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58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 429, 430, 446-SEPT. 27, 28, 1944 [CHAPTER 429] AN ACT To provide for the extension of certain oil and gas leases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sen- tence in the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to grant a pref- erence right to certain oil and gas leases", approved July 29, 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The term of any five-year lease expiring prior to December 31, 1945, maintained in accordance with the applicable statutory requirements and regula- tions and for which no preference right to a new lease is granted by this section, is hereby extended to December 31, 1945." Approved September 27, 1944. 755 September 27, 1944 [S. 2111] [Public Law 4421 Extension of certain oil and gas leases. 57 Stat. 608 . 30 U. S. 0., Supp. III, § 226b. [CHAPTER 430] JOINT RESOLUTION . -... September 27,1944 Making an appropriation to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies Is. J. Res. 150] of the President of the United States, January. 20, 1945. [Public Law 443] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representaties of the United States of America in Congress assemble4 That the'e is hereby appropriated, out of any nmoney in the Treasury ndt otherwise appro- prnated, the sum of $25,000, to enable the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies of the President of the United States, January 20, 1945, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee of the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives, appointed under the concurrent resolution of the two Houses agreed to June 23, 1944, including the pay for extra police, fiscal year 1945. Approved September 27, 1944. [CHAPTER 446] AN ACT To amend section 342 of the Nationality Act of 1940 in respect to fees for the issuance of certificates of arrival. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 342 of the Nationality Act of 1940, approved October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1161; U. S . C ., title 8, sec. 742 (a)), be, and it hereby is, amended to read as follows: "SEC. 342. (a) The clerk of each and every naturalization court shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees: "(1) For receiving and filing a declaration of intention, and issu- ing a duplicate and triplicate thereof, $3. P(2) For making, filing, and docketing a petition for naturaliza- tion, $8, including the final hearing on such petition, if such hearing be held, and a certificate of naturalization, if the issuance of such certificate is authorized by the naturalization court." SEC. 2. Subsection (b) of section 342 of the Nationality Act of 1940, approved October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1161; U. S . C., title 8, sec. 742 (b)), is hereby amended by striking out subparagraph (2) thereof, which reads as follows: "For the issuance of each certificate of arrival, $2.50." and by renumbering subparagraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) as subpa ragraphs (2), (3), (5), ( ) (),(7), and (8). Approved September 28, 1944. Inaugural ceremo- nies. Appropriation for expenses. Post,p . 1117. September 2, 1944 i.t1.3722]__ Il'ubllc Law 4441 Nationality Act of 1940, amendments. Fees, naturaiition courts. Fees for issuance of certificates of arrival. Renumbering. Ante, pp. 5,745.