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(/us/pl/74/13).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 380District of Columbia Code Amendments.Vol. 31, p. 1250.Wills find administration. of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3. 1901, as amended (D. C. Code, title 29, sec. 288), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 380. If there be no child, or descendant, the whole shall goDistribution; to father, mother. to the father and mother in equal shares, or to the survivor of them.

” " Sec. 2. Section 384 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, title 29, sec. 292), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 384. If there be no collaterals, the grandfathers and grandmothers,To grandfathers, grandmothers. or such of them as survive, shall take alike.” " Sec. 3.

(A)Section 940 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code,Vol. 31, p. 1342. title 25, see. 231), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 940. Course of descents generally.— On the death of anyProperty.Course of descents generally. person seized of an estate in fee simple in lands, tenements, or hereditaments in the District of Columbia, and intestate thereof, the same shall descend in fee simple to such person’s kindred in the following order, namely: “First. To his child or children and their descendants, if any, equally. “Second. If there be no child or descendant of a child, then equally to the father and mother of the intestate, or the whole to the sole surviving parent. “Third. If there be no father or mother, then to the brothers and sisters of the intestate, and their descendants equally. “Fourth. If there be no brother or sister, or descendant from a brother or sister, then the whole shall go to the widow or widower of the intestate. “Fifth. If none such, then one moiety of the estate shall go to the paternal, the other to the maternal kindred of the intestate in the following order: “Sixth. First to the grandfather and grandmother equally, but if one be dead the entire moiety to the sole surviving grandparent. “Seventh. If none, then to the uncles and aunts of the intestate, and their descendants equally. “Eighth. If none such, then to the great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers. in the same manner prescribed for grandfather and grandmother in subdivision 6. “Ninth. If none, then to the brothers and sisters of the grand-fathers and grandmothers, and their descendants equally. “Tenth. And so on in other cases, without end, passing to the nearest lineal ancestors and the descendants of such ancestors. “Eleventh. If there be no paternal kindred, the whole shall go to the maternal kindred; and if there be no maternal kindred, the whole shall go to the paternal kindred. If there be neither maternal or paternal kindred, the whole shall go to the kindred of the husband or wife of the intestate in the like course as if such husband or wife had died entitled to the estate; and if the intestate has had more husbands or wives than one, and all have died before such intestate, then the estate shall be equally divided among the kindred of the several husbands or wives in equal degree equally.” "

