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PUBLIC LAW 460-MAR. 31, 1956

to the effective date of this title, such stamps as may be necessary for the stamping of such beverages. In the event any of the beverages shown on said sworn statement are sohl to a dealer licensed under the laws of any State or Territory of the United States and not licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, such sale shall, within ten days thereafter, be reported to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and within said ten days such licensee shall pay to the Collector of Taxes on all stamps held by him for the stamping of such beverages the difference between the amount of tax represented by such stamps at the time of purchase from the Collector of Taxes and the amount of tax imposed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, as amended by this title, represented by such stamps. SEC. 305. Subsection (a) of section 40 of said Act (D. C. Code, sec. 25-138), is hereby further amended by striking out "$1.25" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1.50", SEC. 306. Every holder of a manufacturer's, wholesaler's, or retailer's license under said District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act shall keep and preserve for a period of six months after the effective date of this title the inventories or other records made which form the basis for the information furnished on the sworn statements required to be filed under this title. SEC. 307. Any violation of the provisions of this title shall constitute a violation under the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. SEC. 308. The provisions of this title shall take effect on the first day of the first month which begins on or after the thirtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tax on beer. 68 Stat. U S. Preservation o f records.

Violation.

Effective date.

TITLE IV—FEDERAL PAYMENT SEC. 401. Section 2 of article VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947 (D. C. Code, sec. 47-2501b) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the sums appropriated under section 1 of this article, as annual payments by the United States toward defraying the expenses of the Government of the District of Columbia, the sum of $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1955 and 1956, and the sum of $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1957, and for each fiscal year thereafter: Provided, That so much of the aggregate annual payments by the United States appropriated under this article to the credit of the General Fund as is in excess of $13,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1955 and 1956, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year 1957 and subsequent fiscal years shall be available for capital outlay only, and then on a cumulative total basis only to the extent of not more than 50 per centum of the cumulative total of capital outlay appropriations payable from such General Fund which becomes available for expenditure on and after July 1, 1954. "(b) If in any fiscal year or years a deficiency exists between the amount appropriated and the amount authorized by this article to be appropriated, additional appropriations are hereby authorized for subsequent fiscal years to pay such deficiency or deficiencies. "(c) The payments authorized by this section shall be credited to the General Fund of the District of Columbia."

68 Stat. 113. Appropriation.

Deficiencies.

D. C. G e n e r a l Fund.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 501. The Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries is hereby relieved from liability to the

Sibley Hospital.

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