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 626 75 TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 595-597-AUGUST 12, 1937 Sta tes with reference to providing such rooms and accommodations for holding court at Shawnee, a public building shall have been erected or other Federal space provided for court purposes in said city." Approved, August 12, 1937 . [CHAPTER 5961 August 12, 1937 AN ACT [H. R. 5462] To increase the age of consent for marriage in the District of Columbia to eighteen [Public, No . 265] years of age in the case of males and sixteen years of age in the case of females . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph "Fourth" of section 1285 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended, is amended to read as follows "Fourth. When either of the parties is under the age of consent, which is hereby declared to be eighteen years of age for males and sixteen years of age for females ." SEC. 2. A license to marry shall not be issued until three days have ela sed from date of application for issuance of said license . EC. 3. This Act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after the date of its enactment. Approved, August 12, 1937 . District of Colum- bia . 31 Stat. 1391; 32 Stat .543 . Age of consent for marriage increased . Issuance of license; time provision . Effective date . August 12, 1937 [H. R . 6242] [Public, No . 266] District of Colum- bia . Protection of potato buyers . U. S. grade to be indicated on e ach package . Proviso . Terms permitted . Administ ration, rules, etc . Sale, etc ., otherwise than in packages . Certified seed pota- toes sold for seed pur- poses . Pen alty fo r vi ola- ti on. [CHAPTER 597] AN ACT To protect the buyers of potatoes in the District of Columbia . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, keep, or expose for sale in die Distr ict of Columbia potatoes in any package which is not plainly marked or labeled with the name of the United States grade which represents a standard no higher than the actual grade of potatoes con tained therein : Provided, however, That the term "unclassified" or "ungraded" may be used. The superintendent of weights, mea sures, and markets shall administer this Act and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to estab- lish necessary rules and regulations therefor. SEC. 2. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, keep or expose for sa le in the District of Columbia any potatoes otherwise than in packages as provided in section 1 of this Act with- out having plainly and conspicuously displayed in proximity to said potatoes a print ed sign where it may readily be seen and in letters of not less than one-half inch high printed in Gothic type clearly and distinctly stating the United States grade of said potatoes. SEC.3. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to officially certified seed potatoes which meet the grade or certification require- ments as labeled and which are sold exclusively for seed purposes, provided they are sold in original packages and bear the official seal and certification of the department of agriculture of the State or country where the potatoes were grown. SEC. 4. Any person, firm, or corporation which shall violate any provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $50 for the first offense and not more than $200 for each subsequent offense. Approved, August 12, 193 7.