An Act to amend section 27 of the Shipping Act, 1916
PL 90-177 (S.706), enacted 12/06/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-177-DEC. 6, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
D.C. Code 47-
2601 et 
seq. 
63 Stat. 119. 
charges on such land, and shall not exceed the maximum fair use value 
economically feasible to permit the reestablishment of a business of the 
class and character of such displaced business. 
"(2) Each business holding a lease under this Act shall furnish 
annually to the Agency (on such date as the Agency may by regula-
tion prescribe) a copy of the sales tax return filed by such business 
under the District of Columbia Sales Tax Act, which copy was fur-
nished to the business under section 138(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, 
sec. 47-2615(a))." 
Approved December 6, 1967. 
December 6, 1967 
[S. 706] 
Public Law 90-177 
AN ACT 
To rtiueiul section 27 of the Shipping!: Act, 1!)1(). 
Shipping Act, 
amendment. 
39 Stat. 737. 
Be it eMaeted hy the Senate and House of Repre>ientatives of the 
United States of Anierica in Congress assembled^ That section 27 of 
the Shipping Act (46 U.S.C. 826) be amended by deleting tlie ijresent 
section and substituting therefor the following: 
"SEC. 27. (a) In all proceedings under section 22 of this Act, deposi-
tions, written interrogatories, and discovery procedure shall be avail-
able under rules and regulations issued by the Federal Maritime Com-
mission, which rules and regulations shall, to the extent practicable, 
be in conformity with the rules applicable in civil proceedings in the 
district courts of the United States. In such proceedings, the Commis-
sion may by subpena compel the attendance of witnesses and the pro-
duction of books, papers, documents, and other evidence, in such man-
ner and to such an extent as the Commission may by rule or regulation 
require. Attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, 
documents, and other evidence in response to subpena may be required 
from any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing, 
and persons so acting under the direction of the Commission and wit-
nesses shall, imless employees of the Commission, be entitled to the 
same fees and mileage as in the courts of the United States. 
"(b) Obedience to this section shall, on application by the Commis-
sion, be enforced as are orders of the Commission other than for the 
payment of money." 
Approved December 6, 1967. 
December 8, 1967 
[H. R. 8582] 
Public Law 90-178 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 7 of title 11 of the District of Columbia Code to increase the 
number of associate judges on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 
two to five, and for other purposea. 
D . C Court of 
Appeals judges, 
increase number. 
77 Stat. 484. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represe^itatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^ssemhled, 
SECTION 1. Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 11 of the District of 
Columbia Code is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 11-702(a) is amended by striking out "two*' and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "five". 
(2) Subsection (c) of section 11-703 is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) Two judges shall constitute a quorum of a division of the 
court, and four judges shall constitute a quorum of the court sitting 
in banc."