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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 428, 432 -JUNE 20, 22, 1942 [CHAPTER 428] AN ACT To amend paragraph 31 of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appro- priations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 'of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen- tence of subparagraph (d) of paragraph 31 of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the gov- ernment of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902, as amended, be amended to read as follows: "(d) Owners of passenger vehicles for hire, whether operated from a private establishment or from public space, other than those licensed under the two preceding subparagraphs and under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, shall pay a license tax of $25 per annum for each such vehicle used in the conduct of their business." SEC. 2. Paragraph 31 of section 7 of said Act is further amended by adding the following two new paragraphs to be lettered (i) and (j), respectively, and to read as follows: "(i) Owners of ambulances for hire and owners of passenger vehicles which, when used for hire, are used exclusively for funeral purposes shall pay a license tax of $25 per annum for each such vehicle used in the conduct of their business. Licenses used under this subparagraph shall date from July 1 in each year. "(j) No person shall engage in driving or operating any vehicle licensed under the terms of subparagraph (i) without having pro- cured from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent a license which shall only be issued upon evidence satisfactory to the Director of Motor Vehicles, under the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, that the applicant is a person of good moral character and is qualified to operate such vehicle, and upon payment of an annual license fee of $5. Such license shall be carried upon the person of the licensee or in the vehicle while engaged in driving such vehicle when such vehicle is being used for hire. Application for such license shall be made in such form as shall be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent. Each annual license issued under the provisions of this subparagraph shall be numbered, and there shall be kept in the Department of Vehicles and Traffic a record containing the name of each person so licensed, his annual license number and all matters affecting his qualifications to be licensed hereunder. No license issued under the provisions of this subparagraph shall be assigned or transferred." Approved, June 20, 1942. [CHAPTER 432] AN ACT June 20, 1942 [H. R . 6804] [Public Law 619] District of Columbia. License taxes and fees. 47 Stat. 556. D.C.Code§47- 2331 (d). Passenger vehicles for hire. Ante, p. 3. Ambulances and funeral cars. Licenserequirements foroperators. Record of license. June 22, 1942 To facilitate the employment by defense contractors of certain former members [H. R . 6634] of the land and naval forces, including the Coast Guard, of the United States. [Public Law 620] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no defense contractor shall deny employment, on account of failure to produce a birth certificate, to any person who submits, in lieu of a birth certificate, an honorable discharge certificate or certificate issued in lieu thereof from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard Former members of U. S. land and naval forces. Employment by de- fense contractors. 375

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