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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. Ciis . 860, 861 . 1928 . World War Adjusted Compensation Ac t, as amended . Payments Eff ect of change of status of dependents. under awards h eretofore or hereafter made shall be made to the dependent entitled thereto regardless of change in status, unless another dependent establishes to the satisfaction of the Director a priority of preference under such Act, as amended . Up on the estab- lish ment of such pre ference the remai ning ins tallment s shall be paid to such depend ent, but in no case shall the total payments under Title VI of such Act, as amended (except section 608), exceed the adjusted service credit of the veteran . Approved, May 29, 1928 . Vol . 44, p. 829. May 29, 1928 . [S. 2660 .] [Public, No . 571 .] Arch itect s' R egist ra- tion Act, D.C. Vol . 43, pp . 715-718, amended . Board of Examiners, etc . Certifica te from board, etc ., required for autho rity to p racti ce . Use of title restricted to holders of certifi- cates , etc . Appli cant s practic- ing prior to December 13, 1924. Corporations. Pers ons engaged in architecture, Decem- ber 13, 1924, may be grant ed c erti ficat es without examination . Proviso. Continuance, etc . CHAP . 861 .-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examinati on and regis tration of a rchitects and to regulate the practic e of archi- tecture in the District of Columbia," approved December 13, 1924, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sections 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia," approved December 13, 192 4 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, pages 714-718), be amended so that the same shall read as follows : " SEC. 14. That, except as otherwise provided in thi s Act , any person wishing to practice architecture in the District of Columbia under the title of architect shall, before being entitled to be or be known as an architect, secure from such board a c ertificate of qualifications to practice under the title of architect, as provided in this Act . "SEC . 16. Th at no per son who was eng aged in the prac tice of archit ecture i n the Di strict o f Columb ia on De cember 1 3, 1924, shall use or assume any title indicating that he or she is an architect, or any words, letters, or figures to indicate that the person using them is an architect, unless he or she shall ha ve qualified and obtained a certificate of registration as an architect, or unless he or she shall, within six months after the passage of this Act, file with said board an affidavit establishing to the satisfaction of said board the fact that he or she was in practice as an architect in said District on and prior to D ecemb er 13, 1924 . Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any person who was engaged in the practice of architecture in said District on and prior to December 13, 1924, from applying to said board at any time for examination under this Act . No firm shall be entitled to the style or designation ` architect' or ` reg iste red architect' unless and until every member thereof shall be entitled to such d esignati on . A corporation whose principal business, as shown by its charter, is the practice of architecture, may apply for and obtain a certificate of registration, provided all its executive officers and directors are registered architects . The same exemptions shall apply to partn erships and corp orations as appl y to ind ividuals under this Act ." " SEC. 19 . That any properly qualified person who shall have been actually engaged in the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia on Decemb er 13, 1924, may be granted a certificate of registration wi th out examination on condition t hat the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence to the sa id board that he is qualified to practice architecture and by payment to the board of the fee required for certificate of registration as prescribed in section 23ofthisAct: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall prevent any person who was actually engaged in the practice of architecture