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626 Record of expendi- tures and receipts. PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 360 -362 -AUG. 16, 18, 1941 [55 STAT. shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accu- rate record of the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating said bridge, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 16, 1941. [CHAPTER 361] AN ACT August 16, 1941 [H.R . 4052] To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge [Public Law 2121 across the Ohio River at or near Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ohio River. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for bridgming, at Muck commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the port, Id. Ohio River, at or near Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, author- ized to be built by the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission by an 53 Stat. 1241; 54 Act of Congress approved August 7, 1939, heretofore extended by an Stat. 222. Act of Congress approved May 27, 1940, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from August 7,1941. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 16, 1941. [CHAPTER 362] JOINT RESOLUTION August 18, 1941 [S.J. Res. 95] To extend the periods of service of persons in the military service, and for other [Public Law 213] purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Service Extension States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress, acting Act of 1941. in accordance with and solely for the purpose of carrying into effect 54 Stat. 886. the provisions of section 3 (b) of the Selective Training and Service 3030( . sc " a p'P Act of 1940, hereby declares that the national interest is imperiled. Extensin of periods SEC. 2 . The President is hereby authorized, subject, however, to of service, etc. the condition hereinafter stated, to extend, for such periods of time as may be necessary in the interests of national defense, the periods of service, training and service, enlistment, appointment, or commission, of any or all persons inducted for training and service under said Act, members and units of the reserve components of the Army of the United States (including the National Guard of the United States), retired personnel and enlisted men of the Regular Army, and any other members of the Army, who are now, or who may hereafter be, Procimo. in or subject to active military service, or training and service: Pro- Limitation. vided, That extension of the periods of active military service, or training and service, in the case of any person subject to the provisions of this section, shall not, without his consent, exceed eighteen months in the aggregate; except that whenever the Congress declares that it is in the interests of national defense to further extend such periods of active military service and training and service, such periods may be further extended by the President, in the case of any such persons, for such time as may be necessary in the interests of national defense: Condition. Provided further, That the authority hereby conferred is subject to the condition that the delegation of such authority may be revoked at any time by concurrent resolution of the Congress. 54tat. . SEC. 3 . Any person whose period of active military service or train- 50 U. s. c . , app. I ing and service is extended under section 2 and who was (a) ordered 3 to active Federal service under Public Resolution Numbered 96,