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74Th CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHS. 88, 89. MAY 2, 3, 1935. Coinage laws ap- SEC. 4. All laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver coins plicable . of the United States and the coining or striking of the same; regulat- ing and guarding the process of coinage; providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins; for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting; for the security of the coin; or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein directed . supervision of dis- SEC. 5 . The coins aut horized herein shall be issued in such num- tribntion,payment,eto. bers, and at such t imes as they ma y be requested by the committ ee, person or persons duly authorized by said mayor of Hudson, New York, in the case of co ins issued in commemoration of the founding of that city, and by the Providence Tercentenary Committee in the case of coins commemorating the founding of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, and in each case only upon payment to the United States of the face value of such coins . Approved, May 2, 1935 . [C HAPT ER 89 .1 May 3, 1935.

AN ACT [S. 4i 8»] To p rom ote safety on the public highways of the District of Columbi a by pr o- [Public, No . 49.] viding for the financial responsibility of owners and operators of motor vehi- cles for damages caused by motor vehicles on the public highways in the Di stri ct o f Co lumb ia; to presc ribe penal ties for t he violati on of the provision s of this Act, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fistrictinancialoteolumbia. United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall respo nsi - bility of mot or veh icle in no respect be considered as a repeal of any of the provisions of operators.

the Traffic Acts for the District of Columbia but shall be construed as supplemental thereto . suspension of opera- SEC. 2 . The motor-vehicle operator's permit and all of the regis- tor's p ermit and re gis- tration certificates; tration certificates of any person who shall by a final order or judg- causes . anent have been convicted of or shall have forfeited any bond or collateral given for a violation of any of the following provisions of law, to wit- toDe aag while in- Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or nar- vol . 43, p .1124. co tic dr ugs, as provi ded in secti on 10 of the Act of Congr ess ap proved March 3,1.925, as amended, and commonly known as the Traffic Acts; Leaving scene of acci- Leaving the scene of an automobile accident in which personal dent .

injury occurs without making identity known, as provided in section 10 of said Traffic Acts; convi ctions of sim- A conviction of an offense in any other State, which if committed offenses in other sate

in the District of Columbia would be a violation of any of the afore- said provisions of the Traffic Acts of the District of Columbia; shall be suspended by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or t heir designated agent and shal l remain so su spended and sha ll Re ne wal of permit, not at any time thereafter be renewed, nor shall any other motor etc . ve hicle be ther eafter regis tered in his name u ntil h e shal l give proof of his ability to respond thereafter in damages resulting from the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle and arising by reason of personal injury to or death of any one person of at least $5,000, and, subject to th e afor esaid limit f or eac h pers on inj ured or kille d, of at least $10,000 for such injury to or the death of two or more persons in any one acci dent, and for d amage to proper ty of at least $1,000 resulting from any one accident . Such proof in s aid amounts sha ll be furnished for each motor vehicle owned or registered by such per- son . If any such person shall fail to furnish said proof, his oper- at or's p ermit a nd reg istrat ion ce rtific ates sh all re main s uspend ed and shall not at any time thereafter be renewed, nor shall any other