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Public Law 75–481

To amend section 460, chapter 44, title II, of the Act entitled “An Act to define and punish crimes in the District of Alaska and to provide a code of criminal procedure for said District”, approved March 3, 1899, as amended.

Approved July 10, 1937

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend section 460, chapter 44, title II, of the Act entitled “An Act to define and punish crimes in the District of Alaska and to provide a code of criminal procedure for said District”, approved March 3, 1899, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That section 460,

Alaska code of criminal procedure, amendments.

30 Stat. 1336.

chapter 44, title II, of the Act entitled “An Act to define and punish crimes in the District of Alaska and to provide a code of criminal procedure for said District”, approved March 3, 1899, as amended, is amended by striking out the following paragraphs:

“Freight and passenger transportation lines, propelled by

License tax on shipping, paragraphs repealed.

mechanical power registered in the Territory of Alaska, or not paying license or tax elsewhere, and river and lake steamers, as well as transportation lines doing business wholly within the Territory of Alaska, one dollar per ton per annum or 11 So in original. net tonnage, customhouse measurement, of each vessel.

“Ships and shipping: Ocean and coastwise vessels doing local business for hire plying in Alaskan waters, registered in Alaska or not paying license or tax elsewhere, one dollar per ton per annum on net tonnage, customhouse measurement, of each vessel.”

Sec. 2.

Nothing in this Act shall abrogate, limit, or curtail the

Powers of Territorial Legislature not curtailed, etc.

37 Stat. 514.

powers granted the Territorial Legislature of Alaska to impose taxes or licenses, nor limit or curtail any powers granted to the Territorial Legislature of Alaska by the Act of Congress approved August 24, 1912, entitled “An Act to create a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer legislative powers thereon, and for other purposes”, or by any other Act of Congress.

Approved, July 10, 1937.

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