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son convicted of rape in violation of section 808 of the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia', 31 Stat. 1322. approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D. C- Code, sec. 22-2801), shall not be less than seven years if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined. The maximum sentence in each case to which this subsection applies shall not be less than three times the minimum sentence imposed, and shall not be more than the maximum fixed by law. "(c) For a person convicted of— "(1) a violation of section 432(b) of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-505, relating to assault with a dangerous weapon on a police officer) occurring after the person has been convicted of a violation of that section or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or in another jurisdiction; "(2) a violation of section 3 of the Act of July 8, 1932, as amended, providing for the control of dangerous weapons in Post, p. 93. the District (D. C. Code, sec. 22-3203, relating to illegal possession of a pistol), occurring after the person has been convicted of violating that section; or " (3) a violation of section 209 of the District of Columbia Law Post, p. 97. Enforcement Act of 1953 (relating to possession of implements of crime) occurring after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia of a violation of that section or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or in another jurisdiction, the minimum sentence imposed under this section shall not be less than one year, and the maximum sentence shall not be less than three times the minimum sentence imposed nor more than the maximum fixed by law." (b) Section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to reorganize the system of parole of prisoners convicted in the District of Columbia", approved 61 Stat. 379. July i7, 1947 (D. C. Code, sec. 24-201c, relating to reduction of minimum sentences), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If a prisoner is serving a sentence for a crime for which a minmum sentence is prescribed by section 3(b) of the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, Ante. p. 91. ^j^(j fQp other purposes', approved July 15, 1932, as amended, his minimum sentence shall not be reduced under this section below the minimum sentence so prescribed." _ Nonappiicabii^ ^^^ -pj^g amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to any sentence imposed for a crime committed before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEX OF F E N S E S
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SEC. 202. (a)(1) Section 9 of the Act entitled "An Act for the preservation of the public peace and the protection of property within the District of Columbia", approved July 29, 1892, as amended (D. C. Code, scc. 22-1112), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. (a) I t shall not be lawful for any person or persons to make any obscene or indecent exposure of his or her person, or to make any lewd, obscene, or indecent sexual proposal, or to commit any other lewd, obscene, or indecent act in the District of Columbia, under penalty of not more than $300 fine, or imprisonment of not more than ninety days, or both, for each and every such offense. "(b) Any person or persons who shall commit an offense described in subsection (a), knowing he or she or they are in the presence of a
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