Public Law 90. to incorporate the Washington Gas Light Company”, approved July 8, 1848 (9 Stat. 722), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 3

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67 Stat. 116 Public Law 90 chapter 166 AN ACT To modernize the charter of Washington Gas Light Company, and for other purposes.June 30, 1953[[S. 2032](/us/bill/83/s/2032)] *Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Washington Gas Light Company. That section 3 of an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Washington Gas Light Company”, approved July 8, 1848 (9 Stat. 722), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

" “Sec. 3. That the stock, property, and affairs of the said corporationManagement. shall be managed and conducted by or under the direction of seven directors, being stockholders, or such other number, not more than fifteen nor less than seven, within which limitation the membership may be in any case increased or diminished, as the stockholders may from time to time determine; that the said directors shall hold their offices for one year, or until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify; and shall be elected at a meeting of the stockholders to be held each year at such time and place in the city of Washington as may be fixed from time to time by the stockholders of the corporation; and that notice of such annual meeting shall be given as provided in the bylaws of said corporation and shall be published in at least two of the public newspapers printed in the city of Washington, at least fourteen days previous to the time of holding such annual meeting; and every such election shall be by ballot and by such of the stockholders entitled to vote who shall attend the annual meeting for that purpose either in person or by proxy; and each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of the stock held of record on the books of the corporation on the record date fixed as provided in the bylaws; and the persons having the greatest number of votes shall be the directors; and if it shall happen that two or more persons have an equal number of votes, the directors in office at the time of such election shall, by a plurality of votes, given by ballot, determine which of the persons so having an equal number of votes shall be director or directors, so as to complete the whole number to be chosen; and the directors so chosen shall, as soon as may be thereafter, proceed by ballot to elect one of their number president; and whenever any vacancy shall happen, the same shall be filled up by the remaining directors, by a plurality of votes, until the next annual meeting.

” " Sec. 2. There be added to said Act to incorporate the Washington Gas Light Company, as aforesaid, a new section to read as follows: " “Sec. 12. The shares of the corporation shall he represented byCertificates. certificates signed by the president or a vice president and the secretary or an assistant secretary, and sealed with the seal of the corporation. Such seal may be a facsimile. Where such a certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the corporation itself or an employee of the corporation, or by a transfer clerk and registered by a registrar, the signatures of the president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary upon such certificate may be facsimiles.

In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to hold such office at the date of its issue.” " Sec. 3. That section 1 of an Act entitled “An Act making appropriationsReport to Congress. to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and for other purposes”, approved March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1119, 1133, ch. 2510) (D.

C. Code, sec. 43–1206), be amended by delet-67 Stat. 117ing from the caption “Electrical Department” the proviso appearing in the paragraph designated “Lighting” and reading as follows: “*Provided*, That any association or corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of gas for illuminating and fuel purposes in the District of Columbia, through its president, or other duly authorized officer, shall make a sworn statement to Congress annually, on or before the first day of February in each year.

Said report shall contain a detailed statement of the condition of the business of said association or corporation for the year ending December thirty-first next preceding, and such statement shall set forth the actual cost and also present value of the property of such association or corporation used in the conduct of its business, the amount of paid up capital stock, the amount and character of the indebtedness of such association or corporation, the amount and cost of materials used in making gas, the amount of gas manufactured, the amount of gas sold, the average price per thousand cubic feet received for gas sold, the revenue from the sale of all byproducts, the revenues from all other sources, the extensions and improvements made in the plant and works, the actual cost of the same, the amount expended for labor, the amount set aside for depreciation, the amount set apart for insurance and renewals, the amount paid out of earnings for betterments, the amount paid for betterments from other sources, the amount set aside and paid in interest and dividends, the surplus after paying the operating expenses and fixed charges, the statement of the operating expenses to be itemized and classified as is done by other public utility corporations, in the District of Columbia, the names of the stockholders and the amount of the stock held in such association or corporation by each of them on December thirty-first next preceding the date of such report.

” Sec. 4. That section 6 of an Act entitled “An Act making appropriationsRates for public buildings.Repeal of limitation. to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes”, approved September 1, 1916 (39 Stat. 676, 716, ch. 433) (D. C. Code, sec. 43–1207), is hereby[40 USC 23](/us/usc/t40/s23). repealed. Sec. 5. All charters, statutes, Acts and parts of Acts, laws, ordinances, and regulations inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this Act, but only so far as inconsistent herewith or repugnant hereto, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyRights reserved. expressly reserved to the Congress. Approved June 30, 1953. Public Law 91: Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1954, and for other purposes. Public Law 91 Public Law 91 67 Stat. 117 1953-06-30 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 91 chapter 167 JOINT RESOLUTION Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1954, and for other purposes.June 30, 1953[[H. J. Res. 287](/us/bill/83/hjres/287)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Temporary appropriations, 1954. That there are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units in each branch of the Government—

(1)Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953 and for which 67 Stat. 118appropriations, funds, or other authority would be made available in both the House and Senate versions of the following appropriation Acts: First Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1954; Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1954; Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriation Act, 1954; Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1954; Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1954.

(2)Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by the pertinent appropriation Act: *Provided*, That in any case where the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under such Act as passed by the House is different from that which would be made available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the pertinent project or activity shall be carried out under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority.

(1)Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities (not otherwise provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be made available in the following appropriation Acts: Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1954; District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1954; Second Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1954.

(2)Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by the pertinent appropriation Act: *Provided*, That in any case where the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under such Act as passed by the House is ‘different from that requested in the budget estimate for 1954, the pertinent project or activity shall be carried out under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority.