(B)Sections 941 to 951, inclusive, of such Act, as amended (D. C.Vol. 31, pp. 1342–1343. Code, title 25, secs. 232 to 242, inclusive), are hereby repealed. 40 Sec. 4. Kindred of the whole- and the half-blood. Section 954 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, title 25, sec. 245), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 954. Vol. 31, p. 1343. In no ease shall there be any distinction between the Property representation.kindred of the whole- and the half-blood.” " Sec. 5. Section 955 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, title 25, sec. 246), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 955. Whenever those entitled to share in the estate in fee simple in lands, tenements, or hereditaments in the District of Columbia, of an intestate, are all in the same degree of kindred to the intestate, they shall take per capita or by persons; and, where a part of them are dead and a part living, the issue of those dead shall take per stirpes or by stocks the shares of their deceased parents.” " Approved, March 6, 1935. Providing for the participation of the United States in the California Pacific International Exposition to be held at San Diego, California, in 1935 and 1936; authorizing an appropriation therefor; and for other purposes. 1935-03-07 29 Chapter 49 Stat. 40 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 29.] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the participation of the United States in the California Pacific International Exposition to be held at San Diego, California, in 1935 and 1936; authorizing an appropriation therefor; and for other purposes. March 7, 1935.[[H. J. Res. 94](/us/bill/74/hjres/94).][[Pub. Res., No. 7](/us/bill/74/pubres/7).] California Pacific International Exposition.Appropriation for.*Post*, pp. 50, 119, 1107, 1110.Whereas there is to be held at San Diego, California, beginning in May 1935, the California Pacific International Exposition for the purpose of inspiring national confidence and a higher appreciation of American institutions, stimulating business and industry, assisting the Government in bringing a more abundant life to its people, creating understanding among nations, and in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Southwest by Francisco Vasquez De Coronado; and Whereas said exposition is worthy and deserving of the support and encouragement of the Government of the United States of America: Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Foreign nations; participation. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and respectfully requested by proclamation or in such manner as he may deem proper to invite all foreign countries and nations to such proposed exposition with a request that they participate therein. Sec. 2. Commission created. There is hereby established a commission to be known as “The California Pacific International Exposition Commission” Composition, purpose, etc.and to be composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce; which Commission shall serve without additional compensation and shall represent the United States in connection with the holding of an international exposition known as “The California Pacific International Exposition” in San Diego, California, in the year 1935, and continuing into the year 1936. Sec. 3. Appointment of Federal Commissioner. There is hereby created a Federal commissioner for the California Pacific International Exposition, such commissioner to be appointed by the President upon the nomination of the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall select for this purpose an official of his Qualifications; expenses.Department who has had experience in, and is familiar with, the preparation and management of exhibitions, and who will serve in this capacity without additional salary. That the expenses of the Federal commissioner and such staff as he may require will be met out of the funds provided for the purposes of the Government participation in the exposition. 41 Sec. 4. The Commission shall prescribe the duties of the FederalDuties, powers, and functions. commissioner and shall delegate such powers and functions to him as it shall deem advisable, in order that there may be exhibited at the California Pacific International Exposition by the Government of the United States, its executive departments, independent offices, and establishments such articles and materials as illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government in the advancement of industry, the arts, and peace, demonstrating the nature of our institutions particularly as regards their adaptation to the wants of the people. Sec. 5. The commissioner may employ such clerks, stenographers,Employment of personnel. and other assistants as may be necessary and fix their reasonable compensation within the grades and rates of compensation fixedCompensation.Vol. 42, p. 148S; Vol. 45, p, 776; Vol. 46, p. 1003.[U. S. C., p. 85](/us/usc/85). by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; purchase such material, contract for such labor and other services, and exercise such powers as are delegated to him by the Commission as hereinbefore provided, and in order to facilitate the functioning of his office may subdelegate such powers (authorized or delegated) to officers and employees as may be deemed advisable by the Commission. Sec. 6. The heads of the various executive departments and independentCooperation of executive departments, etc. offices and establishments of the Government are authorized to cooperate with the commissioner in the procurement, installation, and display of exhibits; to lend to the California Pacific InternationalLoan of exhibits. Exposition, with the knowledge and consent of the commissioner, such articles, specimens, and exhibits which the commissioner shall deem to be in the interest of the United States to place with the science or other exhibits to be shown under the auspices of that corporation; to contract for such labor or other services as shall be deemed necessary, and to designate officials or employees of their departments or branches to assist the commissioner. At the close ofReturn of, at close of exposition. the exposition, or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the commissioner shall cause all such property to be returned to the respective departments and branches from which taken, and any expenses incident to the restoration, modification,Expenses of restoration, etc. and revision of such property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions and fairs, and for the continued employment of personnel necessary to close out the fiscal and other records and prepare the required reports of the participating organizations,Preparation of reports. may be paid from the appropriation provided; and if the return of such property is not practicable, he may, with the consent of the department or branch from which it was taken, make suchDisposal of property when return impracticable. disposition thereof as he may deem advisable and account therefor. Sec. 7. The sum of $350,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated,Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 50. