Public Law 273.
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(/us/pl/72/272).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That chapter 15District of Columbia Code, amendment.Vol. 31, p. 1266; Vol. 45, p. 1437, amended.Condemnation of land for public use.Declaration by petitioner that lands are taken for use of the District. of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia is amended by adding after section 485 the following new section: Sec. 485a. Vesting of title pursuant to a declaration of taking.— The petitioners may file in a cause, with the petition or at any time before judgment, a declaration of taking, signed by the com-648missioners, declaring that said lands are thereby taken for use of the Contents of declaration.District of Columbia.
Said declaration of taking shall contain or have annexed thereto—
(1)A statement of the authority under which and the public use for which the said lands are taken;
(2)A description of the lands taken sufficient for the identification thereof;
(3)A statement of the estate or interest in said lands taken for said public use;
(4)A plan showing the lands taken;
(5)A statement of the sum of money estimated by the commissioners to be just compensation for the land taken. Title to vest upon filing declaration and deposit of estimated compensation in registry of court.Notwithstanding the provisions of section 488, upon the filing of said declaration of taking and the deposit in the registry of the court, for the use of the persons entitled thereto, of the amount of the estimatedVol. 45, p. 1438, amended. compensation stated in the declaration, title to the said lands in fee simple absolute, or such less estate or interest therein as is specified in the declaration, shall vest in the District of Columbia, and the lands shall be deemed to be condemned and taken for the use of the District, and the right to just compensation for the same Compensation to be ascertained and awarded.shall vest in the persons entitled thereto. Said compensation shall be ascertained and awarded in said proceedings and established by judgment therein, and the judgment shall include, as part of the just compensation awarded, interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum on the amount finally awarded as the value of the property as of the date of taking, from said date to the date of payment; but interest shall not be allowed on so much thereof as shall have been paid into the registry. No sum so paid into the registry shall be charged with commissions or poundage. Money deposited in registry may, on application, be paid forthwith.Upon the application of the parties in interest, the court may order that the money deposited in the registry of the court, or any part thereof, be paid forthwith for or on account of the just compensation to be awarded in said proceeding. If the compensation finally Judgment against District for deficiency, if award exceeds deposit.awarded in respect of said lands, or any parcel thereof, shall exceed the amount of the money so received by any person entitled thereto, the court shall enter judgment against the District for the amount Against recipient if less.of the deficiency. If the compensation finally awarded in respect of said lands, or any parcel thereof, shall be less than the amount of the money so received the court shall have the power to enter judgment against the party or parties receiving the same for the Recovery.amount representing the difference between the amount received and the amount awarded by the jury as fair compensation, and writs of execution may be issued thereon within the same time and have the same effect as liens, and shall be executed and returned in the same manner as if issued upon a common-law judgment. Provisions for surrendering possession.Upon the filing of the declaration of taking, the court shall have power to fix the time within which and the terms upon which the parties in possession shall be required to surrender possession to the petitioners.. The court shall have power to make such orders in respect of incumbrances, liens, rents, taxes, assessments, insurance, and other charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable. Approved, July 8, 1932. Authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Fallon, Nevada. 1932-07-08 463 Chapter 47 Stat. 649 72 1 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 2024-12-27 public 649 [CHAPTER 463.] AN ACT Authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Fallon, Nevada.July 8, 1932.[[S. 3154](/us/bill/72/s/3154).][[Public, No. 273](/us/pl/72/273).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryFallon, Nev.Conveyance of certain lands, for dumping ground uses. of the Interior is authorized and. directed to convey to the city of Fallon, Nevada, for use as a dumping ground, the following-described lands heretofore withdrawn from entry for irrigation purposes: The southwest quarter southwest quarter southwest quarterDescription. section 20 and the northwest quarter northwest quarter northwest quarter section 29, all in township 19 north, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, consisting of twenty acres, more or less, upon condition that the city shall make payment for the land at the rate of $1.25 per acre within six months after the approval of this Act: *Provided*, That there shall be reserved to the United States all oil,*Provisos*.Minerals, etc., reserved. coal, or other mineral deposits found at any time in the land, and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: *Provided further*, That the grant herein is made subject to anySubject to existing claims. valid existing claim or easement, and that the land hereby granted shall be used by the city of Fallon, Nevada, only for a dumping ground, and if the said land or any part thereof shall be abandonedReversion for nonuser. for such use said land or such part shall revert to the United States; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to declare such a forfeiture of the grant and to restore said premises to the public domain if at any time he shall determine that the city has for more than one year abandoned the land for the use herein indicated, and such order of the Secretary shall be final and conclusive, and thereupon and thereby said premises shall be restored to the public domain and freed from the operations of this grant. Approved, July 8, 1932. To punish the sending through the mails of certain threatening communications. 1932-07-08 464 Chapter 47 Stat. 649 72 1 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 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 464.] AN ACT To punish the sending through the mails of certain threatening communications.July 8, 1932.[[H. R. 96](/us/bill/72/hr/96).][
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