87th Congress, H. R. 5143 An Act To amend section 801 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901. 76 STAT. 46. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 801 ofD. C. the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the DistrictMurder in first of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189, 1321), is and second deamended to read as follows: grees. "SEC. 801. PUNISHMENT.-The punishment of murder in the first D. C. Code degree shall be death by electrocution unless the jury by unanimous 22-2404. vote recommends life imprisonment; or if the jury, having determined by unanimous vote the guilt of the defendant as charged, is unable to agree as to punishment it shall inform the court and the court shall thereupon have jurisdiction to impose and shall impose either a sentence of death by electrocution or life imprisonment. "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person convicted of first degree murder and upon whom a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed shall be eligible for parole only after the expiration of twenty years from the date he commences to serve his sentence. "Whoever is guilty of murder in the second degree shall be imprisoned for life or not less than twenty years. "Cases tried prior to the effective date of this Act and which are before the court for the purpose of sentence or resentence shall be governed by the provisions of law in effect prior to the effective date of this Act: Provided, That the judge may, in his sole discretion, consider circumstances in mitigation and in aggravation and make a determination as to whether the case in his opinion justifies a sentence of life imprisonment, in which event he shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment. Such a sentence of life imprisonment shall be in accordance with the provisons of this Act. "In any case tried under this Act as amended where the penalty prescribed by law upon conviction of the defendant is death except in cases otherwise provided, the jury returning a verdict of guilty may by unanimous vote fix the punishment at life imprisonment; and thereupon the court shall sentence him accordingly; but if the jury shall not thus prescribe the punishment the court shall sentence the defendant to suffer death by electrocution unless the jury by its verdict indicates that it is unable to agree upon the punishment, in which case the court shall sentence the defendant to death or life imprisonment." Approved March 22. 1962. 87th Congress, H. R. 10493 An Act 76 STAT. 552. To amend title 18, United States Code, section 4163, relating to discharge of prisoners. date. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4163 of Crimes and oftitle 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Except fenses. as hereinafter provided a prisoner shall be released at the expiration of Federal prisonhis term of sentence less the time deducted for good conduct. A cer- ers, discharge tificate of such deduction shall be entered on the commitment by the warden or keeper. If such release date falls upon a Saturday, a Sunday, or on a Monday which is a legal holiday at the place of confinement, the prisoner may be released at the discretion of the warden or keeper on the preceding Friday. If such release date falls on a holiday which falls other than on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, the prisoner may be released at the discretion of the warden or keeper on the day preceding the holiday." Approved September 19, 1962. (463) 87th Congress, H. R. 8038 An Act 76 STAT. 555. To amend section 491 of title 18, United States Code, prohibiting certain acts involving the use of tokens, slugs, disks, devices, papers, or other things which are similar in size and shape to the lawful coins or other currency of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That that portion Crimes and of section 491 of title 18, United States Code, which precedes subsec- offenses. tion (c) thereof is amended to read as follows: ❝g 491. Tokens or paper used as money "(a) Whoever, being 18 years of age or over, not lawfully authorized, makes, issues, or passes any coin, card, token, or device in metal, or its compounds, intended to be used as money, or whoever, being 18 years of age or over, with intent to defraud, makes, utters, inserts, or uses any card, token, slug, disk, device, paper, or other thing similar in size and shape to any of the lawful coins or other currency of the United States or any coin or other currency not legal tender in the United States, to procure anything of value, or the use or enjoyment of any property or service from any automatic merchandise vending machine, postage-stamp machine, turnstile, fare box, coinbox telephone, parking meter or other lawful receptacle, depository, or contrivance designed to receive or to be operated by lawful coins or other currency of the United States, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(b) Whoever manufactures, sells, offers, or advertises for sale, or exposes or keeps with intent to furnish or sell any token, slug, disk, device, paper, or other thing similar in size and shape to any of the lawful coins or other currency of the United States, or any token, disk, paper, or other device issued or authorized in connection with rationing or food and fiber distribution by any agency of the United States, with knowledge or reason to believe that such tokens, slugs, disks, devices, papers, or other things are intended to be used unlawfully or fraudulently to procure anything of value, or the use or enjoyment of any property or service from any automatic merchandise vending machine, postage-stamp machine, turnstile, fare box, coin-box telephone, parking meter, or other lawful receptacle, depository, or contrivance designed to receive or to be operated by lawful coins or other currency of the United States shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "Nothing contained in this section shall create immunity from criminal prosecution under the laws of any State, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia." Approved September 19, 1962. Slugs, disks, etc., penalty. 62 Stat. 709. 87th Congress, H. R. 11017 An Act 76 STAT. 557. To amend section 4281, title 18, of the United States Code to increase from $30 to $100 the amount of gratuity which may be furnished by the Attorney General to prisoners discharged from imprisonment or released on parole. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4281, title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by striking out the 62 Stat. 856. figure "30" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "100". Approved September 19, 1962. (465) 87th Congress, H. R. 11793 An Act 76 STAT. 775, To provide criminal penalties for trafficking in phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in l'ongress assembled, That chapter 113, title 18, United States Code, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 2318. Transportation, sale, or receipt of phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels "Whoever knowingly and with fraudulent intent transports, causes to be transported, receives, sells, or offers for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any phonograph record, disk, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sounds are recorded, to which or upon which is stamped, pasted, or affixed any forged or counterfeited label, knowing the label to have been falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." SEC. 2. The chapter analysis of chapter 113, title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Sec. 2318. Transportation, sale, or receipt of phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels." Approved October 9, 1962. Phonograph records bearing forged labels. Penalty for transportation. |