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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEG. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

(b) Section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1912 (ch. 235, 37 Stat. 193, D.C. (Jode 1961 ed., secs. ll-765d, 22-507), as amended by section 32(b) of the Act of June 25, 1948, as amended by section 127 of the Act of May 24, 1949; and as amended by section 212 of the Act approved June 29, 1953, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. Whoeyer is convicted in the District of threats to do bodily harm shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and, in addition thereto or in lieu thereof, may be required to give bond to keep the peace for a period not exceeding one year.". SEC. 12. Section 5 of the Act of June 21, 1870 (ch. 135,16 Stat. 158; D.C. Code, 1961 ed., sec. 32-205), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. Members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, upon application of a member of the Washington Humane Society who has viewed a violation of a law or regulation of the District for the prevention of cruelty to animals, shall arrest the offending party without a warrant, and take him before the District of Columbia (Jourt of General Sessions for trial. Proper evidence of membership to a police officer shall be the exhibition of a badge or certificate of membership in the SociPty.". SEC. 13. Section 93 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (ch. 854, 31 Stat. 1203; D.C. Code, 1961 ed., secs. 16-1301, 21-213), as amended by the Act of June 30, 1902 (ch. 1329, 32 Stat. 523), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 93. If a contract has been made for the sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments by a person or persons interested therein jointly or in common with an infant, idiot, or person non compos mentis, for and in behalf of all the persons so interested, which the court, upon a hearing and examination of all the circumstances, considers to be for the interest and advantage both of the infant, idiot, or person non compos mentis and of the other person or persons interested therein to be confirmed, the court may confirm the contract and order a deed to be executed according thereto; and all sales and deeds made in pursuance of the order shall be sufficient in law to transfer the estate and interest of the infant, idiot, or person non compos mentis in the property.". SEC. 14. If any part of Part II of the District of Columbia Code, as set out in section 1 of this Act, is held invalid, the remainder of Part II shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 15. An inference of a legislative construction may not be drawn by reason of the subchapter, chapter, or title in Part II of the District of Columbia Code, as set out in section 1 of this Act, in which any sect ion is placed, or by reason of the catchlines used. SEC. 16. Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Code, as set out in section 1 of this Act, does not divest the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of jurisdiction and power to consider, and to enter and enforce judgments, orders, and decrees in any action, application, or proceeding, as described in section 11-1141 of the Code, filed in the District Court prior to the effective date of section 105 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (ch. 204, 70 Stat. 112), to the same extent as if chapter 11 had not been enacted. SEC. 17. (a) Part II of the District of Columbia Code, set out in section 1 of this Act, with respect to the organization of each of the several courts and their divisions and branches therein provided for.

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