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72d CONGRESS . SESS . II. CHS . 94, 97. FEB RUARY 16,

819 1 [CHAPTER 94 .] JOINT RESOLUTION

Februar918,1933. To amend the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to authorize the merger IS.7 . Rae . 248.] of street-railway corporations operating in the District of Columbia, and for [P ub . Res ., No.&4.[ other purpo ies," app roved January 14, 1933 . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That paragraph "Second" WBMg ergl ler Cf s tree t rai l. of the pr eamble of the jo int reso lution e ntitled " Joint re solution to Co rre ct ion of text. authorize the merger of street-railway corporations operating in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved January 14, 1933, is hereby amended to read as follows "Second . The New Company shall be incorporated under t he provisions of S ubchapter IV of Chapter XVIII of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia and pursuant to an Act of Con- gress entitled `An Act to permit the merger of street-railway corpo rations operating in the District of Colu mbia, an d for ot her pur poses ,' ap proved arch 4, 1925, with power subject to the approval of the Public Utilities Commission to acquire, co n- struct, :own, and operate directly transit properties within the District of Columbia and either directly or through subsidiaries in adjac ent S tates, incl uding, the power to a cquir e, own, and 1 0i ne p, etc., Urn . operate the properties to be conveyed to the New Company in accordance with this agreement, and to acquire and own the stock and/or bonds of said companies and of any other company or compani es engaged in the transp ortation of passengers b y street railway or bus in the District of Columbia and adjacent States with the power to mortgage its property, rights, and fran chises, and to c onduct s uch othe r activit ies as m ay be us eful or necessary in connection with or incident to the foregoing purp oses, in cluding the powe r to buy, sell, h old, own, and co nvey real estate within and without the District of Columbia . Said New Compa ny wh en inc orpora ted sh all b ecome and re main subject in all respects to regulation by the Public Utilities Com- mission of the District of Columbia or its successors to the extent of the jurisdiction now or hereafter vested in it or them by law ove r cor porat ions e ngage d in the t ranspo rtati on of passe ngers by street railway or bus within the District of Columbia : Provided, That before they are recorded, the articles of incor- poration and/or any amendments thereto shall be approved, by the Public Utilities Commission ." SEC . 2. That Congress hereby expressly reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this resolution . Approved, February 16, 1933 . [CHAPTER 97.] AN ACT B e it enact ed by the S enate and House of Re prese ntativ es of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the par a- graph relating to the sale and encumbrance of lands of the Kickapoo and affiliated Indians under the heading "Kickapoo" (34 Stat . L . 363) in the Act entit led "An Act making appro priations for the cu rr ent and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, and for Ante, p. 753. Amendment, etc. Fe brua ry 17, 1933. Repealing certain provisions of the Act of June 21, 1906, as amended, relating to [s .4339.1 the sale and encumbrance of lands of Kickapoo and affiliated Indians of Oklahoma . [P ublic, No . 380,] $ickapoo, etc ., In . dians of Oklahoma. Paragraph re lat in gto sale, etc., of lands, re- pealed .34,p . 383, re- pealed .