Public Law 241.
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(/us/pl/76/240)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Ketchikan, Alaska.Designated lands set aside as municipal water-supply reserves. That the two tracts of public lands within the areas hereinafter described, situated in the Territory of Alaska, are hereby reserved from all forms of location, entry, or appropriation, whether under the mineral or nonmineral land laws of the United States, and set aside as municipal water-supply reserves for the use and benefit53 Stat. 1132of the people of the city of Ketchikan, a municipal corporation of the Territory of Alaska, as follows, to wit:
(a)Starting at the eastDescription. end of the Ketchikan Public Utilities Dam, situated at lower end of the lower Ketchikan Lake, and extending thence in a northwesterly direction, following the divide to the summit of Minerva Mountain; thence in a northerly direction along the divide to the summit of Diana Mountain; thence following the high divide around the Ketchikan Lakes and Granite Basin over the summits of Dude Mountain and John Mountain; and thence in a southerly direction along the divide to the summit of Sylvis Mountain to the summit of Deer Mountain; thence in a westerly direction along the small divide to Ketchikan Creek at a point approximately four thousand eight hundred feet below the dam; thence along Ketchikan Creek to the dam, the place of beginning; said area being the drainage area of Ketchikan Lakes and Granite Basin above the Ketchikan city water supply,
(b)And starting at the east end of the Ketchikan Public Utilities Dam at lower end of Carlanna Lake, and extending thence along the small divide in a northerly direction to the summit of Ward Mountain; thence along the high divide in an easterly direction to the summit of Juno Mountain; thence along the same divide in a southeasterly direction to the summit of Minerva Mountain; thence in a southerly direction along the small divide to the eastern side line of United States Survey 1229, of E. A. Heath, approximately two thousand eight hundred and fifty feet from the northeast corner of said survey; thence along said side line to the northeast corner; thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary line to the northwest corner of said survey; thence in a northerly direction along the divide to Carlanna Lake Dam, the point of beginning; said area being the drainage area of Carlanna Lake and Hoadley Creek above the Ketchikan city water supply. Sec. 2. The public lands heretofore described and reserved forJurisdiction and administration. municipal water-supply purposes, not a part of the Tongass National Forest, shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, and those within the Tongass National Forest shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, for the purpose of storing, conserving, and protecting from pollution the said water supply, and preserving, improving, and increasing the timber growth on said lands, to more fully accomplish such purposes; and to that end said municipality shall have the right, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, to the use of any and all parts of the lands reserved for the storage and conveying of water and construction and maintenance thereon of all improvements for such purposes: *Provided*, That the merchantable timber on*Provisos.* Sale of timber.the land to be used by the said municipality which is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior may be sold by the said Secretary under rules and regulations to be prescribed by him: *And provided further*, That the right to the use by the city of KetchikanReversionary provision. of the lands reserved by this Act shall terminate upon the abandonment of the use by such municipality in accordance with the terms of this Act, and upon a finding of such nonuse or abandonment, for a period of two years, by the head of the department having jurisdiction over the land involved, whereupon the reservation created by this Act shall terminate to the extent of such lands involved. Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of AgricultureRegulations to be prescribed and enforced. are hereby authorized to prescribe and enforce such regulations as may be found necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, including the right to forbid persons other than those authorized 53 Stat. 1133 by them and the municipal authorities of said municipal corporation from entering or otherwise trespassing upon these lands, and any violation of this Act or of regulations issued thereunder shallPenalty for violation. be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as is provided for in section 5050, Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1933. Sec. 4. Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid right orExisting rights not impaired. claim to any part of said lands heretofore acquired under any law of the United States. Approved, July 27, 1939. To provide means by which certain Filipinos can emigrate from the United States. 53 Stat. 1133 390 Chapter July 27, 1939 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 390] AN ACT To provide means by which certain Filipinos can emigrate from the United States. July 27, 1939[[H. R. 4646](/us/bill/76/hr/4646)][[Public, No. 241](/us/pl/76/241)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Native Filipinos residing in United States. Application for return to Philippine Islands. That any native Filipino residing in any State or Territory or the District of Columbia on the effective date of this Act, who desires to return to the Philippine Islands, may apply to the Secretary of Labor, upon such form as the Secretary may prescribe, through any officer of the Immigration Service for the benefits of this Act. Upon approval ofNotification upon approval. such application, the Secretary of Labor shall notify such Filipino forthwith, and shall certify to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of War that such Filipino is eligible to be returned to the Philippine Islands under the terms of this Act. Every FilipinoTransportation and maintenance expense. who is so certified shall be entitled, at the expense of the United States, to transportation and maintenance from his present residence to a port on the west coast of the United States, or in the case of a Filipino residing in Hawaii, to a port in that Territory, and from such port, to passage and maintenance to the port of Manila, Philippine Islands, on either Navy or Army transports, whenever space on such transports is available, or on any ship of United States registry operated by a commercial steamship company which has a contract with the Secretary of Labor as provided in section 2. Sec. 2. The Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and directedContracts for transportation. to enter into contracts with any railroad or other transportation company, for the transportation from their present residences to a port on the west coast of the United States or, in the cases of residents of Hawaii, to a port in that Territory, of Filipinos eligible under section 1 to receive such transportation, and with any commercial steamship company, controlled by citizens of the United States and operating ships under United States registry, for transportation and maintenance of such Filipinos from such ports to the port of Manila, Philippine Islands, at such rates as may be agreed upon between the Secretary and such steamship, railroad, or other transportation company. Sec. 3. The Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed to prescribeRules and regulations. such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act, to enter into the necessary arrangements with the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, to fix the ports on the west coast of the United States and in Hawaii from which any Filipinos shall be transported and the dates upon which transportation shall be available from such ports, to provide for the identification of the Filipinos entitled to the benefits of this Act, and to prevent voluntary interruption of the journey between the port of embarkation in the United States or Hawaii and the port of Manila, Philippine Islands. 53 Stat. 1134 Sec. 4. No Filipino who receives the benefits of this Act shall beReentry of beneficiaries. entitled to return to the United States, its Territories or possessions, except as a quota immigrant under the provisions of section 8
(1)of the Philippine Independence Act of March 24, 1934, during[48 Stat. 462.](/us/stat/48/462)[48 U. S. C. § 1238.](/us/usc/t48/s1238) the period such section 8
(1)is applicable. Sec. 5. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from moneysAppropriation authorized. *Post*, p. 1319. Administration. in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. All amounts so appropriated shall be administered by the Secretary of Labor, and all expenses, including those incurred by the Navy and War Departments, shall be charged thereto. Sec. 6. No application for the benefits of this Act shall be acceptedTime limitation. by any officer of the Immigration Service after December 1, 1940; and all benefits under this Act shall finally terminate on December 31, 1940, unless the journey has been started on or before that date, in which case the journey to Manila shall be completed. Sec. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authority to deportNot to be considered deportation. any native of the Philippine Islands, and no Filipino removed from any State or Territory or the District of Columbia under the provisions of this Act shall hereafter be held to have been deported from the United States. Approved, July 27, 1939. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. 53 Stat. 1134 393 Chapter July 28, 1939 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 393] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. July 28, 1939[[H. R. 5407](/us/bill/76/hr/5407)][
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