Evening star., 1951-01-02

pistol buyer is filed with police
before the weapon is sold. to keep
pistols cut of the hands of lawless
persons and to punish those who
keep pistols for other persons
barred by law from owning pis-
tolls.
Includes switch-blad knives
under the category of deadly
weapons and makes it against the
law for any one to own a toy
pistol with intent to use it unlaw-
fully.
Requires the Commissioners to
revoke licenses where a premises
is used to violate liquor, gambling
or prostitution laws.
Introduces a new definition of
disorderely conduct that spells out
various ways to breach the peace
from shouting in a building at
night to climbing on a seat in a
streetcar. 1t was explained that
this section is supposed to dis
courage law enforcement officers
from Jumping a variety of differ
Ient offenses under the heading Of
disorderly conduct.
Investigation Staff Provided.
Throws new protection around
victims of threats by giving judges
authority to put the threatening
person in jail instead of letting
him off with a peace bond.
Increases the penalty for those
found guilty of receiving stolen
property.
Forbids persons who have been
convicted of a felony in the pre-
ceding 10 years to work in a liquor
store or bar.
Sets up Council on Law En-
forcement.
Provides a permanent staff of
special investigators for the United
States Attorney
Authorizes the United States
commissioner to employ secre-
tarial and clerical help.
Changes the title of the head
OF the Metropolitan Police De-
partment from superintendent"
to chief" creates the Office of
deputy chief" gives the assistant
chief of detectives the rank and
pay of inspector while assigned
to that post. permits police to
work voluntary six-day week
with pay. relieves police of the
job of collecting court-ordered
payments from the fathers of il
legitimate children and author
ICES police to operate a mobile
crime laboratory.
Central Crime Records.
| Sets up a central criminal rec
ords unit in the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department and requires all
law-enforcement agencies-other
police forces, the prosecutors Of
fees, the courts and the penal in
stitutions-to give the unit all
necessary information.
Requires bondsmen to keep de-
tailed records.
| Provides for removal from Of
flee of any enploye of the Dis
trict who refuses to answer ques-
tions or produce records requested
by the District government or a
congressional committee.
| Authorizes the Commissioners
to appoint a psychiatrist and a
psychologist to work with the
courts, the penal institutions and
the parole board.
Coroners Setup Unchanged.
Proposed in the earlier drafts
but excluded from the final bill
were' abandonment of coroner's
Iinquests, the habitual offender
provisions, and major revisions of
the probation and parole system,
among other things.
Mr.. Davis said the habitual Of
fender provisions were deleted be-
cause it was virtually impossible
to make clear the difference be-
tween man who got into trouble
occasionally but usually led a
blameless life and man whose
life was devoted to crime on a
full-time basis.
On the question of revising the
probation and parole system, he
said that was a question the pro-
posed Council on Law Enforce
ment could take up.
He said the subcommittee
studied the coroner's office at
length but decided against major
alter1 Lions in its operations.