An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to fix certain licensing and registration fees
PL 83-50 (S.1324), enacted 06/05/1953

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AN ACT 
June 5, 1953 
To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fix certain 
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licensing and registration fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Commis- ^^^ fegi^s^ation 
sioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered to fees, 
fix from time to time, in accordance with section 2 of this Act, the fees 
authorized to be charged by the following Acts: 
(1) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate steam-engineering in the 
District of Columbia", approved February 28, 1887 (ch. 272, 24 Stat. 
427, as amended; title 2, ch. 15, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(2) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate plumbing and gas fitting 
in the District of Columbia", approved June 18,1898 (ch. 467, 30 Stat. 
477, as amended; title 2, ch. 14, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(3) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of pharmacy 
and the sale of poisons in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes", approved May 7, 1906 (ch. 2081, 34 Stat. 175, as amended; 
title 2, ch. 6, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(4) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of veterinary 
medicine in the District of Columbia", approved February 1,1907 (ch. 
442,34 Stat. 870; title 2, ch. 8, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(5) The Act entitled "An Act to define the term of 'registered 
nurse' and to provide for the registration of nurses in the District of 
Columbia", approved February 9, 1907 (ch. 913, 34 Stat. 887, as 
amended; title 2, ch. 4, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(6) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of podiatry 
in the District of Columbia", approved May 23, 1918 (ch. 82, 40 Stat. 
560, as amended; title 2, ch. 7, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(7) The Act entitled "An Act to create a board of accountancy for 
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved February 
17, 1923 (ch. 94, 42 Stat. 1261, as amended; title 2, ch. 9, D. C. Code, 
1951 edition). 
(8) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of optometry 
in the District of Columbia", approved May 28,1924 (ch. 202, 43 Stat. 
177; title 2, ch. 5, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(9) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination and 
registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture 
in the District of Columbia", approved December 13, 1924 (ch. 9, 43 
Stat. 713, as amended; title 2, ch. 10, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(10) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of the healing 
art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia", approved 
February 27, 1929 (ch. 342, 45 Stat. 1326, as amended; title 2, ch. 1, 
D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(11) The Act entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and license real-
estate brokers, business chance brokers, and real-estate salesmen; to 
create a Real Estate Commission in the District of Columbia; to pro-
tect the public against fraud in real-estate transactions; and for other 
purposes", approved August 25,1937 (ch. 760,50 Stat. 787, as amended; 
title 45, ch. 14, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(12) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination and 
licensing of those engaging in the practice of cosmetology in the Dis-
trict of Columbia", approved June 7,1938 (ch. 321, 52 Stat. 611; title 2, 
ch. 13, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(13) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate barbers in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes", approved June 7, 1938 (ch. 322, 
52 Stat. 620, as amended; title 2, ch. 11, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
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crease of fees. 
(14) The Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act for the regulation 
of the practice of dentistry in the District of Columbia, and for the 
protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto, approved 
June 6, 1892, and Acts amendatory thereof", approved July 2, 1940 
(ch. 513, 54 Stat. 716; title 2, ch. 3, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(15) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate boxing contests and 
exhibitions in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", 
approved December 20, 1944 (ch. 612, 58 Stat. 823, as amended; title 
2, ch. 12, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(16) The Act entitled "An Act defining and regulating the practice 
of the profession of engineering and creating a Board of Registration 
for Professional Engineers in the District of Columbia", approved 
September 19, 1950 (ch. 953, 64 Stat. 854; title 2, ch. 18, D. C. Code, 
1951 edition). 
SEC. 2. The Commissioners may after public hearing increase or 
decrease the fees authorized to be charged by each of the Acts listed 
in the first section of this Act to sucTi amounts as may, in the judgment 
of the Commissioners, be reasonably necessary to defray the approxi-
mate cost of administering each of said Acts. 
Approved June 5, 1953. 
Public Law 51 
CHAPTER 102 
June 6, 1953 
[S. J. Res. 80] 
'•Aid to K o r e a 
Week". 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Requesting and authorizing the President of the United States to officially 
proclaim the week of June 7-14, 1953, as "Aid to Korea Week". 
Whereas the people of the United States feel a strong bond of friend-
ship toward the people of the Republic of Korea in our common 
fight in defense of freedom; and 
Whereas Korean women, children, aged, and maimed have been sub-
ject to the ravages of war for almost three years; and 
Whereas the facilities of the Government of the Republic of Korea 
and the magnanimous aid of private relief agencies have not to 
date been nearly adequate for the monumental task of rehabili-
tation of the millions of injured, destitute, and homeless Koreans; 
and 
Whereas the American military forces in Korea have been so moved 
by the suffering of the civilians there that they have contributed 
millions of dollars of their own money to help these stricken 
people; and 
Whereas recent reports estimate there are nine million dislocated per-
sons, one hundred thousand orphans, three hundred thousand war 
widows, and fifteen thousand amputees in desperate need in that 
land which has borne such sacrifice to retain its freedom and 
independence and to resist Communist aggression; and 
Whereas the practice of assistance through private relief agencies is 
in the best American tradition: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President of the 
United States is requested and authorized to officially proclaim the 
week of June 7-14, 1953, as "Aid to Korea Week": And be it further 
Resolved^ That the President shall by this proclamation call upon 
the American people, by their observance of this week, to demonstrate 
their friendship and affection for the distressed people of the Republic 
of Korea. 
Approved June 6, 1953.