Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

lagton an opportunity to appear and
District .ot Columbia for the fscsI year
en- ene Mso 5Sne & Yo o3 x3gsg
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, Washington 4. D. c., Sep
TENDER IA. 194s. ORDERED: That pur-
graphs % and 46 Of Section ! of the Act
of Congress entitled AN Act to make ap-
preparation to provide for the government
year ending June 80, 1903, and for other
purposes approved July L. 1902, as
amended by the Act Of Congress approved
ne Act Of 'consress approved July g,
l947; Commissioners Order No, 800. 429.
y dG NJ Is sads By G0m
October 20, 1912, and as further amended
dated NoVember a, is{s; com ON Hs
Order No. 4Os,ss7, dated January 2, 1912.
Is amended BY order No
No. 4a7,s5a. dated NoyembeS .; 1913;
Gommissi9ners Order No 44672ss dated date
1issoners order No. saoe dated 5anu
airy airy, 4 4, 1912; CSmmissionerss' ! Order No
dated Ssl Ha a. 1sfS
SEPTEMBER i -, is47, be, and the same
are hereby repealed as Of 1900 o'clock
effect for the purposes of any suit at law
or criminal prosecution based upon the
thereof either pendns aS On
is FURTHER ORDERED, That the, follow,
ing definitions and regulations be u and
they are hereby F the
of housing in the District of Columbia
beginning, with the LICENSE. year CON- COM
licenses to be hereafter determined and
promulgated: (a) The term apartment"
means one or more habitable rooms with
for the use of and under the control of
the occupant or occupants thereof. d. The
term apartment house" means any build
three or more apartments. as, defined in
(a) above, occupied, or offered for occu-
pancy for consideration; or three or more
lor apartments" %. Apartment houses
may contain. in addition to the above; no
more than two tenements. as defined in
(e) hereinafter. without the requirement
G') The term bachelor apartment as
nsed b9s Bsbroo one aees
for the use of and under the control OF
the occupant or occupants thereof, IN
building three OF more nr apaId
that in said building no kitchen facilities
or PRIVILEGES are available TO Or use ed p, by
occupant
means any building or part. thereof, other
than a hotel, containing sleeping accom-
by or offered for occupancy for consid-
not la''I members af Of the immediate family
or part thereof, and which. accommoda,,
tons are not under the exclusive control
Hf s nes sTs0f any building af on
part thereof, other than hotel, con-
tanning sleeping accommodations occupied
for or e
transients who are not members Of the
immediate, family of the owner or lessee
vi saca ouads ane not
exclusive control of the occupants thereof
(el The term tenement me. means Son one OF or
a msfs enea as dened in ' Is above
other than, bachelor apartment IN an
apartment house as defined in CO. above
or occupants thereof: % The term
part thereof containins o three Or 9or more
building or part thereof containing any any
two are apartments, occupied or oHered
for OCCUPANCY for consider alton: o R
The term or part other tha
hotel, used as. maintained as, advertised
as or held out to be an enclosure where
or lunches e are or mors
who have sleeping accommodations upon
the premises or to 3 or more boar re1S
ing or part thereof where not less than
80 habitable rooms are reserved eXclu-
sively for transient guests and where
premises by the managem mt or con-
cessionaire of the management to be
eaten in dining room recommending I
which dining room shall be communicat-
ing with the lobby. Where kitchen or
dining room FACILITIES are ,s operated BY "a
nnae els Shall be liable for compliance
with all regulations applicable thereto
and penalties thereunder unless SIS. Other her,
"convalescent or nursing home means
any building or part thereof. except hos
Rct Of asyum5 Aor ao 1903
used as, maintained as. advertised as.
or held out for the care. treatment or
Lodging for eonsldesasonb Nv OF b6 oW9 OF
consequently to the owner. operator or or
al infirm senile, afflicted or suferins
from any physical or mental disease i'll
ness or af1ieton, Or who are terrs drug sco0 or
treated or lodged for consideration in
convalescent or nursing home, except
DERED. That for the purposes Of these
nse sbp pH IF any budns or
part thereof, as the case may be. shall
be conclusiyely presumed to have exclu;
control a of the ea4e
maintenance thereof. unless exclusive con,
troll and Responsibilities. for the care and
a the feqns proVded 6p the District
Columbia Such written, assumptions of
inspection at ali reasonable hours within
the District Of Columbia by any repre-
sentative Of the District OF Columbia.
troll over any portion OF building used
in common with. the owner, lessee man
ager, license, applicant: or any other to oecut
these regulations for an owner, lessee,
manager, or license applicant to oo tsn
exclusive control as described herein. The
than one type of tenancy, as defined In
these regulations. shall Obtain, separate
for f sssh sRsh type ina
unlawful for any owner, operator. mar
ager or license. applicant to advertise.
wise, any. building or part thereof con-
tanning living quarters, managed OF
operated by him, by any designation OF
appellation which indicates any other type
of occupancy defined in these regulations.
than that by which. as defined in these
regulations. said building or part thereof
is required to be licensed. The number
of persons in any building or part
thereof shall be determined by totaline
for all rooms occupied for consideration
or offered for OCCUPANCY for a considera-
ton the actual number of occupants or
the sleeping accommodations. whichever
may be greater. for each room. The
number of sleeping accommodations shall
be determined by counting one person
for each single or three-auarrer bed snd
two persons for each dopole bed present
ton or offered for occupancy for con-
sheraton. except that such number may
be reduced in case of any owner or lessee
claiming that double, beds are OCCUPIED
or are to be occupied by out one person:
in which event such double beds shall
be counted as one accommodation
statement to that effect. with the Super.
intendent of Licenses of the District OF
Columbia. Upon the filing of such written
statement such owner or lessee shall
thereafter be bound thereby. In COM
putting the number Of apartments or tene-
ments IN any building or part thereof,
the apartment or tenement occupied by