advance, on the requisition of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, made in the manner now prescribed by law, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary from time to time to meet the general expenses of said District, as authorized by Congress, and to reimburse the Treasury for the portion of said advances payable by the District of Columbia out of the taxes and revenues collected for the support of the government thereof: Provided, That all advances
Provisos.
Interest on advances.
Vol. 31, p. 766; Vol. 32, pp. 616, 981.
made under this Act and under the Acts of February eleventh, nine-hundred and one, June first, nineteen hundred and two, and March third, nineteen hundred and three, not reimbursed to the Treasury of the United States on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, shall be reimbursed to said Treasury out of the revenues of the District of Columbia from time to time, within five years, beginning July first, nineteen hundred and five, together with interest thereon at the rate of two per centum per annum until so reimbursed:
Report.
Provided further, That the Auditor for the State and other Departments and the auditor of the District of Columbia shall each annually report the amount of such advances, stating the account for each fiscal year separately, and also the reimbursements made under this section, together with the balances remaining, if any, due to the United States:
Street extensions.
And provided further, That nothing contained herein shall be so construed as to require the United States to bear any part of the cost of street extensions, and all advances heretofore or hereafter made for this purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be repaid in full from the revenues of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 5. That all laws and parts of laws to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Act are repealed.
Approved, April 27, 1904.
April 27,1904.
[H. R. 13014.]
[Public, No. 188.]
chap. 1629.—An Act To authorize the appointment of road overseers and to create road districts in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
April 27,1904..
[H. R. 13014.]
[Public, No. 188.]
Chap. 1629.—An Act To authorize the appointment of road overseers and to create road districts in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty
That it shall be the duty of the commissioner in each Alaska.
Appointment of road overseers, etc., authorized.
precinct in the district of Alaska, on the first Monday in the month of April in each year, to appoint a road overseer for the precinct in which he resides, and create a road district in the inhabited part of said precinct, which said district shall not include incorporated cities and towns.
Vacancies. To fill all vacancies in the office of road overseer in his precinct.
Record of road boundaries. To cause a record to be made defining the boundaries of said road district.
Road overseers.
term of office and qualification of road overseers.
Term. All road overseers shall hold office for one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Residence. Every person appointed to the office of road overseer of any road district shall reside in the road district to which he has been appointed, and shall, within thirty days after he shall have been notified of his appointment, take and subscribe to an oath of office Oath. obligating himself to the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and shall forthwith cause such oath to be filed in the office of the commissioner of his precinct, and in case any such road overseer shall become nonresident of his road district, his office shall at once become vacant.
Bond.
Each road overseer shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the United States in a sum not less than