An Act to continue for a temporary period the existing suspensions of the tax on the first domestic processing of coconut oil, palm oil, palm-kernel oil, and fatty acids, salts, combinations, or mixtures thereof.
PL 86-432 (H.R.8649), enacted 04/22/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-432-APR. 22, 1960 
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(sec. 47-2345, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking the 
words "to revoke" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "to suspend 
or revoke". 
SEC. 5. With the exception of the function of making regulations to 
carry out the purposes of this Act, the Commissioners are authorized 
to delegate, with power to redelegate, any of the functions vested in 
them by this Act. 
SEC. 6. The Commissioners are authorized to promulgate regulations 
to carry out the purposes of this Act: Provided^ That no such regula-
tion shall become effective until after a public hearing has been held 
thereon. 
SEC. 7. No person shall make any statement required or authorized 
by this Act to be filed with the Commissioners, knowing that the in-
formation set forth in such statement is false. 
SEC. 8. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act or of 
any regulation promulgated by the Commissioners under the authority 
of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by 
a fine not exceeding $600 or by imprisonment for not more than six 
months, or both. 
SEC. 9. Prosecutions for violations of this Act, or of the regulations 
made pursuant thereto, shall be conducted in the name of the District 
by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants. As used in this 
Act the term "Corporation Counsel" means the attorney for the Dis-
trict, by whatever title such attorney may be known, designated by 
the Commissioners to perform the functions prescribed for the Cor-
poration Counsel in this Act. 
SEC. 10. The authority and power vested in the Commissioners 
by any provision of this Act shall be deemed to be additional and 
supplementary to authority and power now vested in them, and not 
as a limitation. 
SEC. 11. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof 
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall 
not affect other provisions or the application of this Act which can 
be effected without the invalid provision or application, and to this 
end the provisions of this Act are severable. 
SEC. 12. This Act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved April 22, 1960. 
47 Stat. 563. 
Exception. 
Penalty. 
"C o rp o r at ion 
Counsel". 
Effective date. 
Public Law 86-432 
AN ACT 
To continue for a temporary period the existing suspensions of the tax on the 
first domestic processing of coconut oil, palm oil, palm-kernel oil, and fatty 
acids, salts, combinations, or mixtures thereof. 
April 22, 1960 
[H. R. 8649] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate amd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That— 
(1) Section 3 of Public Law 85-235 (71 Stat. 516), approved 
August 30, 1957 (relating to the temporary suspension of the 
tax on the first domestic processing of coconut oil) ; and 
(2) Public Law 86-37 (73 Stat. 64), approved May 29, 1959 
(relating to the temporary suspension of the tax on the first 
domestic processing of palm oil, palm-kernel oil, etc.), 
are each amended by striking out "June 30, 1960" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "June 30,1963". 
Approved April 22, 1960. 
Coco nut 
and 
palm oil, etc. 
Tax suspension. 
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note.