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846 SIXTY·SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 318, 319. 1922. United States without inj1u·y to said sidewalks, because of the hardening thereof, the person, partnership, corporation, ifointrstock coman , or s dicate m charge or control of such bu dmgs or lots of liancli whethlelr as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall, within the first eight horns of daylight after the same has formed, make reasonably safe for travel, or cause to be made reasonably safe for travel, by the s of sand or ashes thereon, said sidewalks, and shall, as soon &ereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean said sidewalks. _ si£°é”¤F"°Q,'b{8Qu*g•f°*g; Sec. 5, That_m the event of the failure of any person, partnership, owners,etc. co?oration, ]omt-stock company, or syndicate to remove or cause to e removed such snow or ice from the said sidewalks or to make the same reasonably safe for travel, or cause the same to be made reasonably safe for travel, as hereinbefore provided, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the District o Columbia, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the time herein provided for the removal thereof, or for the of the said sidewalks reasonably safe for travel, to cause the snow an ice in front of such building or ot of land to be removed or to cause the same to be made reasonably safe, as hereinbefore directed to be done by such person, partnership, corporation, 'oint-stock company, or syndicate in charge or control of ,,,§‘*"§§"° such buildling or lot of land, and the amount of the expense of such ¤¤¤¤¤¢1- removal or such work of making the said sidewalks reasonably safe for travel, shall in each instance be ascertained and certified by the said commissioners to the corporation cormsel of the District of _ Columbia. ,,§§‘f,e,,§,,‘Q,°,‘;f"°"* Sec. 6. That the corporation cormsel is hereby directed and authorized to sue for and recover from such person, partnership, corporation, joint-stock company, or syndicate the amount of such expense in the name of the District of Co umbia, together with a penalty not exceed- Deposit ofamountto ing $25 for each offense, with costs, and when so recovered the amount °'°d“ °m‘° D“"‘°t‘ shall be de osited to the credit of the District of Columbia. pé;g,;{°¤¤¤“°¤*“°X· Sec. 7. llhat in order to enable the said commissioners and the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army to com ly with their duties imder this Act and to carry it into effect there is hereby ap rom*?€’gj“'f°¤¤ District priated the sum of $10,000, one- alf out of the general revenue fiind und of the District of Columbia and the other one-half out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, September 16, 1922. Sepfririiirliir CHAP. 319.-An Act To exempt from taxation certain roperty of the Daughters [Public No. 305.1 of the American Revolution in Washington, District of Colirmbia. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives of the United District of Columbia. . . , c3£¤¤i;{¤e$(€?¤;>{O;1\m<é¤;1:r$’tates of America in Congress assembled? That the pro erty situated mpc rm. are on dg,. 111. square one hundred and seventy-three in the city oi) Washington,

  • g‘%*,f,‘f“,,,§j’;,*,,’fL,_,,_ m,_ District of Columbia, described as lots twelve, thirteen, fourteen,

Efteen, and sixteen, inclusive, occupied by the Daughters of the American Revolution, be exempt from and after February 28, 1921, v,,L,,,_p_3,,,_ from all taxation so long as the same is so occupied and used, subject to thefirovisions of section 8 of the Act approved March 3, 1877, providing or exemfptrons of church and school property, and Acts amendatory thereo . Approved, September 16, 1922.