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PUBLIC LAW 89.493-JULY 5, 1966

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Public Law 8 9 4 9 3 AN ACT To transfer certain functions from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions and to certain other agencies of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and Houi^e of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the first sen- ?;^;^^°"^J^;: funcTransfer of tence of section 561 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of t i o n s. law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat, 1279), as amended (sec. 1-504, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended by ss Stat. sii striking "United States District Court for the District of Columbia or a judge thereof", and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent". SEC. 2. Section 563 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1279), as amended (sec. 1-506, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended to read as follows: "Each notary public shall file his signature and deposit an impression of his official seal with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent, and the Commissioners or their designated agent may certify to the authenticity of the signature and official seal of the notary public." SEC. 3. Section 572 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1280^, as amended (sec. 1-515, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended by striking "United States District Court for the District of Columbia", and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of General Sessions". SEC. 4. Section 573 of the Act approved March 3, 1901, as amended (sec. 1-516, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended by striking "clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columfbia", and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent". SEC. 5. The first sentence of the second paragraph of section 13 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of optometry in the District of Columbia", approved May 28, 1924, as amended (sec. 2-513, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended by striking the semicolon and insert- 43 Stat. 180. ing a period in lieu thereof, and striking the remainder of the sentence. SEC. 6. Sections 877, 878b, and 878f of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1333), as amended (secs. 48-101, 48-302 and 48-306, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), are amended by striking "clerk of the United 34 Stat. 1006. States District Court for", and inserting in lieu thereof "Recorder of Deeds of". SEC. 7. (a) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate in the District of Columbia the traffic in, sale, and use of milk bottles, cans, crates, and other containers of milk and cream to prevent fraud and deception, and for other purposes", approved July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 809), as amended (sec. 48-201, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended by striking "clerk of the United States District Court for" wherever that term appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Recorder of Deeds of". (b) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize associations of employees in the District of Columbia to adopt a device to designate the products of the labor of their members, to punish illegal use or imitation of such device, and for other purposes", approved February 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 50), as amended (sec. 48-401, D.C. Code. 1961 ed.), is amended by striking from the second sentence "clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the clerk", and inserting in lieu thereof "Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia and the Recorder"; and by striking the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "A certified copy of the drawing may be obtained upon the payment of $1 for each certification.".

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