PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District cj Columbia, on Monday, the fifth day of December, 1932, and was adjourned with out day on Satur day, the fourth day of Ma rch, 193 3 . HERBERT HOOVER, President; CHARLES CIIRTIS, Vice President; GEORGE H . MOSES, President of the Senate pro tempore; SIMEOx D . FEES, Acting President of the Senate pro tempore, February 28, 1933; JOHN N. GARNER, Speaker of the House of Representatives . (CH AP TER 1.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the a
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p yment of salaries of the officers and employees o f Congress [H • J••o503 . for December, 1932, on the 20th day of that month
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) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the p1o Congressio nal a Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized December, 193Z and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capi tol poli ce, the off ice of legislative counsel, and employees paid on vouchers under authority of resolutions, their res p ective salaries for the month of December, 1932, on the 20th day of that month . Approved, December 13, 1932 . [CHAPTER 4.] AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to readjust and close streets, roads, highways, or alleys in the District of Columbia rendered useless or unnecessary, and for other purposes . Be it enac ted by the Senat e and House of R epres entati ves of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to close any street, road highway, or alley, or any part of any street, road, highway, or alley, in the District of Columbia when, in the judgment of said commissioners, such street, road, highway, or alley, or such part of a street, road, highway, or allgy, has been rendere d useless or u nneces sary, the title to the land embraced within the public space so closed to revert to the owners of the abutting property subject to such compensation therefor in money, land, or structures as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, in their judgment, may find just and equitable, in view of all the circ umstances of the case affecting near-by property of abutters and/or nonabutters : Provided, That if the title to such land be in the United States the property shall not revert to the owners of the abutting property but may be disposed of by the said commissioners to the best advantage of the locality and the properties therein and thereby affected, which properties thenceforth shall mei ject become assessable on the books of the tax assessor of the District of 747 Decembe r 15 1933
[s .3532 .5 [Public, No . 397.) District of Columbia Street Readjustment Ac t. Commisioners au. thorized to close un- nec essary stre ets, e tc . Title to abutting owners on payment. Provisos . Disposal, if United States property . to assess .
