Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-04


tbs. or minor child or children aforesaid.
for the purpose of the condemnation pro-
ceeedings authorized by this act. And any
justice OF the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia holding thar equity court s
hereby authorized to appoint a5gaardiaH OF
guardians for that purpose.
Method Of Serving.
Sec. 10. That any notice required by this
act to be served shall be deemed to have
been served If delivered to the person to
be notified. or if left at the usual residence
or place of business of the person to be
notified, with a person of suitable age and
discretion then resident therein: or If no
such residence or place of business can be
found In the District of Columbia by rea-
sonable search If left with any person of
suitable age and discretion employed therein
at the office of any agent of the person to
be notified which agent has any authority
or duty with reference to tie land or tene
mem to which said notice relates; or If no
such Office can be found in said District by
reasonable search II forwarded by regis
tered mail to the last known address Of the
person to be notified and not returned by
the post office authorities; or If no address
be known or can by reasonable diligence be
ascertained. or IL any notice forwarded as
authorized by the preceding clause OF this
section be returned by the post Office au-
thorities If published on three consecutive
days In daily newspaper published In the
District of Columbia; or If by reason of an
outstanding unrecorded transfer of title the
name of the owner in fact can not be sscer-
tanned beyond reasonable doubt, If served
on the owner of record In the manner here
inbefore In this section provided. Any notice
TO corporation SHALL for the purposes of
TINS act. be deeme.i to have been served on
such corpora ion If served on the president
secretary. treasurer, general manager. or
any principal officer of such corporation In
the manner hereinbefore provided for the
service OF notices on natural persons hold
Ing property In their own right; and notice
to foreign corporation shall, for the pur-
poses of this act, be deemed to have been.
served II served on any agent of such cor
poration personally. or If left with any adult
person or suitable age and discretion re-
siding at the usual residence or employed
at the usual place of business of such agent
In the District of Columbia.
Sec. IL. That no person shall interfere
with any member OF the board for the
condemnation of insanitary buildings or
with any person acting under authority
and by direction of said board in the dis
charge OF his lawful duties, nor hinder
prevent or refuse to permit any lawful
inspection or the performance of any
work authorized by this act to be done
py or by authority and direction of said
board.
Penalty for Certain Acts.
Sec. II. That no person shall. without
the consent of the board for the condem-
nation Of insanitary buildings, deface
obliterate. remove or conceal any COPY
or any order of condemnation which has
been affixed to-any building or part Of
building by order Of said board: and the
owner and the person having custody of
any building or part Of, building to which
copy or copies of any such order has
been affixed shall, IL said copy of said
order has been to hts srewledgs defaced.
that fact in writing to said board, unless
he has good reason to believe that such
copy OF such an order has been removed
copy of such order has been concealed
snail forthwith EXPOSE the same to view.
Sec, 1s. That any person violating or
aiding or abetting IN Violating any Of the
ton thereof in the Police Court of the
District of Columbia upon information
MED IN the name of said District, be pun
Isl ,sn EDDY ny a fine Of net p.ore than $500 or
days; and each day on which such unlaw-
full act Is done or during which such UNI
lawful negligence continues shall consti-
tute separate and distinct ofrense.
The New Provisions.
The new features Of the proposed legisla-
ton are embodied in the following sections:
Section H. That the owner or owners OF
any building or part of building condemned
under the provisions OF this act may. with
In the time specified in the order Of con-
demnation. institute proceedings in the Su-
preme Court of the District OF Columbia,
sitting as District Court for the modifica-
ton or vacation of the order Of condemna-
ton aforesaid. and the court shall give
precedence to any such case and shall hear
the testimony adduced therein; and unless
the court shall find that there Ia sufficient
proof made Of the necessity OF the destruc-
ton OF such building or part Of building the
order of the board for the condemnation of
insanitary buildings shall be modified or