47 USC § 16 - Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System; money transfers; portion of receipts withheld

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title: "47 USC § 16 - Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System; money transfers; portion of receipts withheld"
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title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
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section_name: "Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System; money transfers; portion of receipts withheld"
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source_credit: "(May 20, 1926, ch. 345, 44 Stat. 576; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 92–310, title III, § 233, June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 214.)"
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# § 16. Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System; money transfers; portion of receipts withheld

May 20, 1926

On and after , 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.

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**Source Credit**: (May 20, 1926, ch. 345, 44 Stat. 576; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 92–310, title III, § 233, June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 214.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1972— 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.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### 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 , . Section 205(a) of act , was repealed by section 53 of , . Section 1 of act , enacted Title 10, Armed Forces, which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.