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 [54 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 253, 254-JUNE 6, 1940 Parking meters. the Municipal Center as may be set apart for such purpose, and, to aid in the collection of such fees and charges and the enforcement of such regulations, the Commissioners may install mechanical parking meters or devices. Penalties. SEC. 3. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are fur- ther authorized to prescribe reasonable penalties of fine not to exceed $25 or imprisonment not to exceed ten days for the violation of any regulation promulgated under the authority of this Act. Approved, June 6, 1940. [CHAPTER 254] AN ACT June 6, 1940 [II. R. 9210] To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence [Public, No. 561] and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 1932, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of District of Colum- the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section bia. Board of Indeter- 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate arotelSentence and Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine 4^7DStt. 697 its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 1932, be, 6D. C. Code, Supp. t h v, i 452. and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: officers and em- "SE. 2. The Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole shall, ployees. subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, appoint an executive secretary, and parole officers, one of whom may be designated as the chief parole officer, and other employees, in such number as shall be appropriated therefor by Duties o officers. Congress from time to time. It shall be the duty of such officers, subject to the discretion and control of said Board, to perform such salaries. duties and exercise such authority as the Board may direct. The salaries of said executive secretary, parole officers, and other 42 stat. 488. employees shall be fixed in accordance with the Personnel Classifica- 674; supp. v, §1 673, tion Act of 1923, as amended. Appropriations are hereby authorized 673c. Appropriations au- for the payment of the salaries of said executive secretary, said thorized. parole officers, and other employees, the actual and necessary travel- ing expenses of the members of the Board, said executive secretary, and said parole officers, and all other necessary expenses incurred Payment. in the administration of this Act. Until appropriations as herein authorized are made therefor, all said salaries and expenses shall continue to be paid out of the appropriations for the penal institu- tions as now authorized by law." 6 D.C. Code, Supp. SEC. 2 . (a) Section 3 of said Act, approved July 15, 1932, is v, § 453. hereby amended to read as follows: Imposing of sen- "SEC. 3 . That hereafter in imposing sentence on a person convicted enc. in the District of Columbia of a felony, the justice or judge of the iMaumpeodsmn- court imposing such sentence shall sentence the person for a maximum period not exceeding the maximum fixed by law and for a minimum period not exceeding one-third of the maximum sentence imposed, Release on parole, and any person so convicted and sentenced may be released on parole as herein provided at any time after having served the minimum aximupmisentenc sentence. Where the maximum sentence imposed is life imprison- minimum. ment, a minimum sentence shall be imposed which shall not exceed abrgathnl not fi f teen years' imprisonment. Nothing m this Act shall abrogate the power of the justice or judge to sentence a convicted prisoner to the death penalty as now or hereafter may be provided by law." afrto felonies not (b) For any felony committed before this amendatory Act takes effect, the penalty, sentence, or forfeiture provided by law for such felony at the time such felony was committed shall remain in full force and effect and shall be imposed, notwithstanding this Act. 242

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