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, of which sum not to exceed the sura of $125,000 may be expended for the erection of such buildingPortion of, for construction, rental, etc. or group of buildings, and/or for the rental of such space, as the Commission may deem adequate to carry out effectively the provisions of this resolution; for the decoration of such structure or structures; for the proper maintenance of such buildings, site, and grounds during the period of the exposition. The Commission may contractContracts for design, etc., of buildings, etc. with the California Pacific International Exposition for the designing and erection of such building or buildings and/or for the rental of such space as shall be deemed proper. The remaining portion of the appropriation authorized under this resolution shall be availableGeneral expenses. for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement, safe-keeping, exhibition, demonstration, and return of such articles and materials as the Commission may decide shall be included in such Government exhibit and in the42 Personal services.exhibits of the California Pacific International Exposition; for the compensation of the employees of the Commission in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Government, employed by or detailed for duty with the Commission, and for their actual traveling expenses and *Provisos*.Salary restriction.subsistence at not to exceed $6 per day: *Provided*, That no such official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed plus such reasonable allowance for subsistence expenses as may be deemed proper by the commissioner; for Furniture, stationery, etc.telephone service, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers and all other publications, ice and drinking water for Advance payments.office purposes: *Provided*, That payment for telephone service, rents, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and other similar purposes may be made in advance, for the hire of a passenger-carrying automobile, its maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner, for printing and binding; for entertainment of distinguished visitors, and all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Commission to fulfill properly the purposes of this resolution. All purchases, expenditures, anti disbursements, under any appropriations which may be provided by authority of this Delegation of functions.resolution, shall be made under the direction of the Commission: *Provided*, That the Commission, as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to the commissioner, and the commissioner, with the consent of the Commission, may subdelegate them: Allotment of funds to Government offices.*And provided further*, That the Commission or its delegated representative may authorize the allotment of funds to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof for direct expenditure by said executive department, independent office, or establishment for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by said executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the Commission; and Approval of vouchers; exception.all accounts and vouchers covering expenditures under these appropriations shall be approved by the commissioner or such assistants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments and establishments for direct expenditure; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive Audit by General Accounting Office.the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess Prevailing wage rate for construction work.Vol. 46, p. 1494; [U. S. C., p. 1788](/us/usc/1788).of the amount authorized to be appropriated: *Provided*, That in the construction of buildings or exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, as provided in the Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid. Sec. 8. Acceptance of contributions. The commissioner, with the approval of the Commission, may receive from any source contributions to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this resolution, but the same shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as any appropriation which may be made under authority of this resolution. The commissioner is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or borrow material or exhibits, to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this resolution; and at the close of the exposition or when the connection of the Government of the United States Disposal of buildings and property.therewith ceases, shall dispose of any such portion of the material contributed as may be unused, and return such borrowed property; and, under the direction of the Commission, dispose of any buildings43 which may have been constructed and account therefor: *Provided*,*Proviso*.By auction sales. That all disposition of materials, property, buildings, and so forth, shall be at public sale to the highest bidder and the proceeds thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Commission to transmit toReport to Congress. Congress, within six months after the close of the exposition, a detailed statement of all expenditures, and such other reports as may be deemed proper, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with a view to concise statement and convenient reference. Approved, March 7, 1935. Authorizing and directing the Federal Communications Commission to investigate and report on the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and on all other companies engaged directly or indirectly in telephone communication in interstate commerce, including all companies related to any of these companies through a holding company structure, or otherwise. 1935-03-15 31 Chapter 49 Stat. 43 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 31.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing and directing the Federal Communications Commission to investigate and report on the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and on all other companies engaged directly or indirectly in telephone communication in interstate commerce, including all companies related to any of these companies through a holding company structure, or otherwise. March 15, 1935.[[S. J. Res. 46](/us/bill/74/sjres/46).][[Pub. Res., No. 8](/us/bill/74/pubres/8).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is necessary, inAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company, etc.Necessity for examination, etc., declared. aid of legislation by the Congress and for the use of governmental agencies, including State regulatory commissions, for the information of the general public, as an aid in providing more effective rate regulation, and for other purposes in the public interest, that accurate and comprehensive information be procured and compiled regarding the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and other telephone companies. Sec. 2. The Federal Communications Commission is hereby authorizedFederal Communications Commission directed to investigate and report to Congress. and directed to investigate and report to the Congress on the following matters with respect to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and all other companies engaged directly or indirectly in telephone communication in interstate commerce, including all of their subsidiary, affiliated, associated, and holding companies,Subsidiaries, holding companies, etc., included. and any other companies in which any of them have any direct or indirect financial interest, or which have any such interest in them, or in which any of their officers or directors hold any office or exert any control, or whose officers or directors hold any office or exert any control in them—

