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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 386, 387-AUG. 3, 1949 [CHAPTER 386] 493 AN ACT August 3, 1949 To amend the Act entitled "An Act regulating the retent on contracts with the [H. R. 2799] District of Columbia", approved March 31, 1906. [Public Law 204] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act regulating the retent on contracts with the District of Columbia", approved March 31, 1906, is hereby amended to read as follows: "That on all contracts made by the District of Columbia for con- struction work there shall be withheld, until completion and accept- ance of the work, a retent of 10 per centum of the total amount of any payments made thereunder as a guaranty fund that the terms of such contracts shall be strictly and faithfully performed: Provided, however, That whenever 50 per centum of the work required under a contract for construction work has been completed and payments therefor have been made the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia, in their sole discretion, may authorize subsequent payments to be made to the contractor without withholding from such subsequent payments 10 per centum thereof as required by this section, or the said Commissioners may authorize retention from such subsequent payments of less than 10 per centum thereof; and the said Commis- sioners, in their sole discretion, may further authorize payment in full, including retained percentages, for each separate building or public work on which the price is stated separately in the contract upon completion and acceptance of such building or work." Approved August 3, 1949. District of Colum- bia. 34 Stat. 94. D. C. Code § 1-807. Retent on contracts. Authority of Com- missioners. [CHAPTER 387] AN ACT August 3, 1949 To provide for the appointment of additional circuit and district judges, and for [H. R. 4963] other purposes. [Public Law 205] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, three additional circuit judges for the District of Columbia circuit, one additional circuit judge for the third circuit, one additional circuit judge for tie seventh circuit, and one additional circuit judge for the tenth circuit. Accordingly, title 28, United States Code, section 44 (a), is amended to read as follows with respect to said circuits: "Circuits Number of judges District of Columbia --- _-_--_-_ Nine Third _---__________ -Seven Seventh--- --- __ __ Six U. S . Courts. Additional circuit judges. 62 Stat. 871. 2s It. S. C., Supp. II, 44 (a). Tenth--  Five" SEC. 2. (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two additional district judges for the northern district of California, two additional district judges for the southern district of California, three additional district judges for the District of Columbia, one district judge for the northern and southern districts of Florida, one additional district judge for the northern district of Georgia, one additional district judge for the Additional district judges.

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