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PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS S ` ` or rum UNITED VSTATES Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the Districtof G'0lumb·ia, on Monday, the sixth day of December, 1926, and was adjourned o without day on Frvklay, the fourth day of March, 1927. ’ Canvm Coonmon, President; Cnannns G.iDawns, Vice President; Gnonon H. Moons, President of the Senate pro tempore; Nrcnonas Lorrowonrn, Speaker of the House of Representatives; ‘ - ‘ CHAP. 1.#—Joint Resolution Limiting the time for which licenses for radio transmission may begraated, and for o her purposes. _ [Pub. aa., Ns. im Resolved by the Senate. and Housing Representatives reg the United States of America in Oongness ass A Zed, That until ot erwise pro- $°,,{§’, _ vided by law, no original license for the operation of any _radio wm: 1i¤¤¤¤¤¤. broadcasting station and no renewal of a icense of an existing broadcasting station, shall be ranted. for longerferiods than ninety da sand no original license {br the olperation 0 any other class of "° °“‘°"°“"°°‘· radio station and no renewal of the icense for an existingstation of any other class than a broadcasting station, shall be anted for longer periods than two years; and that no origins? radio mwgivjgg {>é1{t*g¤;t;¤ license or the renewal of an existing license shall be giranted after adam. ' " the date of the passage of this resolution unless t e applicant therefor shall execute in writing a waiver of any right or of any claim to any right, asagainst the United States, to any wave lengt or to the use o the ether in radio transmission because of previous license to use the same or because of the use thereof. Approved, December 8, 1926. CHAP. 2.—An Act To punish counterfeiting, altering, or uttering of Govern- ment transportation requests. · ·_ ‘ i V-- ’ » ¤-5% Be it enacted by the Senate and House og Representatives of the United States of America in Oongress assem Zed, That whoever shall ,,°",g{g’g`°}*,fa_,s*¤¤¤· falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or. cause , or s e to ‘be @_Pg¤i¤hm:]¤=r¤réo•m~ falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, orshall JZ""" “°' assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting =in w oleror ina part, any form or request in similitudo of the orxrequest ipgvided by the Government for requesting, a common carrier to nish transportation on account of the- United States or any depart- ment or branchthereof, or shall knowingly alter, or cause or procure to be altered, or shall willingly aid or assist in so altering, any form or request provided by the Government for r uesting a common carrier to furnish trans ortation on account ofgtlhe United States or any department or Eranch thereof, or whoever shall knowingly pass, utter, publish, or sell, or attempt to pass, utter, publish, or sell, any such false, forged counter cited, er altered orm or request, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. A ` 1 917