(a)The corporate and financial history, and the capital structureHistory, structure, interrelationships, etc. and the relationship of such company and of its subsidiary, affiliated, associated, and holding companies, including the determination of whether or not such structure may enable them to evade State or Federal regulation or taxation, or to conceal, pyramid, or absorb profits, or to do any other act contrary to the public interest.

(b)The extent and character of intercompany service contractsService contracts, transactions, etc. and all transactions between the telephone companies and their subsidiaries, affiliated, associated, or holding companies, and particularly between the American Telephone and Telegraph Company andWith Western Electric Company. the Western Electric Company and other manufacturers of electrical communication equipment; the methods of publishing telephone directories and placing and charging for advertising therein; theEquipment, etc., prices. cost of and sale prices of telephone equipment, material, or devices to telephone, operating companies or users; the profits upon such sales and the effect of such sales upon the rates or upon the rate base of operating companies when used as a basis for telephone charges in the various States or in interstate commerce; and the probable savings to telephone operating companies and the public by purchasing equipment under a system of competitive bidding. 44

(c)Failure to reduce rates, etc. The reasons for the failure generally to reduce telephone rates and charges during the years of declining prices; and the extent, if any, to which local subscribers or the users of toll service have borne the cost of the research developments for telephone equipment and appliances, radio, motion picture, and other inventions, including the maintenance and support of Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated.

(d)Effect of monopolistic control. The effect of monopolistic control upon the reasonableness of telephone rates and charges, upon the methods of competition with independent telephone companies, and upon the character of services rendered, and the alleged unfair or discriminatory practices with respect to such companies, and with respect to radio broadcasting or public speaker “hook-ups.”

(e)Mergers, etc. The effect of mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions of control by telephone companies, including the determination of whether there has been any “write-up” in the purchase price of property, equipment or intangibles, the fairness of the terms and conditions of any merger, consolidation, or acquisition, and the public interest therein, and the effect thereof upon rates or service.

(f)Methods of accounting. The accounting methods of the companies, particularly with reference to depreciation accounting, apportionment of investment, revenues and expenses between State and interstate operations, employee pension funds, and valuation of properties for both rate and tax purposes.

(g)Methods of competition, etc. The methods of competition with other companies or industries, including the determination of whether or not there has been any sale or refusal to buy from or sell to competing companies, or suppression of patents, and the expansion of the Teletype, telephoto, etc., services.companies into fields other than telephone communication, including teletype service, telephoto service, telegraph service, broadcasting, motion and sound picture production and distribution, and the manufacture of electrical equipment, so far as such expansion may relate to or affect communications.