(c)Such amounts, real property (and the use thereof), commodities and services, as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be made available in the department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1954 (H. R. 5969), to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by said H. R. 5969 as that bill was reported to the House on June 27, 1953.

(d)Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities conducted in the fiscal year 1953 and listed in this subsection, at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate or the rate permitted by the budget estimate or the amount specified herein, whichever is lowest: Economic Adviser to the President (Council of Economic Advisers); Committee on Retirement Policy for Federal Personnel; Civil Service Commission: Investigations of United States citizens for employment by international organizations; Export-Import Bank of Washington; Federal Civil Defense Administration; Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Department of Commerce: Export control; Department of Defense: Civil functions: Government and relief in occupied areas;67 Stat. 119 Defense Production Act activities: Executive Office of the President: Office of Defense Mobilization; Independent Offices: Defense transport activities; Economic Stabilization Agency; General Services Administration: Emergency operating expenses; Department of Commerce: Office of the Secretary (not to exceed $375,000); Department of the Interior: Office of the Secretary.

(1)Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be made available in the Legislative-Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1954, to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in said Act as passed by the House.

(2)Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities of the Senate and of the Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol, to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in the budget estimates for the fiscal year 1954.

(f)Such amounts as are respectively set forth herein for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953, as follows: Mutual Security Program, $245,000,000; Department of State: International Information Administration, $5,700,000; Government in Occupied Areas, $3,500,000.

(g)Such amount as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1953 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and for which appropriations would be made available in the. Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1954, to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in said Act as passed by the Senate. Sec. 2. Except as otherwise herein provided, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shell be subject to the General Provisions of Chapter XIV of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953, to the same extent as[66 Stat. 659](/us/stat/66/659).[31 USC 871](/us/usc/t31/s871); [5 USC 46c](/us/usc/t5/s46c). the comparable appropriations, funds, and authority were subject to such provisions in the fiscal year 1953. Sec. 3. Appropriations and funds made available and authorityAvailability. granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall remain available until

(a)enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for herein, or

(b)enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or

(c)July 31, 1953, whichever first occurs. Sec. 4. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard to the time limitations set forth in subsection

(2)of section 3679,[31 USC 665](/us/usc/t31/s665). Revised Statutes, and expenditures therefrom shall be charged to any applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. Sec. 5. Except as provided in subsection 1

(c)hereof, appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution, whether in specified or unspecified amounts, shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for the pertinent project or activity, including foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the United States 67 Stat. 120which are used for such projects or activities: *Provided*, That foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the United States may be used without regard to this section for liquidation of obligations legally incurred against such credits prior to July 1, 1953. Sec. 6. No appropriation or fund made available or authorityRestriction. granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during the fiscal year 1953. Approved June 30, 1953. Public Law 92: To amend section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, so as to provide that an agent or solicitor may secure a License to solicit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia under that Act without taking the prescribed examination, if he is licensed under the Life Insurance Act. Public Law 92 Public Law 92 67 Stat. 120 1953-06-30 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 92 chapter 168 AN ACT To amend section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, so as to provide that an agent or solicitor may secure a License to solicit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia under that Act without taking the prescribed examination, if he is licensed under the Life Insurance Act.June 30, 1953[[S. 1839](/us/bill/83/s/1839)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Fire and Casualty Act, amendment.[54 Stat. 1078](/us/stat/54/1078). That section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 35–1336), is amended by inserting immediately after “prior to the effective date of this Act.” the following new sentence: “The examination requirement shall be waived in the case of any applicant for a license under this section who holds a license under section 26 of the Life Insurance [48 Stat. 1139](/us/stat/48/1139).Act (D. C. Code, sec. 35–425), if the company desiring the appointment of such applicant certifies in writing to the Superintendent that such applicant will solicit only accident and health insurance on its behalf.” Sec. 2. Section 3 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, 1951 edition,“Superintendent”.[54 Stat. 1064](/us/stat/54/1064). sec. 35–1303), is amended by striking therefrom the definition of the word “superintendent” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “‘Superintendent’ means the Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia, or the officer or officers, agency or agencies [66 Stat. 824](/us/stat/66/824).succeeding to his functions under Reorganization Plan Number 5 of 1952”. Approved June 30, 1953. Public Law 93: To continue the effectiveness of the Act of March 27, 1942, as extended, relating to the Inspection and audit of plants, books, and records of defense contractors, for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and six months thereafter. Public Law 93 Public Law 93 67 Stat. 120 1953-06-30 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 93 chapter 169 AN ACT To continue the effectiveness of the Act of March 27, 1942, as extended, relating to the Inspection and audit of plants, books, and records of defense contractors, for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and six months thereafter.June 30, 1953[[H. R. 2313](/us/bill/83/hr/2313)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Defense contractors, audit. That the Act of March 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 185, 186, ch. 199, secs. 1301–1304) , as extended by subsection 1

(2)of the Emergency Powers Continuation Act [66 Stat. 331](/us/stat/66/331).[50 USC app. 643–643c](/us/usc/t50/s643/643c).(Public Law 450, Eighty-second Congress), as amended, shall remain in full force and effect until six months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950 [64 Stat. A454](/us/stat/64/A454).[50 USC app. note prec. 1](/us/usc/t50/s1).(Proc. 2914, 3 C. F. R., 71), notwithstanding any limitation by reference to war of the time during which the powers and authorizations therein granted may be exercised, or until such earlier date as may be provided by the Congress by concurrent resolution or by the President. Approved June 30, 1953. Public Law 94: To amend the National Housing Act and other laws relating to housing. Public Law 94 Public Law 94 67 Stat. 121 1953-06-30 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public

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