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to such common-trust funds; but it may, by application to the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia, secure approval
of such accounting on such conditions as the court may establish.
SEC. 4 . UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION.- This Act shall be so inter-
preted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make
uniform the law of the District of Columbia with the law of those
States which enact the Uniform Common-Trust Fund Act.
SEC. 5 . SHORT TITLE. - T his Act may be cited as the "Uniform Com-
mon-Trust Fund Act".
SEC. 6 . SEVERABILITY.-If any provision of this Act or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the
Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or appli-
cation, and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to
be severable.
SEC. 7. REPEAL .-A ll
Acts or parts of Acts which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8 . TImE OF TAKING EFFECT.- T his Act shall take effect Novem-
ber 1, 1949, and shall apply to fiduciary relationships then in existence
or thereafter established.
Approved October 27, 1949.
[CHAPTER 768]
AN ACT
To extend to the Territory of Alaska the benefits of certain Acts of Congress,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That there are
hereby extended to the Territory of Alaska the provisions of section
21 and section 23 of title II of the Act entitled "An Act to provide
for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture
and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural
extension work and the more complete endowment and support of
land-grant colleges", approved June 29,1935, as amended, and known
as the Bankhead-Jones Act, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the further development of agricultural extension work between
the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits
of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several
States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts, approved July 2,1862, and all Acts
supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agri-
culture", approved May 22, 1928, and known as the Capper-Ketcham
Act.
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually for
carrying out the purposes of this Act an amount computed on the
same basis as appropriations to States are computed: Provided, That
no appropriations shall be made under this Act until annually esti-
mated as to funds and amounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, the
estimates to be based upon his determination of the ability of the
Territory of Alaska to make effective use of the funds: And provided
further, That whereas the Capper-Ketcham Act approved May 22,
1928, provides that "at least 80 per centum of all appropriations under
this Act shall be utilized for the payment of salaries of extension
agents in counties of the several States to further develop the coopera-
tive extension system in agriculture and home economics with men,
women, boys, and girls", te several establishesed judicial divisions o
the Territory of Alaska, as the same shall exist from time to time,
shall be considered as counties for the purpose of complying with
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[H. R. 212]
[Public Law 417]
Alaska.
Cooperative agri-
cultural extension
work.
49 Stat. 438: 59 Stat.
231.
7U. S.C. §i343c,
343d-1.
12 Stat. 503.
7 U.S .C. I§301-308;
Supp. II , § 301 note.
45 Stat. 711.
7 U. S.C. §343a,
343b.
Appropriation au-
thorized.
Restriction.
Judicial divisions
considered counties.
45 Stat. 711.
7U. S.C. §343a,
343b.
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