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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 163-165. 1924. 135 CHAP. 163.-—An Act To exempt from taxation certain pro rty of the MSF 21.1924- Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, District of (gdlumbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives of the . . . United States of America in Congress assembleif That the property Biiigiisiiiiligixi situated in square numbered 173 in the city of Washington, District §mR§a‘;°},‘§*g;?*°m,§§ of Columbia, described as lots 8, 9, and 10, inclusive, occupied by lotgiy- lgm the Daughters of the American Revolution, be, and the same is Vgl:ig;gP8ffi}'1009. hereby, exempt hereafter from all taxation, so long as the same is V I so occupied and used, subject to the provisions of section 8 of the °'1°’°`3°°` Act approved March 3, 1877, providing for exemptions of church and sc ool property, and Acts amendatory thereof. Approved, May 21, 1924. CHAP. 164.—Joint Resolution To provide for the remission of further pay- [%{m}Y§éS19?é I ments of the annual installments of the Chinese indemnity. Whereas by authority of a joint resolution of Congress approved CWM i¤d°m¤i*Y· May 25, 1908, the resident of the United States was authorized VI,°1·355lg·5"7- to remit imto China the sum of $11,961,121.76 of the Boxer ' indemnity fund accredited to the United States, which sum the President on December 28, 1908, duly remitted and which, at the requestofl China, was specified to be used for educational purs; an Whgifeas it is deemed proper as a further act of friendship to remit the balance of said indemnity fund amoimting to $6,137 552.90 in order further to develop the educational and other cultural activities of China: Now therefore be it Resobved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Remission O, pw United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President :$¤*tg¤§f¤¤;;¤¢¥1¤S¢§dg_· is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to remit to China as an act turiiancegl: mr of friendship any or all further payments of the annual installments of the Chinese indemnity due under the bond received from China pursuant to the protocol of September 7, 1901, as modified by Executive order on the 28th day of December, 1908, pursuant to the V,,,_3,,',,_,,,,_ authority of the joint resolution of Congress approved May 25, 1908, for indemnity against losses and expenses incurred by reason of the so—called Boxer disturbances in China during the ggar 1900, such remission to begin as from October 1, 1917, and to at such times and in such manner as the President shall deem just. Approved, May 21, 1924. CHAP. 165.-An Act To provide for the cleaning of the exterior of the post- 1g?YR22·4g6’§· office building at Cincinnati, Ohio. Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Representatives of the . . . . United States of A/meriea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary g f61g§§€érssr of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to "‘m’“’ rmit the cleaning of the exterior of the post-office building at Uincinnati, Ohio, in connection with the improvements in the blocks No Qgvgrumgut B,. known as Fountain Square, said cleaning to be without expense to 1’°*“°· the United States and to the entire satisfaction of the repplesentative of the Treasury Department who may be detailed for the al inspection thereof. Approved, May 22, 1924.