§ 16. — WashingtonAlaska Military Cable and Telegraph System; money transfers; portion of receipts withheld.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 47USC16]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 1--TELEGRAPHS
Sec. 16. Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System;
money transfers; portion of receipts withheld
On and after May 20, 1926, such amount of money as may be authorized
by the Secretary of the Army may be withheld temporarily from the
receipts of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System by
the auditor of said system as a working balance from which to make
payments of money transfers from and to Alaska and between points within
Alaska, to be accounted for accordingly.
(May 20, 1926, ch. 345, 44 Stat. 576; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II,
Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 92-310, title III, Sec. 233, June 6,
1972, 86 Stat. 214.)
Amendments
1972--Pub. L. 92-310 struck out provisions which permitted the
expenses of procuring necessary official bonds of certain enlisted men
to be paid from the receipts of the system.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted Title 10,
Armed Forces, which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the
Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