(h)Propaganda to influence public opinion. Whether or not the companies have sought through propaganda or the expenditure of money or the control of channels of publicity to influence or control public opinion, legislative or administrative action, or elections. Sec. 3. “Company” defined. As used in the resolution the term “company” shall include all subsidiary, affiliated, associated, and holding companies or corporations and all companies directly or indirectly associated or connected with telephone companies, either by direct or indirect stock ownership, interlocking directorates, voting trusts, holding or investment companies, or any other direct or indirect means. Sec. 4. Consolidation of investigations. The inquiry into certain practices of telephone carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934, recently instituted by Vol. 48, p. 1080.the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to its Telephone Division Order Numbered 11 and Statement of November 14, 1934, may be consolidated with the investigation required by this joint resolution in the manner and to the extent deemed desirable by the Commission. Sec. 5. Hearings authorized. For the purposes of this resolution the Federal Communications Commission is hereby authorized to hold hearings; to contract for stenographic reporting service; to utilize its regular personnel, facilities, jurisdiction, and powers insofar as practicable; Expert assistants.and to employ for the purposes of this investigation such additional experts, including engineering, accounting, legal, and other assistants as may be found necessary, without regard to the provisions of other laws applicable to the employment and compensation of officers45 and employees of the United States, and to make such other expenditures,Expenditures authorized. including necessary travel expenses, and expenditures for printing and binding, as it deems necessary. The Commission isInquiries, examination of records, etc. also hereby authorized to have access to, upon demand, for the purposes of examination, and the right to copy, any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records of any person, partnership, company, or other organization being investigated, whether such books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or records are in the possession of the company under investigation or are in the possession of other persons, firms, or corporations; to require by subpena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records which the Commission deems relevant or material to the inquiry, at any designated place of hearing within the United States; to administer oaths and affirmations, to require persons, partnerships, companies, or other organizations to submit to the Commission in writing reports and answers to specific questions, furnishing such information as the Commission may require relative to the inquiry. SuchSworn statements. reports and answers shall be made under oath or otherwise as the Commission may prescribe and shall be filed with the Commission within such reasonable period as the Commission may prescribe, unless additional time be granted in any case by the Commission. In case of contumacy or the refusal to obey any subpena or other order issued hereunder, the Commission may invoke the aid of anyCourt jurisdiction to compel testimony. court of the United States, within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on, or where such party guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey resides or has his place of business, in requiring obedience to such subpena or other order and any such court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to issue its order enforcing such subpena or other order of the Commission in whole or in part; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. All process in such cases may be served wherever the defendant may be found. Sec. 6. There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in theAppropriation.*Post*, p. 1602. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $750,000, to be made immediately available to the Federal Communications Commission for the purposes of the investigation and report herein authorized and directed, and the Commission shall make special reports to Congress on its progress and its findings in this investigation. Approved, March 15, 1935. To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to rice, and for other purposes. 1935-03-18 32 Chapter 49 Stat. 45 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 32.] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to rice, and for other purposes. March 18, 1935.[[H. R. 5221](/us/bill/74/hr/5221).][[Public, No. 20](/us/74/pl/20).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection (a)Agricultural Adjustment Act, amendments.Vol. 48, pp. 35, 676.Processing tax on rice; rental or benefit payments. of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by striking out the comma after the words “ except that ” in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “

(1)”; and by striking out the period at the end of said second sentence and inserting a comma and the following: “ and

(2)in the case of rice, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, before April 1, 1935,Effective date. proclaim that rental or benefit payments are to be made with respect thereto, and the processing tax shall be in effect on and after April 1, 1935.” 46 Sec. 2. Marketing year.Vol. 48, p. 36. Subsection

(a)of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting at the end of the third sentence the following: “ In the ease of rice, the period from August 1 to July 31, both inclusive, shall be considered to be the marketing year. ” Sec. 3. Processing tax on rough rice.Vol. 48, p. 671.*Post*, p. 763. Subsection

(b)of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting after the words “ except that ” in the first sentence the following: “

(1)”; by striking out the period at the end of said first sentence and the word “ If ” at the beginning of the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the words “ and if ”; and by striking out the period at the end of said second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “ and

(2)for the period from April 1, 1935, to July 31, 1936, both inclusive, the processing tax with respect to rice shall be at the rate of 1 cent per pound of rough rice, subject, however, to any modification of such rate which may be made pursuant to any other provision of this title. ” Sec. 4. Computing weight for tax purposes.Vol. 48, p. 36. Subsection

(b)of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting after the third sentence the following: “ In the case of rice, the weight to which the rate of tax shall be applied shall be the weight of rough rice when delivered to a processor, except that where the producer processes his own rice, the weight to which the rate of tax shall be applied shall be the weight of rough rice when delivered to the place of processing. ” Sec. 5. Rice excepted from certain milling provisions, under processing tax.Vol. 48. p. 36. Subsection

(d)of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by striking out the word “ rice ” and the commas which precede and follow said word in the two places in which the word occurs in paragraph (1). Sec. 6. Supplementary items.Vol. 48, p. 1242. Subsection

