An Act to repeal a limitation on pay of certain officers of the Navy
PL 83-644 (H.R.7131), enacted 08/24/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 644-AUG. 24, 1954 
[68 STAT. 
providing for the issuance of public improvement bonds", and Act 
280 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1953, entitled "An Act relating to 
public improvement and the financing thereof, making appropriations 
for public improvements and providing for the issuance of public 
improvement bonds, and memorializing Congress to authorize the 
issuance of public improvement bonds of the Territory of Hawaii 
during the years 1953 to 1959, inclusive, without respect to the limita-
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tions imposed by the Hawaiian Organic Act" are hereby ratified and 
confirmed: Provided, however^ That nothing herein contained shall be 
deemed to prohibit the amendment of said Act of said Territory by 
the legislature thereof, from time to time, to provide for changes in 
the improvements authorized by said Act, and for the disposition of 
unexpended moneys appropriated by said Act: Provided 
further^ 
That no such amendment shall cause the proceeds of the bond issues 
hereby authorized to be expended for any purpose other than author-
ized public improvements or reduction of the debt, unless otherwise 
approved by the Congress. 
SEC. 2. During the years 1954 to 1959, inclusive, the Territory of 
Hawaii is authorized to issue, any provision of the Hawaiian Organic 
Act or any other Act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding, 
public improvement bonds in the amount of $19,063,500 in excess oi 
the existing debt limitation, which shall be in addition to all other 
issues in excess of said debt limitation authorized by the Congress: 
Provided^ That the total indebtedness of such Territory shall not 
exceed $95,000,000. 
SEC. 3. All bonds issued pursuant to section 2 shall be serial bonds 
payable in substantially equal annual installments, with the first such 
installment maturing not later than five years from the date of issue 
and the last such installment maturing not later than thirty years 
from such date. 
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shall not be issued pursuant to section 2 without the 
approval of the President of the United States. 
Approved August 24, 1954. 
Public Law 644 
CHAPTER 893 
August 24, 1954 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 7131] 
rpQ repeal a limitation on pay of certain oflScers of the Navy. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
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shall be considered to be retired naval officers for the purposes of the 
last proviso of the paragraph under the heading "Pay of the Navy" 
contained in the Act of June 10, 1896 (29 Stat. 361), as that proviso 
was amended by section 9 of the Act of July 22, 1935 (49 Stat. 490; 
34U. S. C. 883). 
Approved August 24, 1954. 
Public Law 645 
CHAPTER 894 
August 24. 1954 
-^^ A C T 
[H. R. 7398] 
IJIQ repeal the requirement of section 3921 of the Revised Statutes that post-
masters report to the Postmaster General failure to cancel postage stamps. 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
cmceifat^i*^^'* ^^*^^^ States of America in Congress assembled^ That the part of