Public Law 46–40

That the provisions of au act entitled “Au act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes”, approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, pertaining

1878, ch. 329,

20 Stat., 193.

to government in the several Territories of the United States, shall not be so construed as to impair or shorten the tenure of office

Limitation of effect.

of any member of such legislative assemblies until the redistricting and reapportionment of such Territories as is therein provided, nor until at the next regular election thereafter the twelve members of the council and twenty-four members of the house of representatives of such Territories shall have been elected and their term of office begun.