-95, 497.5

Mr. JACKSON. We strongly urge favorable consideration of this proposed legislation, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Senator EAGLETON. Thank you, Mr. Jackson.

Is there anyone else to testify on S. 3905? If not, as I have stated before, the hearing record will remain open for 2 weeks for further statements.

Now we will have S. 3906. A bill to authorize the District of Columbia Council to fix certain fees.

I now place a copy of S. 3906 and a copy of the letter of transmittal in the record.

91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION

S. 3906

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 2, 1970

Mr. EAGLETON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia

A BILL

To authorize the government of the District of Columbia to fix certain fees.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the District of Columbia Council is authorized and em4 powered to fix, from time to time, in accordance with section 5 2 of this Act, the fees authorized to be charged by the fol6 lowing Acts or parts of Acts:

7 (1) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate 8 the erection, hanging, placing, painting, display, and main9 tenance of outdoor signs and other forms of exterior adver10 tising within the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 11 1931 (46 Stat. 1486; D.C. Code, sec. 1–232).

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(2) Sections 571, 586a, 753, and 754 of the Act en

2 titled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of

3 Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1280, 1282,

4 1312), as amended (D.C. Code, secs. 1-514, 29–414, 35– 5 905, and 35-906).

6 (3) Sections 5 and 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to 7 regulate and license pawnbrokers in the District of Colum8 bia", approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1037, 1038; D.C. 9 Code, secs. 2-2005 and 2-2006).

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(4) Sections 7, 40, and 42 of the Act entitled "An 11 Act to amend the Code of the District of Columbia to pro12 vide for the organization and regulation of cooperative asso

ciations, and for other purposes," approved June 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 483, 490; D.C. Code, secs. 29-807, 29-840, and

29-844).

(5) Section 121 of the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act, approved June 8, 1954 (68 Stat. 228), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 29–936).

(6) Section 92 of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, approved August 6, 1962 (76 Stat. 300,

301; D.C. Code, sec. 29-1092).

(7) Section 2 of chapter 2 of the Act entitled "An Act

to regulate the business of life insurance in the District of

Columbia", approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1130; D.C.

Code, sec, 35-402).

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(8) Section 13 of title V of the Act entitled "An Act

2 to regulate marine insurance in the District of Columbia,

3 and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1922 (42 Stat. 4 408; D.C. Code, sec. 35-1113).

5 (9) Section 41 of chapter II and section 53 of chapter 6 III of the Fire and Casualty Act, approved October 9, 1940 7 (54 Stat. 1081, 1082), as amended (D.C. Code, secs. 358 1345 and 35-1363).

9 (10) Section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsi10 bility Act of the District of Columbia, approved May 25, 11 1954 (68 Stat. 123), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 40-423). (11) The Act entitled "An Act relating to tax-sales and

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13 taxes in the District of Columbia", approved February 6, 14 1879 (20 Stat. 283), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 4715 306).

16 (12) Section 21 of title II of the District of Columbia 17 Revenue Act of 1939, approved July 26, 1939 (53 Stat.

18 1096; D.C. Code, sec. 47-1521).

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(13) Section 4 of article I of title V of the District of 20 Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved

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21 July 16, 1947 (61 Stat. 342; D.C. Code, sec. 47-1564c). 22 (14) Paragraphs 14, 15, and 16 of section 6, and para23 graph 42 of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making 24 appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government 25 of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June