion. to the Commission any violation of this Act of which he may have knowledge, shall be guilty of a violation of this Act, and, in addition thereto, shall have his license revoked and shall be ineligible to act as a licensed guide for a period of five years from the time of his con- viction therefor, or, of the establishment to the satisfaction of the Commission of definite proof of such offense. "SEC. 16. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS FOR PURPOSES OF PROSECUTION.- That such officers, agents, or employees of the Department of the Interior as may be designated in writing by the Secretary or execu- tive officer for the purpose are hereby authorized and empowered to administer to or take from any person, an oath, affirmation, or affi- davit whenever such oath, affirmation, or affidavit is for use in any prosecution or proceeding under or in the enforcement of this Act. Post, p. 48. "SEC. 17 . AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.- That there is author- ized to be appropriated, from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be neces- sary to carry out the provisions and to accomplish the purposes of this Act and regulations made pursuant hereto, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized out of such moneys to employ in Alaska and elsewhere such persons and means as he may deem necessary for such purposes, including printing; purchase, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft; construction of aircraft hangars and other structures; restocking depleted areas; emergency feeding of wildlife; investigation of wildlife and game-fish resources and conditions; and protection and rehabilitation of Territorial wildlife and game-fish resources. "SEC. 18. SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS. -That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or parts thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. "SEC. 19. APPLICATION TO MOUNT McKINLEY NATIONAL PAIK.- That nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as repealing or modifying in any manner section 6 of the Act of Congress approved 16U.. . i 352. February 26, 1917 (39 Stat. 938), entitled 'An Act to establish the Mount McKinley National Park in the Territory of Alaska.' Effectivedate;short "SEC. 20. DATE EFFECTrVE.-That this Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval, and shall be known by the short title of the 'Alaska Game Law.'" Approved July 1, 1943. [CHAPTER 184] July 1, 1943 AN ACT [H. R . 25131IMaking appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hose of Representatives of the Distrit of Caolum United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Act, 944. defray the expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year P. 19P ending June 30, 1944, any revenue (not including the proportionate share of the United States in any revenue arising as the result of the expenditure of appropriations made for the fiscaryear 1924 and prior fiscal years) now required by law to be credited to the District of Columbia and the United States in the same proportion that each contributed to the activity or source from whence such revenue was 312 [57 STAT.

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