An Act to repeal the 10 per centum surcharge on postal cards
PL 82-279 (S.2394), enacted 03/12/1952

PUBLIC LAW 279-MAR. 12, 1952 
[66 S T A T . 
March 12, 1952 
[S. 2394] 
Postal cards. 
65 Stat. 672. 
39 u s e 280. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 279 
CHAPTER 102 
AN ACT 
To repeal the 10 per centum surcharge on postal cards. 
Be it enacted 
hy the Senate 
and House 
of Representatives 
of 
the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress 
assembled^ 
T h a t the first sen-
tence of section 1 (a) of the Act entitled "An Act to readjust postal 
rates", approved October 30, 1951 (Public Law 233, Eighty-second 
Congress), is amended by striking out the colon and the following: 
^'Provided., That on all single and double postal cards sold in quantities 
of fifty or more there shall be an additional charge of 10 per centum". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act to such Act of October 30, 
1951, shall take effect on the tenth day following the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved March 12, 1952. 
March 14, 1952 
[S. 664] 
D.C. c o r p o r a -
tions. 
•vilUtV 
Public Law 280 
CHAPTER 103 
AN ACT 
To amend section 4 of the Act of May 5, 1870, as amended and codified, entitled 
"An Act to provide for the creation of corporations in the District of Columbia 
by general law", and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted 
hy the Senate 
and House 
of Representatives 
of 
the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 4 of the 
Act of May 5, 1870, as amended and codified, entitled "An Act to 
provide for the creation of corporations in the District of Columbia 
by general law" (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 29-216), be amended to 
read as follows: 
" I t sliall not be lawful for any corporation, except a charitable, 
educational, or religious corporation incorporated under the laws of the 
District of Columbia or under any Act of Congress, to use its funds 
to purchase stock in any other corporation." 
Approved March 14, 1952. 
March 14, 1952 
[S. 1345] 
Public Law 281 
CHAPTER 104 
AN ACT 
To amend Acts relating to fees payable to the clerk of the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
U.S. 
D i s t r i c t 
Court, D.C. 
Clerk's fee. 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate 
and House 
of Representatives 
of 
the 
United 
States 
of Atnerica 
in Congress 
asse^nhled, 
That the Act of 
March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1363, ch. 854, sec. 1110), and the Act of April 
6, 1928 (45 Stat. 410, ch. 325), otherwise known as part of section 
11-1509 of the Code of Law-s of the District of Columbia, 1940 edition, 
are amended by striking from them and, thereby, from section 11-1509 
of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia the following 
provisions: 
"For receiving, keeping, and disbursing money in pursuance of any 
statute or order of court, including cash bail or bond or securities 
authorized by law or order of court to be deposited in lieu of other 
security, 1 per centum of the amount so received, kept, and disbursed, 
or of the face value of such bonds or securities." 
SEC. 2. From and after the approval of this xVct no fee shall be 
charged or collected by the clerk of the Ignited States District Court for 
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PUBLIC LAW 282-MAR. 14, 1952 
the District of Columbia for any of the services enumerated in the pro-
vision stricken by section 1 hereof, regardless of whether such services 
Avere rendered prior to or after the approval of this Act. 
Approved March 14, 1952. 
Public Law 282 
CHAPTER 105 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making additional appropriations for the Legislative Branch and the Motor 
Cariier Ckiims Connnission for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the United 
States of Amerh-a in Congress assenibJed^ That there is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otiierwise approj)riated, 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 195^, the following sums: 
March 14, 1952 
[H. J. Res. 396] 
Additio n a 1 a p -
propriations, 1952. 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
SALAIMES, OFJICEKS AXD EMPLOYEES 
The appropriation for salaries of officers and employees of the 
Senate contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1952, 
is made available for the employment of additional clerical assistants 
for each Senator from the State of Minnesota, so that the allowance 
for administrative and clerical assistants for such Senators will be 
equal to that allowed other Senators from States having a population 
of more than three million but less than five million, the population 
of said State having exceeded three million inhabitants. 
65 Stat. 388. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF T H E SENATE 
For an additional amount for "Joint Committee on Atomic Energy", 
$15,000. 
For an additional amount for "Expenses of inquiries and investiga-
tions", $100,000. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
For an additional amount for expenses of "Special and select 
committees", $400,000. 
INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
MOTOR CARRIER CLAIMS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses. Motor Carrier 
Claims Commission," $52,000: Provided^ That said appropriation 
shall remain available until December 31, 1952, and the limitation on 
the amount available for personal services as set forth under this 
head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952, is repealed. 
Approved March 14, 1952. 
Repeal. 
65 Stat. 744.