Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18

prompted the board to ask
! exception of the transit bill.
on any department, division,
C m m ission, board. bureau,
agency, or officer of the District
of Columbia or of the United
States of America :"
Could Mortgage Property
8. I'm order to secure the pay
ment of its bonds or other obli-
cations, the Authority may mort
gage or pledge all or any part
of its real or personal property
then owned or hereinafter &C.
quired in such manner as in its
absolute discretion it shall pro-
vide"
8. Bonds issued under the
provisions of this Act shall not
constitute a debt or liability of
the United States of America or
of the District of Columbia or Of
any political subdivision of or
municipality within the WASH
ington Metropolitan Area. or a
pledge of the faith and credit Of
the United States of America or
the District of Columbia or OF
any political subdivision of or
municipality within the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. >"
10. THE Authority shall
be exempt from all taxes, special
assessments. fees and licenses
now or hereafter imposed by the
United States OF America or by
the District of Columbia. In lieu
of taxes on motor fuel now or
hereafter imposed for the bene-
LIT of the District of Columbia,
the Authority shall pay to such
District annually an amount Of
money equal to the taxes
on motor fuel which would be
payable by the Authority during
the annual period if it were not
exempted from such taxes: pro-
vided, however, that such pay
ment shall be made only to the
extent that the revenues in each
fiscal year shall be sufficient.
after payment of the costs Of do
ing business.
Tax-exempted Bonds
l. Authority notes and bonds
would be exempt from all taxa
ton now or hereafter imposed by
the United States or the District
OF Columbia, with the excep-
ton OF estate, Inheritance and
gift taxes +"
IL. The Authority would set
Its own rates and decide how
much service to give. This would
be true in the District and in
any suburban areas where it
was authorized to do so.
10. The section on personnel
says, the Board shall appoint
such managers, assistant man.
ayers, officers employees, at
torneys. and agents as are nee
essary for the transaction of the
Authority's business. fix their
pay. define their duties, require
bonds of such of them as the
board may designate, and pro-
vide a system of organization to
fix responsibility and promote
efficiency
The board shall establish a
personnel system and shall make
and promulgate rules and regu-
lations governing the conditions
OF employment of the officers
and employees of the Authority.
including, but not limited to.
the selection, appointment, en-
ployment.s promotion, demotion,
suspension. and dismissal of such
Officers and employees according
TO merit and fitness; the fixing
Eof pay and hours of employ
iment; and the establishment OF
leave, vacation, pension, and re-
itirement privileges.
Said personnel system shall
be independent of the Federal
civil service system and the per-
sennel system governing en-
3ployment in the municipal gov
eminent of the District of Col
lumbia."
IA. THE board shall have
authority to employ such of the
officers and employees of any
transportation system which it
may acquire in whole or in part
as it finds are necessary or
desirable to transact the author
ity's business, and to prescribe
the relative employment rights
OF such officers and employees"
| Is. Employees would be barred
from striking but would be
exempt from the Hatch Act.
4 Condemnation Rights
| Is. The authority would be
free to condemn any real or
personal property situated or
having a legal situs in the Dis
trict of Columbia or any interest
therein. Such power and right
shall exist with respect to pri-
vate property devoted to any
private or public use which is
necessary for the purpose of the
authority :"
II. The authority also may
acquire" the capital stock Of
Capital Transit Co. or any other
transit company in the area.
l8. The board would have
subpoena powers and could
prescribe reasonable penalties
of fine not to exceed $500 or
imprisonment not to exceed 10
days, in lieu Of or in addition to
any fine for the violation of any
of the regulations of the au-
thority." Lying under oath be-
fore the board or it's hearing
officers would be punishable I'M
der the laws Of perjury.
49, From now on, the author