BISHOP v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Nos. 12871, 12872, 12920 and 12921.

401 A.2d 955 (1979)

Richard A. BISHOP, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Richard A. BISHOP, Appellee. Axel-Felix H. KLEIBOEMER, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Axel-Felix H. KLEIBOEMER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 20, 1979.

On Rehearing En Banc June 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Bixler, Washington, D.C., with whom Ronald D. Aucutt, Washington, D.C., was on the briefs and supplemental memorandum of Richard A. Bishop.

Philip L. Kellogg, Washington, D.C., with whom James L. Lyons and Bradley G. McDonald, Washington, D.C., were on the briefs and supplemental memorandum of Axel-Felix Kleiboemer.

Louis P. Robbins, Acting Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom John R. Risher, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., at the time the briefs were filed and the case was argued, Robert E. McCally, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Henry E. Wixon and Richard L. Aguglia, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the briefs and supplemental memorandum for the District of Columbia.

Roger C. Ohlrich, Edward M. Luria and Gregory Burr Macaulay, Washington, D.C., filed a brief on behalf of the Bar Association amicus curiae.

Before KELLY and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

On June 24, 1975, the District of Columbia Council (hereinafter the Council), pursuant to the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (hereinafter the Home Rule Act),1 adopted the Revenue Act of 1975 (subsequently enacted as D.C. Law No. 1-23). The Act was signed by the Mayor and sent to both Houses of Congress for a 30-day review in accordance with § 602(c)(1) of the Home Rule...

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