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 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 266, 267-JULY 3, 5, 1945 Investigation of bauxite and alunite ores and aluminum clay deposits (national defense), $187,000, and the amount under this head available to the Geological Survey is hereby decreased from "$317,000" to "$205,000"; Magnesium pilot plants and research (national defense), $90,000; Reduction in zinc concentrates with methane gas (national defense), $75,000; Government in the Territories: Emergency fund, Territories and island possessions (national defense), $4,000,000; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Legal activities and general administration: For the Criminal Division, $200,000; Salaries and expenses, Lands Division, $375,000; Salaries and expenses, War Division, $85,000; Federal Bureau of Investigation: Salaries and expenses, detection and prosecution of crimes (emergency), $6,400,000; TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of the Secretary: Loan to District of Columbia for black-out expenses, $100,000; Foreign funds control, $1,000,000; Bureau of the Public Debt: Salaries and expenses, $550,000; Office of the Treasurer of the United States: Salaries, $440,000; In all, $92,119,000. Approved July 3, 1945. [CHAPTER 267] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a revenue in the District of Columbia by levying a tax upon all dogs therein, to make such dogs personal property, and for other purposes", approved June 19,1878, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to create a revenue in the District of Columbia by levying a tax upon all dogs therein, to make such dogs personal property, and for other purposes", approved June 19, 1878, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended as follows: Section 1 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "That there shall be levied a tax of $3 each per annum upon all dogs owned or kept in the District of Columbia; said tax to be collected as other taxes in said District are or may be collected." SEC. 2. Section 3 of said Act is hereby amended by adding thereto the following proviso: "Provided,That no owner, keeper, or purchaser, shall be permitted to redeem any dog seized and impounded as afore- said, nor shall the Poundmaster deliver any dog to an owner, keeper, or purchaser, unless such owner, keeper, or purchaser shall first satisfy the Poundmaster that he has obtained for such dog the tax tag provided for in section 2 of this Act, and if at such time there shall be in force a proclamation of the Commissioners requiring dogs to be vaccinated against rabies, such owner, keeper, or purchaser shall also satisfy the Poundmaster that such dog has been vaccinated against rabies in accordance with such proclamation." SEC. 3. Section 7 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SE. 7 . Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Commissioners that any dog or other animal within the District is afflicted with rabies, or is suspected of being rabid, or whenever said Commissioners shall July 6, 1945 [H. R. 2995] [Public Law 128] District of Colum- bia. 20 Stat. 173. D.C.Codet47- 2001 to § 47-208. Dogtax. Redemption of dogs seized and impound- ed. D. C. Code * 1-20; Supp.IV, 1-230noe. Rabies. 409 58 Stat. 497. 58 Stat. 498 58 Stat. 407. 58 Stat. 411. 58 Stat. 517. 58 Stat. 196. 58 Stat. 199. 58 Stat. 199.

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