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104 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 7,8. 1919. States to the credit of the District of Columbia to pay the indebtedness of the District of Columbia to the United States on account of advances to defray the expenses of constructing and equipping a school building in Georgetown, District of Columbia, as provided "°‘·“’·P·‘°‘· in the Act approved March 3, 1875; and said sum shall be transferred to the credit of the United States from the amount in the Treasury to ligrefcrgldgtk of the District of Columbia immediately upon the approv o t ct. m{,§{¤:i*j;,,§g”*;°'•¤¤· Sec. 11. That all of the Ipgovisions of the Act of Congress approved cemdpmsuen rm-, September 7 1916, entit "An Act to provide coli:-peusation for §§5§'1{,;’§l,_°° m""’°° employees of the United States suffering mjuries w e in the per- ¤L 3% P- 7*1 forrggpce of their dutgesil and for other 0pu1ipos]jep," are giegegtoy gxten toemployeeso the ovemment the `stricto cum ia ¤fgg,_•’**l mw so far as they may be appl§:able, except to those members of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia who are v¤1.ae,p.m. Ensioned or pensionable under the provisions of the District of Modmug ,_ lumbia Appropriation Act approved September 1, 1916. Such compensation as the commission provided for in said Act may award to erlnployees of the government of the District of Columbia shall be p in the manner provided by law for the payment of the general _ expenses of the Government of the District of Columbia. For

  • P1'°P"*“°¤»•*°· carrying out the provisions of this section, there is appropriated

$@,000; and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall submit annuallfy to Congress, through the Secretary of the Treasury, hbuwm M estimates o appropriations necessary for the foregoing purpose. 1,,,,,,;,,8 H; ,,0;,, of Sec. 12. That the lortering of public cabs and hacks or vehicles of };*g,'g·d,;_*‘°°*°’· °*°·· alljlescriptrons around or in front of the hotels, theaters, or public buildings m the District of Columbia, either by sto pin , except to take on or discharge a passenger, or unnecessarily slldw diiving, is v,f,;Qg}g_ ‘°* "mm hereby prohibited, and any driver of any such cab or hack who willfully causes the same to oiter either by stopping or slow drivin as aforward shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and unished m the police court of the District of Columbia b a Hue ofp not less b_1{gs_¤‘;1:¤¤¤¤,¤¢¤.¢¤ than $10_nor more than $40 for such offense. 'llhe Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to make any regulations that may be necessary in furtherance of the purpose of this section, and are hereby given authority to revoke the cense_of the driver of any public hack or cab who is convicted of a violation of this section. Bxgéggfgygmsh Sec._13. That the provisions of the joint resolution entitled "Joint »·.3¢,L.¤a¤¤¤n. resolution to prevent rent profiteering in the District of Columbia," ,.‘,§,,f§;%f“· Egproved May 31, 1918, are extended and continued in full force and ect for a period of ninety drags following the definite conclusion g a treaéy) of peace; between e United tates and the Imperial erman vernmen . Approved, July 11, 1919. lgyxllligill CHAP. 8.-Au Act Making appro riations for the su of the Arm for the

 iiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and {gr other purposes. ppc"; Y

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives o the United e.;§§_“’ °""'°""°’ States of America in Ornzgreaaaeeembled, Thrill. the followiiilg sums be, PM, ¤v· 2?2.w=¤· and they are hereby, appmriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria , for the support of the Army for the year ending June 30, 1920: CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY. C°°°°‘°°*°‘*’°"’°" For all contingent expenses of the Army not otherwise provided for and embracing all branches of the military service, including the