(d)of section 9 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by renumbering paragraph

(7)as paragraph

(8)and by inserting after paragraph

(6)the following: " “(7) Definitions. In the case of rice— “(A)“Rough rice.”Vol. 48, p. 36. The term ‘rough rice’ means rice in that condition which is usual and customary when delivered by the producer to a processor. “(B)“Processing.” The term ‘processing’ means the cleaning, shelling, milling (including custom milling for toll as well as commercial milling), grinding, rolling, or other processing (except grinding or cracking by or for the producer thereof for feed for his own livestock, cleaning by or directly for a producer for seed purposes, and drying) of rough rice; and in the case of rough rice with respect to which a tax-payment warrant has been previously issued or applied for by application then pending, the term ‘processing’ means any one of the above mentioned processings or any preparation or handling in connection with the sale or other disposition thereof. “(C)“Cooperating producer.” The term ‘cooperating producer’ means any person (including any share-tenant or share-cropper) whom the Secretary of Agriculture finds to be. willing to participate in the 1935 production-adjustment program for rice. “(D)“Processor.”Vol. 48, p. 39; *Post*, p. 47. The term ‘processor ’, as used in subsection (b–1) of section 15 of this title, means any person (including a cooperative association of producers) engaged in the processing of rice on a commercial basis (including custom milling for toll as well as commercial milling).” " Sec. 7. Rental or payments.Vol. 48, pp. 34, 676.*Post*, p. 752. Subsection

(1)of section 8 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is amended by inserting at the end of the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: “ In the case of rice, the Secretary, in exercising the discretion conferred upon him by this section to provide for rental or benefit payments, is directed to provide47 in any agreement entered into by him with any rice producerProducer to agree to conform to policy of Act. pursuant to this section, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines will best effectuate the declared policy of the Act. that the producer may pledge for production credit in whole or inMay designate payee to receive payments. part his right to any rental or benefit payments under the terms of such agreement and that such producer may designate therein a payee to receive such rental or benefit payments.” Sec. 8. Section 15 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended,Vol. 48, p. 39. is further amended by inserting after subsection

(b)the following subsections: " “(b–1) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directedTax payment warrants.1933 and 1934 crops.Conditions. to issue tax-payment warrants, with respect to rough rice produced in 1933 and 1934 (provided the processing of such rice is not exempt from the tax, and provided no tax payment warrant has been previously issued with respect thereto or previously applied for by application then pending, sufficient to cover the tax with respect to theRate. processing thereof at the rate in effect at the time of such issuance, to any processor with respect to any such rice which he has in his possessionTo whom issued. on March 31, 1935, and to, or at the direction of any other person with respect to any such rice which, on or after April 1, 1935, he delivers for processing or sells to a processor: *Provided*, That in*Provisos*.Cooperating producer requirements. case any such processor or other person is the producer of such rice (or has received such rice by gift, bequest, or descent from the producer thereof) that such processor or other person is, if eligible, a cooperating producer: *And provided further*, That in case suchWhen processor is not producer. processor or other person is not the producer thereof (nor a person who has received such rice by gift, bequest, or descent from the producer thereof),

(a)that, if the title to such rice was transferred from the producer thereof, whether by operation of law or otherwise, prior to April 1, 1935, such producer received the price prescribed in any marketing agreement, license, regulation, or administrative ruling, pursuant to this title, applicable to the sale of such rice by the producer, and

