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PUBLIC LAW 3 7 3 - J U N E 4, 1952

Public Law 373 June 4, 1952 [S. 2735]

L i e n s on motor vehicles.

D. C. Code 4 0 704.

District o f C olumbia. Mo to r- v e h i d e fuel tax.

Repeal.

Effective date.

STAT.

CHAPTER 365

AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the recordinji; and releasing of liens by entries on certilicates of title for motor vehicles and trailers, and for other purposes", approved July 2, 1940, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the recording and releasing of liens by entries on certificates of title for motor vehicles and trailers, and for other purposes, approved July 2, 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 736; title 40, ch, 7, D. C. Code, 1940 edition), is amended by inserting after the word "engine a comma and the words "serial or identification". SEC. 2. Section 8 of said Act is amended by inserting after the word "engine" a comma and the words "serial or identification". SEC. 3. Section 13 of said Act is amended by inserting after the word "engine" a comma and the v^'ords "serial or identification". Approved June 4, 1952.

Public Law 374 June 4, 1952 [H.R.6811]

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CHAPTER 366

AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved April 23, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved April 23, 1924 (43 Stat. 106; title 47, ch. 19, D. C. Code, 1940 edition), as amended, is amended by striking the figure " 2 " and inserting in lieu thereof the figure " 5 ". SEC. 2. Section 14 of said Act is amended by striking the figure "2" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure " 5 ". SEC. 3. Article III of the Act entitled, "An Act to provide revenue for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved July 16, 1947 (61 Stat. 328, 359; sec. 47-1901b, D. C. Code, 1940 edition, Supp. VII), as amended, is hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the first month following its enactment, but not prior to July 1, 1952. Approved June 4, 1952.