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56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CHS. 732, 734, 735-DEC. 14,15,1942 second sentence thereof to read as follows: "When dates of rank are the same, precedence shall be determined by length of active com- missioned service in the Army, which shall include all time served on active duty as a commissioned officer in the Federal service, and commissioned service under the provisions of sections 94, 97, and 99 of this Act." Approved, December 14, 1942. [CHAPTER 734] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide that all cabs for hire in the District of Columbia be compelled to carry insurance for the protection of passengers, and for other purposes", approved June 29, 1938. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an Act entitled "An Act to provide that all cabs for hire in the District of Columbia be compelled to carry insurance for the protection of passengers, and for other purposes", approved June 29, 1938, is hereby amended by striking out the sentence reading as follows: "The Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia shall be empowered to make all reasonable rules and regulations relating to the writing of taxicab insurance and shall be empowered to govern the maximum rates to be charged on such insurance", and inserting in lieu thereof the follow- ing: "No such insurance company or corporate surety shall engage in or conduct the business of insuring or bonding any risk arising out of the operation of any passenger motor vehicle for hire required to be insured or bonded under this Act unless the Superintendent of Insurance shall find that the management of such company is capable, by experience or otherwise, of conducting such business in the public interest and unless such insurance company or corporate surety shall possess a certificate of approval issued by said Superintendent for such business. Every such insurance company or corporate surety,. whether or not it shall be a mutual company, shall have and shall at all times maintain reserves for losses, unearned premiums, and all other liabilities as will meet the requirements of any regulation issued by the Superintendent of Insurance and applicable to such company or such classifications of companies. The Superintendent of Insur- ance shall be empowered to make reasonable rules and regulations governing the writing of such insurance and the making of such bonds and the business of insuring or bonding such risks, including the expenses of management, administration, and acquisition of busi- ness and the rates to be charged. The Superintendent of Insurance is authorized and empowered, after hearing, to withdraw his certificate of approval of the business of insuring or bonding taxicab risks of any insurance company or corporate surety violating any provision of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder." Approved, December 15, 1942. [CHAPTER 735] AN ACT Amending the first sentence of Article of War 52, relative to execution of court. martial sentences Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen- tence of Article of War 52 (41 Stat. 799) is amended to read as follows: "The authority competent to order the execution of the sentence of a court martial may, at the time of the approval of such sentence, suspend the execution, in whole or in part, of any such sentence as 1051 39 Stat. 206, 207, 32U. S. C.§ 63-6, 144-146 . December 16, 1942 [S. 1008] [Public Law 803] District of Colum- bia. Insurance require- ments of cabs for hire. 52 Stat. 1233 . D. C.Codei44-301. Insurance companies and corporate sureties. Certificate of ap- proval. Maintenance of re- serves. Rules and regula- tions. Withdrawal of cer- tificate of approval. December 15, 1942 [S. 2798] [Public Law 804] 10U. S. C. 1524. Army. Suspension of court- martial sentenca