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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 410, 415, 416-OCT. 11, 16, 1945 rCHAPTER 4101 October 11, 1945 [H. B. 3466] [Public Law 193] Nationality Act of 1940, amendment. 8 U. S. C., Supp. IV, I 809. Citizens residing abroad. 54 Stat. 1170. 8 U.S.C. 1S804, 807. October 16, 1945 [H. R. 476] [Public Law 194] Saint Lawrence River. Bridge at Ogdens- burg, N. Y. 48 Stat. 141, 927; 49 Stat. 301, 1202; 50 Stat. 631; 53 Stat. 621; 54 Stat. 259; 55 Stat. 655. October 16, 1945 [H. R. 656] [Public Law 195] Alaska. Postmasters of fourth-class post offi- ces. AN ACT To amend the Nationality Act of 1940 to preserve the nationality of citizens residing abroad. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 409 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1171; 55 Stat. 743; 56 Stat. 779; 58 Stat. 747; 8 U. S. C. 809), is amended to read as follows: "SEa. 409. Nationality shall not be lost under the provisions of section 404 or 407 of this Act until the expiration of six years follow- ing the date of the approval of this Act: Provided, however, That a naturalized person who shall have become subject to the presump- tion that he has ceased to be an American citizen as provided for in the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1228), and who shall not have overcome it under the rules in effect immediately preceding the date of the approval of this Act, shall continue to be subject to such presumption for the period of six years following the date of the approval of this Act unless it is overcome during such period." Approved October 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 415] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act creating the Saint Lawrence Bridge Commission and authorizing said Commission and its successors to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Ogdensburg, New York", approved June 14, 1933, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved June 14, 1933, as amended (heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved June 8, 1934, May 28, 1935, April 11, 1936, August 12, 1937, April 26, 1939, June 8, 1940, and August 21, 1941), creating the Saint Lawrence Bridge Commission and authorizing said Commission and its successors to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Ogdens- burg, New York be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: Provided, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved October 16, 1945. [CHAPTER 416] AN ACT To provide further for the appointment of postmasters for fourth-class post offices in the Territory of Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing any other provision of law, any officer, agent, or employee of the United States Government, who is a citizen of the United States, shall be eligible to appointment as postmaster of a fourth-class post office in the Territory of Alaska and may serve and act as such post- master and receive the compensation provided by law for such services. Approved October 16, 1945. [59 STAT.

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