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87th Congress, H. R. 10493
September 19, 1962

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 62 Stat. 853. 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, prisoner may be released at the discretion of the warden or keeper on the day preceding the holiday."

Approved September 19, 1962.

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87th Congress, H. R. 8038
September 19, 1962

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
September 19, 1962

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.

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87th Congress, H. R. 11793
October 9, 1962

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

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"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.

87th Congress, H. R. 6691

October 15, 1962

An Act

76 STAT. 956.

To amend title 18, United States Code, sections 871 and 3056, to provide penalties for threats against the successors to the Presidency, to authorize their protection by the Secret Service, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 18, United President
States Code, section 871, is amended to read as follows:

and successors. 69 Stat. 80.

"§ 871. Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
"(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in
the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier
any letter,
paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any
threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of
the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other
officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the
United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully
otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-
elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to
the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined not more Penalty.
than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

"(b) The terms 'President-elect' and 'Vice President-elect' as used Definitions. in this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections held to determine the electors of President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2. The phrase 'other 62 Stat. 672. officer next in the order of succession to the office of President' as used in this section shall mean the person next in the order of succession to act as President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 19 and 20."

SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, immediately preceding section 871 of such title is amended by deleting

"871. Threats against President, President-elect, and Vice President."
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"871. Threats against President and successors to the Presidency."
SEC. 3. The first independent clause of title 18, United States Code,
section 3056, is amended to read as follows:

"83056. Secret Service powers

"Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Secret Service, Treasury Department, is authorized to protect the person of the President of the United States, the members of his immediate family, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, and the Vice President-elect; protect a former President, at his request, for a reasonable period after he leaves office;".

Approved October 15, 1962.

62 Stat. 677, 678.

18 USC 871

877.

65 Stat. 122.

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