An Act to relieve owners of abutting property from certain assessments in connection with the repair of alleys and sidewalks in the District of Columbia
PL 87-700 (S.3315), enacted 09/25/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-699-SEPT. 25, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
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Approved September 25, 1962. 
Public Law 87-699 
September 25, 1962 
[S. 1307] 
District court. 
Richland, Wash. 
62 Stat. 894. 
AN ACT 
To amend section 128 of title 28, United States Code, to constitute Richland, 
Washington, a place of holding court for the eastern district of Washington, 
southern division, and to waive section 142 of title 28, United States Code, 
with respect to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Washington, southern division, holding court at Richland, Washington. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseiiibled^ That the second sec-
tion of section 128(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
"Court for the southern division shall be held at Yakima, Walla 
Walla, and Kichland"; 
That the limitations and restrictions contained in section 142, title 
28, United States Code, shall be waived insofar as pertains to holding 
court by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Washington, southern division, at Richland, Washington. 
Approved September 25, 1962. 
Public Law 87-700 
September 25, 1962 
A N A C T 
[S. 3315] 
rp^j relieve owners of abutting property from certain assessments in connection 
with the repair of alleys and sidewalks in the District of Columbia. 
D. c. 
Assessment of 
property, re-
lief in certain 
cases. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Am^ei'ica in Congress assembled^ That the second sen-
tence in the second paragraph under the caption "ASSESSMENT AND PER-
MIT WORK" in the first section of the Act entitled "An Act making 
appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the 
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen 
hundred and ninety-five, and for other purposes", approved August 7, 
1894 (28 Stat. 247), as amended (sec. 7-608, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), 
is amended by striking "said property" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"said property: Provided^ That no such assessment shall be levied 
against abutting property for the cost of repairing alleys or sidewalks 
when the damage requiring such repair is caused by the growth of 
roots of trees on public space or the cause of such damage is otherwise 
beyond the control of the owner of such property". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply to repairs to alleys or to sidewalks the completion of which 
repairs shall occur on or after the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect ten days after its approval. 
Approved September 25, 1962.