(b)that, if the title to such rice was transferred from the producer thereof, whether by operation of law or otherwise, on or after April 1, 1935, such producer received at least the full market price therefor plus an amount equal to 99 per centum of the face value of tax-payment warrants sufficient to cover the tax on the processing of such rice at rate in effect at the time title was so transferred, and was, if eligible, a cooperating producer. “(b–2) The warrants authorized and directed to be issued byWarrants. subsection (b–1) of this section— “(1) shall be issued by the Secretary of Agriculture or his dulyIssue, form, transfer, etc. authorized agent in such manner, at such time or times, at such place or places, in such form, and subject to such terms and conditions with reference to the transfer thereof or the voiding of warrants fraudulently obtained and/or erroneously issued, as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to discontinue the further issuance of tax-payment warrantsDiscontinuance when crop identity no longer established. at any time or times and in any region or regions when he shall determine that the rice in any such region or regions can no longer be identified adequately as rice grown in 1933 or 1934; and “(2) shall be accepted by the Collector of Internal Revenue andAcceptance, in payment of processing tax. the Secretary of the Treasury at the face value thereof in payment of any processing tax on rice. “(b–3)

(1)Any person who deals or traffics in, or purchases anyPenalty provisions. such tax-payment warrant or the right of any person thereto at less than 99 per centum of its face value shall be guilty of a misdemeanorTraffic in tax-payment warrants. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both. 48 “(2) Unlawfully securing warrant. Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures or attempts to secure, or aids or assists in or procures, counsels, or advises, the securing or attempting to secure any tax-payment warrant with respect to rice as to which any tax-payment warrant has been theretofore issued shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “(3) Counterfeiting, etc. Any person who with intent to defraud forges, makes, alters, or counterfeits any tax-payment warrant or any stamp, tag, or other means of identification provided for by this title or any regulation False statements.issued pursuant thereto, or makes any false entry upon such warrant or any false statement in any application for the issuance of such warrant, or who uses, sells, lends, or has in his possesion any such altered, forged, or counterfeited warrant or stamp, tag, or other means of identification, or who makes, uses, sells, or has in his possession any material in imitation of the material used in the manufacture of such warrants or stamps, tags, or other means of identification, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both. “(4) Furnishing information. All producers, warehousemen, processors, and common carriers, having information with respect to rice produced in the years 1933 or 1934, may be required to furnish to the Secretary of Agriculture such information as he shall, by order, prescribe as necessary to safeguard the issuance, transfer, and/or use of tax-payment warrants. “(5) Regulations authorized. The Secretary of Agriculture may make regulations protecting the interests of producers (including share-tenants and share-croppers) and others, in the issuance, holding, use, and/or transfer of such tax-payment warrants.” " Sec. 9. Equalizing tax on imports.Vol. 48, pp. 40, 676.Application of section to U. S. possessions.*Post*, p. 768. Subsection

(e)of section 15 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended, by inserting after the word “ *Provided* ” the following: “(1) That in the event any of the provisions of this title have been or are hereafter made applicable to any possession of the United States in the case of any particular commodity or commodities, but not generally, this title, for the purposes of this subsection, shall be deemed applicable to such possession with respect to such commodity or commodities but shall not be deemed applicable to such possession with respect to other commodities; and (2).” Sec. 10. Floor stocks.Vol. 48, pp. 40, 678, 1241.*Post*, pp. 768, 1740. Section 16 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by relettering subsection “(C)” as subsection “(e)”; by striking out in subdivisions 3 and 4 of said subsection the words “ of subsection

(c)of this section ” and “ of subsection

(c)”, respectively, and inserting in each such subdivision in lieu of the words so stricken out, the words “ of this subsection ”; and by adding at the end of said section the following: " “(f) Tax provisions not applicable to rice. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable with respect to rice.” " Sec. 11. Exportation of tax-paid products.Vol. 48, pp. 40, 676.Rice; use of tax-payment warrants.*Post*, pp. 1730, 1740. Subsection

(a)of section 17 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: “In the case of rice, a tax due under this title which has been paid by a tax-payment warrant shall be deemed for the purposes of this subsection to have been paid; and with respect to any refund authorized under this section, the amount scheduled by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for refunding shall be paid, any provision of law notwithstanding.” Approved, March 18, 1935. Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and for other purposes. 1935-03-21 36 Chapter 49 Stat. 49 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public 49 [CHAPTER 36.] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and for other purposes. March 21, 1935.[[H. R. 6644](/us/bill/74/hr/6644).][

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