72 F1FTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 957-959. 1906. fact can not be ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt, if served on the owner of record in the manner hereinbefore in this section pro- ,,N°°i°° *° °°'P°”* vided. Any notice to a corporation shall, for the purposes of this ct, m be deemed to have been served on such corporatmn if served on the president, secretary, treasurer, general manager, oranytprincipal officer of such corporation in the manner hereinbefore provide for the service of notices on natural persons holding property in their own right, and notice to a foreign corporation shall, for the purposes of this Act,_be deemed to have been served if served on any agent of such corporation personally, or if left with any person of suitable age and discretion residing at the usual residence or employed at the usual place of busi-
,0 comm, ness of such agent in the District of Columbia: Pro/vided, That in case
wm. mace. of failure or refusal of the owner, lessee, occupant, or person having A""' P` n' possession, charge, or control of any buildings specined in this Act, to comply with the requirements of the notice provided for in section ten, then, and in that event, the Commissioners are hereby empowercd and it is their duty to cause such erection of fire escapes and other appliances mentioned in the notice provided for, and they are hereby authorized to assess the costs thereof as a tax against the buildings on which they are erected and the ground on which the same stands, and to issue taxlien certificates against such building and grounds for the amount of such assessments, bearing interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum, which certificatesmay be turned over by the Commissioners r to the contractor for doing the work. "{*Qg*g°{§gg gym *3; Sec. 12. That the supreme court of the District of Columbia, in term buildings.' time or in vacation, may, upon a petition of the District of Columbia, filed by its said Commissioners, issue an injunction to restrain the use or occupation of any building in the District of Columbia in violation of any of the provisions of 'this Act. ·
- `°°P°°l- Sec. 13. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, and
the same are hereby, repealed. 1 Approved, March 19, 1906.
CHAP. 958._—An Act Authorizinghthe Commissioners of the District of Columbia
f ;_j____ to make regulations respecting the rig ts and privileges of the fish wharf. , Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0/`Re esentatbves 0 the United
- ,§f,‘,§'°,§;",,‘?,‘{f“,’§‘,[*,,‘Qg States of {1mm-lea in Congress assembled, Tlidli the COHlIl‘£1Sl0D€l'S of
rizht-. ew--. i¤· the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to make such regulations as they may deem pro r for the sale of the rights and rprivileges of the fish wharf in the lgizstrict Hmhik of _C0lumb1a: ]’}·0m°ded, hat no letting or sale of such rights or privileges shall be for a longer term than one year. Approved, March 19, 1906. A ( — w ;€§ui:&};né¤ Act égghplgzpngjpehggmgpisgpnem of the District of Columbia [mane, No. sa.] _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho use of}? esentatbvee of the Un·Jt¢4Z ]_s’:i?Igi°¤iE»°iiii'i»i3# »6tates_0f_America bn Cbngresa assembled, Tliht the Commissioners of " MY "°•'°'•·°'”-· '¤· the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to make such regulations as they may deemproper for the sale of the use of the public hay scales of the District of Columbia and to place public wenghmasters in charge of such scales when deemed nu. necessary, and to prescribe the fees to be paid by the persons using such scales to the sa1d weighnmsters for services rendered by them. Approved, March 19, 1906.
