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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 587, 588 -DEC. 15, 1944 [CHAPTER 587] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of the healing art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia", approved February 27, 1929. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 25 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of the healing art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia", approved February 27, 1929, is amended by striking out the following language in the first sentence of said section: "that he practiced the healing art under authority of said license for not less than two consecutive years immediately preceding the date of his application," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "that he practiced the healing art after the issuance of said license for not less than one continuous year out of three years immediately preceding the date of his application"; and inserting after the words "District of Columbia." at the end of the first sentence of said section the following: "The required one con- tinuous year's practice may be either private, institutional or govern- mental, or a combination thereof."; and striking out the words "with- out examination" wherever they appear in the second and third sentences of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "under substantially the same terms and conditions". Approved December 15, 1944. [CHAPTER 588] AN ACT To amend section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1925 entitled "An Act to provide for the regulation of motor-vehicle traffic in the District of Columbia, increase the number of judges of the police court, and for other purposes", as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1925, entitled "An Act to provide for the regu- lation of motor-vehicle traffic in the District of Columbia, increase the number of judges of the police court, and for other purposes", as amended, be amended to read as follows: SEC. 10. (a) Any person operating a vehicle, who shall injure any person therewith, or who shall do substantial damage to property therewith and fail to stop and give assistance, together with his name, place of residence, including street and number, and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle so operated, to the person so injured, or to the owner of such property so damaged, or to the operator of such other vehicle, or to any bystander who shall request such information on behalf of the injured person, or, if such owner or operator is not present, then he shall report the information above required to a police station or to any police officer within the District immediately. In all cases of accidents resulting in injury to any person, the operator of the vehicle causing such injury shall also report the same to any police station or police officer within the District immediately. "Any operator whose vehicle causes personal injury to an individual and who fails to conform to the above requirements shall, upon con- viction of the first offense, be fined not more than $500, or shall be imprisoned not more than six months or both; and upon the con- viction of his second or subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or shall be imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "Any operator whose vehicle causes substantial damage to any other vehicle or property and fails to conform to the above require- ments, shall, upon conviction of the first offense, be fined not more December 15,1944 [H. R. 3150] [Public Law 484] Healing Arts Prac- tice Act, D. 0., amendment. 45 Stat. 1336 . D. C. Code i 2-121. Reciprocal licensing provisions. December 15, 144 [H. R. 33131 [Public Law 486] District of Colum- bia Traffic Aet, amendment. 43 Stat. 1124 . D. C. Code 40-609 note. Fleeing from scee of accident. Repork Penaltiem Personal iy. Property -da«&

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