Act of Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 327, 67 Stat. 366
An Act To amend clause (4) of section 35 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
Eighty-Third Congress, Session I · Approved August 5, 1953
This is an unofficial transcription, prepared by Robert J. Pfister for ease of reading and copying. The authoritative text is the United States Statutes at Large.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (4) of section 35 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Provided further, That referees serving the District of Columbia shall reside in the District of Columbia, or within twenty miles thereof; and”.
Approved August 5, 1953.