Public Law 237.
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(/us/pl/74/236).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Puerto Rico; bonds.Exemption from inclusion In computing public indebtedness. That any bonds or other obligations of Puerto Rico hereafter issued for the purpose of retiring previously outstanding bonds or obligations shall not be included in computing the public indebtedness of Puerto Rico under Vol. 39, p. 953.[U. S. C., p. 2163](/us/usc/2163).section 3 of the Organic Act approved March 2, 1917, as amended, until six months after their issue.
Approved, August 3, 1935. To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, and for other purposes. 1935-08-03 436 Chapter 49 Stat. 516 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 436.] AN ACT To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, and for other purposes.
August 3, 1935.[[H. R. 8270](/us/bill/74/hr/8270).][[Public, No. 237](/us/pl/74/164).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hawaii.Authority of Legislature to permit bond issues. That the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii may cause to be issued on behalf of the Territory and may authorize any political or municipal corporation or subdivision of the Territory (including the board of water supply of the city and county of Honolulu, and the board of harbor commissioners) to issue of its own behalf bonds and other obligations payable solely from the revenues derived from a public improvement or public undertaking (which revenues may include transfers by agreement or otherwise from the regular funds of the issuer in respect of the use by it of the facilities afforded by such improvement or undertaking).
The issuance of such revenue bonds shall not constitute the incurrence of an indebtedness within the meaning of the Hawaiian Organic Act, and shall not require the approval of the President of the United States. Confirmation of prior acts authorising issues.All Acts of the Legislature of Hawaii heretofore authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds on behalf of the Territory or by any political or municipal corporation or subdivision thereof are hereby confirmed and ratified. 517 Sec. 2.
That the Territory of Hawaii, any provision of the Special bond issue authorized.Hawaiian Organic Act or of any Act of this Congress to the contrary notwithstanding, is authorized and empowered to issue bonds in the sum of not to exceed $4,803,000 of the character and in the manner provided in that certain act of the legislature of said Territory, enacted at its regular session of 1935, entitled “An Act to provide for public improvements and for the securing of Federal funds for expenditure in connection with funds hereby appropriated for such improvements.
” Such bonds may be either term or serial bonds, maturing, in the Character of bonds.case of the term bonds, not later than thirty years from the date of issue thereof, and, in the case of the serial bonds, payable in substantially equal annual installments, the first installment to mature not later than five years and the last installment to mature not later than thirty years, from the date of such issue. And said act of said legislature is hereby ratified and confirmed, subject to the provisions of this Act: *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained *Proviso.*Improvements.shall be deemed to prohibit the said act of said Territory by the legislature thereof from time to time to provide for changes in the improvements authorized by said act or for the disposition of unexpended moneys appropriated by said act, and that said bonds may be issued without the approval of the President of the United States.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect immediately.Effective date. Approved, August 3, 1935. To protect the revenue of the United States and provide measures for the more effective enforcement of the laws respecting the revenue, to prevent smuggling, to authorize customs-enforcement areas, and for other purposes. 1935-08-05 438 Chapter 49 Stat. 417 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 438.] AN ACT To protect the revenue of the United States and provide measures for the more effective enforcement of the laws respecting the revenue, to prevent smuggling, to authorize customs-enforcement areas, and for other purposes. August 5, 1935.[[H. R. 7980](/us/bill/74/hr/7980).][
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