An Act to amend the act of July 26, 1946 (Public Law 551, 79th Congress), relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the city of Anchorage, Alaska
PL 82-496 (H.R.5327), enacted 07/10/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 496-JULY 10, 1952 
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Short title. 
shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the 
functions described in (1) or (2). No person whose only performance 
of the functions described in (1) or (2) of the preceding sentence is in 
activities necessary for the enforcement of law, promotion of safety 
of human life, dissemination of weather information, or scientific 
experimentation, or whose compensation is paid from funds appro-
priated specifically for International Information and Educational 
Activities shall be deemed to be engaged in the performance of the 
functions so described. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, Com-
merce, and The Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1953". 
Approved July 10, 1952. 
July 10, 1952 
[H.R. 5327] 
Public Law 496 
CHAPTER 652 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 26, 1946 (Public Law 551, Seventy-ninth Congress), 
relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the city of Anchorage, 
Alaska. 
Anchorage, Alas-
ka. 
B o n d s for pub-
lic works. 
60 Stat. 70 1. 
60 Stat. 703. 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and Home of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first two 
sections of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the city of Anchorage, 
Alaska, to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose 
of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, bettering, 
repairing, equipping, or acquiring public works of a permanent char-
acter, and to provide for the payment thereof, and for other purposes", 
approved July 26, 1946 (Public Law 551, Seventy-ninth Congress), 
are amended to read as follows: 
"That the city of Anchorage, Alaska, is hereby authorized to issue 
and sell its bonds in an amount not to exceed $12,500,000, for the 
purpose of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, better-
ing, repairing, equipping, or acquiring public works of permanent 
character for said city. 
"SEC. 2. Such public works shall include but not be limited to water 
facilities, sewers and sewage-disposal facilities, heating plants, and 
distribution facilities, electric and steam power and light plants and 
distribution facilities, telephone plants and distribution facilities, 
streets and street improvements, corporation or equipment yards, city-
hall additions, jails, fire halls, libraries, and school buildings." 
SEC. 2. The third sentence of section 3 of such Act is amended to 
read as follows: "Not less than twenty days' notice of such election 
shall be given to the public by posting notices of same in three con-
spicuous places within the corporate limits of the city of Anchorage, 
Alaska." 
SEC. 3. Section 8 of said Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 8. The city of Anchorage is hereby authorized to enter into 
contracts with the United States of America or any agency or instru-
mentality thereof to obtain a grant or loan of money funds to aid in 
the construction of water facilities, sewers and sewage-disposal facili-
ties, heating plants and distribution facilities, electric and steam 
power and light plants and distribution facilities, telephone plants 
and distribution facilities, stadia, gymnasia, auditoria and athletic 
fields, streets and street improvements, corporation or equipment 
yards, city-hall additions, jails, fire halls, libraries, and school build-
ings." 
Approved July 10, 1952.