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1164 SIXTY·NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. Cn. 169. 1927. interest or will serve public necessity or the provisions of this Act will be more fully complied with; ·*'°•"°"°’°""‘*· (g) gHave authority to establish areas or zones to be served by any statroxr fl · ·· · · ‘ Cm °”°°°°"“”" (lr) ‘¤iIave éngibonitylptbinmmsiivecial regulations applicable to radio nsangi in c a castin;l ·_ ‘ °,§j°“*'° "'*“°" M (i) ~Have*·¢authorit ~to» makefgegeral rules and regulations r0q!iu·i§1g*»·$ations to such records-of programs, transmissions Bmw mm of qnsag, eemmunications;·,orlsignals·as itmay deemdesirable; isgmcata. . (3) _ ve i_suther1ty· ~to_yexclu e_ from the requirements of any regin ations in whole· or in plart any radio station upon railroad ro mg stock, or tp modify suc regulations in its discretion; ¤¤¤¤¤¤ wnhvrffv- ‘ (k_)‘ {Have ·‘·_ authority to hcl · hearingskmsummon witnesses ‘ admmisterwaths, compel the production? o _ " ks, documents, and E dn and to make snch investigations as may benecessary in the "°° °"""`°"'°‘ ofitsrdutiess The maymake such expendi- tures iincluding expenditures for*‘rent and personal services at the seat 0 government and elsewhere, forlaw book·s;·periodicals, and books o reference, and for printing and binding); as may be neoessarytfontliei executlonof the functions vested in e commission and;*=as·frcm'·time totime may,bei·ap;]§i~ep1·iated for ny Congress. Alkoxpvenditiues of the commission sha ‘be allowed an ~ paid upon t;11e_presentation· of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the c airman. » · t ‘ ,,,Pg'Y',,,,;‘§P,,§.‘;.*’,§'% 5 Snof From and after·one_year after the first meeting of the ·¤¤¤=•¤¤·*¤¤*Y¢¤- this‘Act; allthe powers and authority vested inthecommisaioni r-the terms ofthis Act, except as to the revoca- tion of·’ll¥t’:a¤eb,rshall'-be·vestod intend exercisedby the_Secretary of

°°'°‘ Gomme1iee;·=except%that-tbereafter‘the;co1nmiesien shallhave power

` and jurisdiction to act upon `and¤_determine~»any andjall matters Dm_°,E`; M, brouglrtbeforeit uuderthe terms<ofthis—section.‘ · — ¤~¤= _` ·· itiahall also be thefduty of the Secretary of Commerce-=~ ’ pm.,¤,.gy;.,Q ¢·{(A>)¢1l‘o1j·¤:utt>dx1ring·a=péri0d·ofone=y•ar from the iirst meeting o£>d¤ecomm¤s1o¤~creatad by this Act; to immediately refer to the commission Jallwpplications for station licenses or for the renewal obmoditlcationo existmg station licenses. · · ‘ ‘ r C *°d';{;t°g (B) From and after one year from the first meeting of the ·· w annthr ¤ms¤¤ created¢`by~this Act, torefer to the commission for its ° aéti¤n=#\ny¤·application for-a station license or for the renewal or modification of any existing station license as to the gzanting of which ' utc controversy, or conflict anime or against t dpranting . dwohioh >is·li1ed within ten* days after the date of mg said ap lication·by· any·par'l>y in interedand anyapplicationi as towhich sgxdirxnefplrence is »nequestedt;by» the applicant at theitime of iihng

 °°'“‘? ·(E‘·)?g`oi§rescribe the qualifications of station gperators, to classifg

Lhem accor gng to the glutiesto beiperformed, whe ig forxplshoig suc · · · `eehses,·an toissuei emtosuc persons-as n s.qua' e . uélgaivd °°°m°°' (D) To suspend the license of any operator for a period not °"“"“'°'”‘°'“°‘· ei two. years-u on proof suilicient to satisfy him >that the licensee a)' has violated any provision of any Act or treaty binding on the _ nited States which ithe Secretary _ofs or the ooummsston rshuthorized b this Act to administer or byany regula- tion made by the commission or ths<Secretary of Commerce under an such Actlior treaty; `or (b)~—.has failed to carry out the lawful asian of the-maxtsi··of thecvemel on whichihe is employed; or (c) has-willfull. or permittedwradio apparatus to be damaged; or (d) superB·nous.radio communications or signals or radio communications containing profane or obscene wor s or langu e; or (e) has willfully or ma iciously interfered with any other iédio communications or signals.