An Act to declare nonnavigable a part of the west arm of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River situated in the city of Chicago in the State of Illinois, as hereinafter described
PL 86-218 (H.R.7948), enacted 09/01/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-218-SEPT. 1, 1959 
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S T A T . 
Violations. 
Right of action, 
"The bond which may be required by the Commissioners under the 
authority of this subparagraph shall be a corporate surety bond in an 
Limitation o
f amouut to be fixed by the Commissioners, but not to exceed $15,000, 
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conditioned upon the observance by the licensee and any agent or 
employee of said licensee of all laws and regulations in force in the 
District of Columbia applicable to the licensee's conduct of the busi-
ness, trade, profession, or calling licensed under the authority of this 
section, for the benefit of any person who may suffer damages result-
ing from the violation of any such law^ or regulation by or on the 
part of such licensee, his agent or employee. 
"Any person aggrieved by the violation of any law or regulation 
applicable to a licensee's conduct of a business, trade, profession, or 
calling involving the collection of money for others shall have, in 
addition to his right of action against such licensee, a right to bring 
suit against the surety on the bond authorized by this subparagraph 
(c), either alone or jointly with the principal thereon, and to recover 
in an amount not exceeding the penalty of the bond any damages 
sustained by reason of any act, transaction, or conduct of the licensee 
and any agent or employee of said licensee which is in violation of 
law or regulation in force in the District of Columbia relating to the 
business, trade, profession, or calling licensed under this section; and 
the provisions of the second, third (except the last sentence thereof), 
and fifth subparagraphs of paragraph (b) of the first section of the 
Act entitled 'An Act to grant additional powers to the Commission-
ers of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes', approved 
December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 820; sec. 1-244(b), D.C. Code, 1951 edi-
tion), shall be applicable to such bond as if it were the bond author-
ized by the first subparagraph of such paragraph (b) of the first 
section of said Act approved December 20,1944: Provided^ That noth-
ing in this subparagraph (c) shall be construed to impose upon the 
surety on any such bond a greater liability than the total amount 
thereof or the amount remaining unextinguished after any prior 
recovery or recoveries. 
"This subparagraph (c) shall not be applicable to persons when 
engaged in the regular course of any of the following professions or 
businesses: 
"(1) Attorneys at law. 
"(2) Persons regularly employed on a regular wage or salary, 
in the capacity of creditmen or in a similar capacity, except as 
an independent contractor. 
"(3) Banks and financing and lending institutions. 
"(4) Common carriers. 
"(5) Title insurers and abstract companies while doing an 
escrow business. 
"(6) Licensed real estate brokers. 
"(7) Employees of any class or Subclass of licensees required 
to give bond under this subparagraph." 
Approved September 1, 1959. 
P r of e ssions or 
businesses. 
Exemption. 
September 1, i.959 
[H. R. 7948] 
Public Law 86-218 
AN ACT 
To declare nonnavigable a part of the west arm of the South Fork of the South 
Branch of the Chicago River situated in the city of Chicago in the State of 
Illinois, as hereinafter described. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
so^^th'sfan^h non- United Sttttcs of America in Congress assembled^ That the portion of 
navigable. 
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the west arm of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago 
Eiver, as established by the ordinance of the city of Chicago on July 17, 
1911, in the southwest (juarter of section 32, township 39 north, range 14 
east of the third principal meridian, in the city of Chicago, county of 
Cook, State of Illinois, lying westerly of a straight line drawn from a 
point in south dock line of the said west arm 203.94 feet westerly of the 
point of intersection of the south dock line of the said west arm with the 
west dock line of the east arm of the South Fork of the South Branch of 
the Chicago River as established by said city of Chicago ordinance of 
July 17, 1911, measured along the south dock line of said west arm, 
thence to a point in the north dock line of the said west arm said point 
being 278 feet westerly of the intersection of the north dock line of the 
said west arm with the west dock line of the South Fork of the South 
Branch of the Chicago Eiver as established by said city of Chicago 
ordinance of July 17,1911, measured along the north dock line of said 
west arm of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, 
is hereby declared to be and is hereafter to be regarded as a nonnavi-
gable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitu-
tion and laws of the United States: Provided, That plans for a suit-
able bulkhead to retain any fill to be placed in the waterway shall be 
submitted to and approved by the Corps of Engineers, United States 
Army, prior to the placing of such fill. 
Approved September 1, 1959. 
Public Law 86-219 
AN A C T 
September I, 1959 
To provide for the regulation of elosing-out and fire sales in the District of 
[H. R. 2;(18] 
Oolumbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled, That, for the pur-
poses of this Act, (1) "closing-out sale" shall mean and include any 
sale in connection with which there is any representation by the person 
conducting such sale that the sale is being conducted, or is required 
or compelled to be conducted, for reasons of economic or business dis-
tress, inability to continue business at the same location, or the age 
or health of the owner or owners of the business, and the term "closing-
out sale" shall include but not be limited to, all sales advertised, repre-
sented, or held forth under the designation of "going out of business," 
"discontinuance of business," "selling out," "liquidation," "lost our 
lease," "must vacate," "forced out," "removal," or any other designa-
tion of like meaning; and (2) "person" shall mean and include indi-
viduals, partnerships, voluntary associations, and corporations. 
SEC. 2. (^a) No person shall advertise or offer for sale in the District 
of Columbia a stock of goods, wares, or merchandise under the descrip-
tion of closing-out sale, or a sale of goods, wares, or merchandise dam-
aged by fire, smoke, water, or otherwise, unless he shall have obtained 
a license to conduct such sale from the Commissioners of the District 
of Columbia. The applicant for such a license shall make an appli-
cation therefor, in writing and under oath at least 14 days prior to the 
opening date of sale, showing all the facts relating to the reasons and 
character of such sale, including the opening and terminating dates 
of the proposed sale, a complete inventory of the goods, wares, or 
merchandise actually on hand in the place whereat such sale is to be 
conducted, and all details necessary to locate exactly and identify fully 
the goods, wares, or merchandise to be sold. 
Fire and c:iosing-
out sales. El. C. 
Regulation. 
Definitions. 
Licensing provi-
sions.