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 61 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 324-JULY 25, 1947 employees of the government of the District of Columbia suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, $62,000. Workmen's compensation, administrative expenses: For transfer to the Bureau of Employees' Compensation for administration of the law providing compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, $123,000. District government employees' retirement: For financing of the liability of the government of the District of Columbia, created by the Act approved May 22, 1920, as amended (5 U. S . C. 707a), $1,530,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the "Civil service retirement and disability fund". DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE District debt service (payable from highway fund) : For reimburse- ment to the United States of funds loaned, including interest as required, in compliance with sections 3 and 4 of the Act of December 20, 1941 (55 Stat. 847), as amended, $70,000. REGULATORY AGENCIES Regulatory agencies: For expenses necessary for agencies named under this general head: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, including $1,000 for the purchase of samples, $87,800. Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole, $56,600. Coroner's office, including juror fees, and repairs to the morgue, $45,600. Department of Insurance, $61,900. Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets, including main- tenance and repairs to markets, $2,500 for purchase of commodities and for personal services in connection with investigation and detec- tion of sales of short weight and measure, purchase of three passenger motor vehicles, $135,700: Provided,That the Disbursing Officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the Director of the Department of Weights and Measures, and Markets, upon requisition previously approved by the Auditor of the District of Columbia, sums of money, not exceeding $200 at any one time, to be used exclusively in connection with investigations and detection of short weights and measures. License Bureau, $40,600. Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, $54,650. Office of Administrator of Rent Control, $100,000. Office of Recorder of Deeds, including $100 for equipment and medical supplies for rest room, $183,500, of which $21,000 shall be available exclusively for the purchase of photostatic equipment. Poundmaster's office, including uniforms for dog catchers, $34,100. Public Utilities Commission, $128,377: Provided, That no appro- priation in this Act shall be used for or in connection with the prepara- tion, issuance, publication, or enforcement of any regulation or order of the Public Utilities Commission requiring the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the licensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for operation in accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and regulations applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission: Provided further, That the foregoing provision shall not be construed to prevent the Public Utilities Commission from holding a hearing upon any application that may be made for the installation of meters in taxicabs. Zoning Commission, $29,500. 427 Retirement Act, contribution. 41 Stat. 614 . 5 U.S. C. 691etse. Ante, p. 135; post, p. 453. Post, p. e8. Meters in taxicab.

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