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 802 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 764-766--AUGUST 25, .1937 possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. T he right to a lter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereb y expressly reserved. Approved, August 25, 1937. Con dem nat ion pr o- ceedings. Amendment, etc. AN ACT August 25, 1937 [H. R. 78671 To amend section 11 of the Act of Congress approved July 10, 1890 (26 Stat ., [Public, No . 3611 ch . 664), relating to the admission into the Union of the State of Wyoming . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 11 of the Act approved July 10, 1890 (26 Stat ., ch . 664), relating to the admission of the Territ ory of Wyomin g into the Un ion, be, and t he same is hereby, amended by inserting the word "five" in place of the word "ten" in the last line thereof. Approved, August 25, 1937. Wyoming. Sale of certain lands by, price limitation. 26 Stat. 224. August 25, 1937 [H. R. 79501 [Public, No . 362] District of Colum- bia Alcoholic Bever- age Control Act, amendments. 48 Stat. 328. Application for re- tailer's licens e, adve r- tisement of. Protests. Posting notices on premises . Action deferred pending hearing. Defacing, etc ., of notice. Renewals. [CHAPTER 765] [CHAPTER 7661 AN ACT To amend the Distri ct of Colu mbia Alcoh olic Bever age Contro l Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 14 of the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 14. (b) Before granting a retailer's license, except a retailer's license class E or class F, the Board shall give notice by advertise- ment published once a week and for at least two weeks in some news- paper of general circulation published in the District of Columbia . The advertisement so published shall contain the name of the appli- cant and a description by street and number, or other plain designa- tion, of the particular location for which the license is requested and the class of license desired . Such notice shall state that remon- strants are entitled to be heard before the granting of such licenses and shall name the time and place of such hearing . There shall also be posted by the Board a notice, in a conspicuous place, on the out- side of the premises . This notice shall state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard before the granting of such license and shall name the same tim e and place f or such heari ng as set out in the public advertisement ; and, if remonstrance against the granting of such license is filed, no final action shall be taken by the Board until the remonstrant shall have had an opportunity to be heard, under rules and regulations prescribed by said Board. Any person willfully removing, ob literating, m arring, or de facing said no tice shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Act. The provisions of this sub- section relating to notice by advertisement in some newspaper of general circulation shall not apply to the issuance of a license to a retailer for any place of business if such retailer is the holder of a license of the same class for the same place and if said last-mentioned license is in effect on the date the application for the new license is filed ."