An Act to amend the act of March 5, 1938, establishing a small claims and conciliation branch in the municipal court for the District of Columbia.
PL 88-85 (S.489), enacted 08/05/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-85-AUG.5, 1963 
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the vessel, at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet 
lower than the forward light, another such light. 
"(c) The Secretary of the Army may, after investigation, by rule, 
special anchoi-
regulation, or order, designate such areas as he may deem proper as ^^^ ^'•«^^' 
'special anchorage areas'; such special anchorage areas may from time 
to time be changed, or abolished, if after investigation the Secretary 
of the Army shall deem such change or abolition in the interests of 
navigation. When anchored within such an area— 
" (1) a vessel of not more than sixty-five feet in len^h shall not 
be required to carry or exhibit the white light required by this 
rule; 
"(2) a barge, canal boat, scow, or other nondescript craft of one 
hundred and fifty feet or upward in length may carry and exhibit 
the single white light prescribed bj^ paragraph (a) of this rule in 
lieu of the two white lights prescribed by paragraph (b) of this 
rule; and 
"(3) where two or more barges, canal boats, scows, or other non-
descript craft are tied together and anchored as a unit, the anchor 
light prescribed by this rule need be displayed only on the vessel 
having its anchor down." 
SEC. 4. Subparagraph (d) of rule numbered 15 in section 4233 of 
the Revised Statutes, as amended (33 IT.S.C. 331), is further amended 
to read as follows: 
"(d) A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more than one 
minute, ring the bell rapidly for about five seconds, except that the 
following vessels shall not be required to sound this signal when 
anchored in a special anchorage area established pursuant to paragraph 
(c) of rule 13: 
" (1^ a vessel of not more than sixty-five feet in length; and 
" (2) a barge, canal boat, scow or other nondescript craft." 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
Public Law 88-85 
AN A C T 
August 5, 1963 
To amend the Act of March 5,1938, establishing a small claims and conciliation 
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branch in the municipal court for the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assenibled^ That the first 
D. c. 
sentence of subsection (g) of section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act y^^u^fl^};^^' 
establishing a small claims and conciliation branch in the municipal 
court of the District of Columbia for improving the administration of 
justice in small cases and providing assistance to needy litigants, and 
for other purposes", approved March 5, 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 
105; D.C. Code, 1961 edition, sec. 11-805 (g)), is amended by inserting 
after the word "action" a colon and the following: '•''Provided^ That 
where in any case controlled by any other statute a greater or lesser 
time for hearing is specified bv such other statute, such other specified 
j^eriod of time shall he controlling". 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of subsection (g) of section 5 of such 
Act is amended by striking "herein" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"therein". 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
hearing time.