An Act to amend the act of July 2, 1940, as amended, relating to the recording of liens on motor vehicles and trailers registered in the District of Columbia, so as to eliminate the requirement that an alphabetical file on such liens be maintained.
PL 88-89 (S.490), enacted 08/05/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-90-AUG. 8, 1963 
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Public Law 88-89 
'AN ACT 
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To amend the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended, relating to the recording of liens 
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on motor vehicles and trailers registered in the District of Columbia, so as 
to eliminate the requirement that an alphabetical file on such liens be 
maintained. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 6 of 
D. C. 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the recording and releasing 
Motor vehicles 
of liens by entries on certificates of title for motor vehicles and trailers, ml*'°^ ^^^' 
and for other purposes", approved July 2,1940, as amended (54 Stat. 
736, 738; sec. 40-706, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking 
from the sixth sentence "each of two cards" and "cards" and inserting 
in lieu thereof respectively "a card" and "card", and by striking from 
the eighth sentence "each of the said cards" and inserting m lieu 
thereof "the said card". 
SEC. 2. Section 7 of such Act approved July 2, 1940 (sec. 40-707, 
D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking "cards" wherever 
such word appears in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"a card", and by striking "each of said cards" in the second sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof "said card". 
SEC. 3. Section 8 of such Act approved July 2, 1940 (sec. 40-708, 
D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking from the second 
sentence "each of the cards" and inserting in lieu thereof "the card", 
and by striking from the third sentence "each of the cards" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "the said card". 
SEC. 4. Section 11 of such Act approved July 2^ 1940 (sec. 40-711, 
D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking from the first 
sentence "each of the cards" and inserting in lieu thereof "the card", 
and by striking from the last sentence "cards" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "card". 
SEC. 5. Section 13 of such Act approved July 2, 1940 (sec. 40-713, 
D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking "files wherein he 
shall file one set of the cards hereinbefore described alphabetically 
under the name of owner and the other", and inserting in lieu thereof 
"a file wherein he shall file a set of cards hereinbefore described". 
SEC. 6. Alphabetical files established and maintained in accordance 
with the requirements of section 13 of such Act approved J u l j 2,1940, 
may, with the approval of the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia, be destroyed. 
Approved August 5, 1963-
Public Law 88-90 
AN ACT 
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August 8, 1963 
To (;<»iitiuue for a temporary period the existing suspension of duty (m certain 
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istle or Tampico fiber. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in ('Ongress assemMed^ That section 2 of 
is tie or 
Public Law 85-284 (71 Stat. 609), approved September 4, 1957 "^"^^t^" ^j'J"-
(relating to the suspension for a three-year period of the duty on cer- 
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tain istle or Tampico fiber), is amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply only in the case of articles entered for consumption, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, after September 4, 1957, and 
before September 5,1966." 
Approved August 8, 1963.