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FIFIYY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Cus. 99't, 998. 1903. 1023 height of buildings on corner lots will· be re lated by the width of the wider street: Provided, That if said buildiln s have projections, ffg'g'{,‘§°,{;mS M Pm_ such as bay windows, oriels, covered porches, and so forth, extending i¤<>¤¤¤¤- over two stories, the height of the building shall be diminished by the amount of the greatest projection: Provided {art/ter, That s ires, spa-es, ew. towers, and domes may be erected to a greater eight than the limits herein prescribed when approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia: And provided also, That on streets less than ninety isunnmgimes feet wide, where building lines have been established so as to be a matter of public record in the office of the surveyor of the District and so as to prevent the lawful erection of any buildin in advance of said lines, the width of the street, in so far as it controi the height of buildings under this law, may be held to be the distance between said building lines. On blocks immediately adjacent to public buildings Blocks unggcw or to the site of any public building for which plans have been pre- S`;;? bm °' pared and money appropriated at the time of ap lication for the permit the height shal be regulated by a schedule adopted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.” Sec. 3. That section five of said Act be amended to read as follows: " Sec. 5. That no wooden or frame building, as authorized by W<¤¤i¢¤ \>¤¤di¤s•- existing law, hereafter-erected or altered, and intended to be used for V°l·$°»P·¤¤- ‘ human habitation, shall exceed in height three stories, or forty feet ` to the roof. " . Sec. 4. That section six of said Act be amended to read as follows: h,l§g*;*“’°¤*°¤* °* “Sr:c. 6. That the height of all buildings shall be measured from vd_§0,p_m the level of the sidewalk opposite the mid e of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof. lf the building has more than one front, the heig t shall be measured from the mean elevation of the sidewalk at the street corners. No parapet walls shall extend above the limit of height." - Approved, March 3, 1903. -—i—— I CHAP. 998-An Act Regulating the importation of breeding animals. Nmh 3- lm- , [Public, No. 148.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofR'Ie€resentatives egthe United States of America in Congress assembled, at paragrap four hun- ,,,Q‘,',¥’_‘{{_‘°“ *"’“'·""“€ dred and seventy-three of the Act approved July twenty- ourth, eight- nnyegkmiw. n- 194. een hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to provide revenue ' for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States" (Thirtieth United States Statutes at Inrge, one hundred and ninety-four), shall be so amended as to read as ol ows: "·173. Any animal imported bly a citizen of the United States spe- ,,}‘,’§‘f,d{§,‘f"”*°” ’°’ cially for breedin purposes sha] be admitted free, whether inten ed to be so used by the importer himself or for sale for such purpose: P,,,,,,,,,, Provided, That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure bred Pm breedof a reco nized breed, and duly registered in the books of record established for that breed: And provided further, That certificate of q,§§,ffm°‘*°' “’ such record and of the pedigree of such animal shall be produced and submitted to the customs officer, duly authenticated by the proper custodian of such book of record, together with the affidavit of the owner, agent, or importer that such animal is the identical animal described in said certificate of record and pgdiglreez And provided fur- _ titer, That the Secretary of Agriculture s ll etermine and certify to cu§$“,,§’d,‘,§f,m*,§,’gj the Secretary of the Treasury what are recognized breeds and purebred animals under the provisions of this panrzgraph. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such additio regulations as may be _ required for the strict enforcement of this provision. Cattle, horses, €,jf;j*,§‘“b€ j,Ff;m*"';gg sheep, or other domestic animals straying across the boundary line `