Chapter 173. Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia
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Chap. 173: Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia. Chapter 173 45 Stat. 1160 1929-02-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 173.— An Act Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia.
February 11, 1929.[[S. 3581](/us/bill/70/s/3581).][[Public, No. 719](/us/pl/70/719).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Claims against, to be settled by the Commissioners. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they hereby are, empowered to settle, in their discretion, claims and suits, either at law’ or in equity, against the District of Columbia whenever the cause of action—
(a)Negligent acts, etc., of employees.Arises out of the negligence or wrongful act, either of commission or omission, of any officer or employee of the District of Columbia for whose negligence or acts the District of Columbia is prima facie liable to respond in damages.
(b)Where District legally responsible.Arises out of the existence of facts and circumstances which place the claim or suit within the doctrines and principles of law decided by the courts of the District of Columbia or by the Supreme Court of the United States to be controlling in the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. Refund of taxes, etc., erroneously assessed subsequent to September 1, 1916.The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to grant relief in claims for refund of taxes paid, or for cancellation of assessments heretofore made and subsequent to September 1, 1916, in such cases where like assessments, or assessments against property of similar character, have been held to be void or erroneous by decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, or the Supreme Court of the United States: *Proviso*.Time for filing, required.*Provided, * That any claims for refunds of taxes heretofore paid or for cancellations of assessments heretofore made shall be filed within one year from the approval of this Act. Statute of limitations not reduced.Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as reducing the period of the statute of limitations. Sec. 3. Limit of amount.No settlement of any claim or cause of action herein authorized to be made by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall in any event exceed the sum of $5,000 and all settlements entered into by the Report to Congress.Commissioners of the District of Columbia acting under the terms and provisions of this Act shall be presented 1161to the Congress, together with a brief statement of the nature of the claim or suit, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settlement, with a summary of the evidence and circumstances under which the settlement was made. Appropriations for the paymentAppropriations authorized. of such settlements are hereby authorized, payment thereof to be made in the same manner as are other expenditures for the District of Columbia. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage, butEffective date.Action on pending claims. nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the Commissioners of the District of Columbia from proceeding according to the terms and provisions hereof to settle any claim or suit pending at the time of the enactment hereof, irrespective of the date of presentation of the. claim to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or the date of the filing of the suit. Approved, February 11, 1929.
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