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PUBLIC J A 843-JULY 30, 1956 UW

three years prior to the date of the application, been adjudicated or discharged as a bankrupt, or was a general partner of a partnership or officer or holder of more than 10 per centum of the stock of a corporation adjudicated or discharged as a bankrupt, unless the applicant furnishes a bond of such nature and amount as may be determined by the Secretary or other assurance satisfactory to the Secretary that the business of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with this Act." SEC. 5. Section 8(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. sec. 499h (b)) is 50 Stat. 730. amended to read as follows: "(b) The Secretary may, after thirty days' notice and an oppor- nlense.*""""''^ tunity for a hearing, suspend or revoke the license of any commission merchant, dealer, or broker who, after the date given in such notice, continues to employ in any responsible position any individual whose license has been revoked or is under suspension or who was responsibly connected with any firm, partnership, association, or corporation whose license has been revoked or is under suspension. Employment of an individual whose license has been revoked or is under suspension for failure to pay a reparation award or who was responsibly connected with any firm, partnership, association, or corporation whose license has been revoked or is under suspension for failure to pay a reparation award after one year following the revocation or suspension of any such license may be permitted by the Secretary upon the filing by the employing licensee of a bond, of such nature and amount as may be determmed by the Secretary, or other assurance satisfactory to the Secretary that its business will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act;". SEC. 6. Section 13(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. sec. 499m (a)) is 46 Stat. 536. amended to read as follows: Inspection " (a) The Secretary or his duly authorized agents shall have the right counts, e t c. of ac> to inspect such accounts, records, and memoranda of any commission merchant, dealer, or broker as may be material (1) in the investigation of complaints under this Act, or (2) to the determination of ownership, control, packer, or State, country, or region of origin in connection with commodity inspections, or (3) to ascertain whether section 9 of this Act is being complied with, and if any such commission merchant, dealer, or broker refuses to permit such inspection, the Secretary may publish the facts and circumstances and/or, by order, suspend the license of the offender until permission to make such inspection is given. The Secretary or his duly authorized agents shall have the right to inspect any lot of any perishable agricultural commodity covered by this Act, and if any commission merchant, dealer, or broker having ownership of or control over such lot fails or refuses to authorize or allow such inspection, the Secretary may, after thirty days' notice and an opportunity for a hearing, publish the facts and circumstances and/or, by order, suspend the license of the offender for a period not to exceed ninety days." Approved July 30, 1956. Public Law 843

CHAPTER 787

AN ACT Relating to the use of storage space in the Hulah Reservoir to provide water for the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

July 30, 1956 [H. R. 8940]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre- owa.'*'**"^"*' tary of the Army is hereby authorized to contract with the city of waUr fromHuiaii Bartlesville, Oklahoma, upon such terms and for such period, not to ^*"'^°^'"*

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