Volume 75
Public Law 87–349
To amend the Acts of March 3, 1901, and June 28, 1944, so as to exempt the District of Columbia from paying fees in any of the courts of the District of Columbia.
Approved October 4, 1961
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend the Acts of March 3, 1901, and June 28, 1944, so as to exempt the District of Columbia from paying fees in any of the courts of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the first sentence
D. C.
Payment of court fees.
Exemption.
of section 177 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1219), as amended (sec. 11–1507, District of Columbia Code, 1951 edition), is amended by inserting “or the District of Columbia” immediately after “than the United States”, and by inserting “or by the District of Columbia” immediately before the period.
Sec. 2.
Section 16 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, approved June 28, 1944 (58 Stat. 533; sec. 11–1519, District of Columbia Code, 1951 edition), is amended by inserting “or fees” immediately following “court costs”.
Approved October 4, 1961.