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 rirrr-sixru coivcmcss. ssss. 11. ca. ss-i. 1901. 1431 or straightening of such alley or lI1l]lO1' street, which shall be the value of the land at the time of the taking; and they shall make and iilc a statement in writing. signed by them, of the damages so ascertained and appraised, in the office of the Commissioners of the Dis_- trict of Columbia, and a- duplicate of said statement in the office of the recorder of deeds for the said District, and the amount thereof shall be paid to the persons, respectively, entitled thereto by said District of Columbia, out of any funds available therefor; and all such alleys or minor streets or extensions, widenings, or straightenings shall thereafter be kept open and free for public use. _ SEC; 1612. That the said jury shall apportion an amount equal to the ,,,;Q,{’,{Q{f"§,‘Qn“§,‘f,‘;,‘ log amount of said damages so ascertained and appraised as aforesaid, ¤><+¤¤¤¤<¤1· including five dollars for the services of said marshal when actually employed a11d five dollars per diem for the services of each of said jurors when actually employed, according as each lot or part of a lot of land in such square may be benefited by the opening, widening, extending, or straightening of such alley or minor street: 1)/V/2.'£(l€(Z, 1""’”·"’· hozvever, That in cases provided for in section sixteen hundred and ten —‘l"'l'*°“°“*· of this code the sums paid or agreed to be paid for the land contained in any alley or part of alley to be closed shall first be deducted from _ the amount of benefits so to be assessed; and they shall make due Q§$:#""’f“pp°"I°n` return of such apportionment to the recorder of deeds and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, in which they shall designate each lot or part of a lot of land in such square so benefited, and the _ amount so apportioned to each, respectively; and in case of failure §‘@S?XS§’§§$’2§c#’“ mf to pay the amount so apportioned, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners, or some_one designated by them, to levy an assessment upon each lot or part of lot of land in accordance with such apportionment, the same to be collected as other special assessments upon real estate are collected; and said assessment shall bear interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum until paid. _ _ _ Sec. 1613. That the said marshal shall give or cause to be given at Ofjggge Of mwmg least ten days’ written or printed notice of the time and place of the meeting of such jurors, for the purposes aforesaid, to each proprietor of land in the square designated as the location of such alley or minor street. If the proprietor be a resident of the District of Columbia, the notice shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to him or her personally, or leaving it at the usual residence with some person over ten years of age. If the proprietor be a nonresident, the notice shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to his or their tenant or agent, or depositing it in the post-office at \Vashington City, inclosed in a post-paid envelope, which shall be addressed to the proprietor at his or her post-office address. If the proprietor or proprietors be under twenty-one years of age, the notice shall be served as hereinbefore provided upon the guardian or parent of such minor or minors. A return of such service and the manner thereof shall be made by the marshal to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and shall be filed among the records of said District. _ Sec. 161-1. Anmzrs r1>.i;v1oUsLY ornxsn, AND so roR·rH.——That all ,,,;;3]§§Sm,,§’§‘§?Q{§E,$1" alleys opened or extended in the city of \Vashington since June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, under an ordinance of the _ late corporation of Washington approved November fourth, eighteen _ hundred and forty-two, are hereby made valid: P}’¤9'?)2·CZ€d, That noth— f;l`§§§;¥,;, sum ,,,,,,f_ ing in this code shall affect the rights of parties to suits now pending {sem-- U in such cases. _ Sec. 1615. That all alleys .or parts of alleys heretofore closed by C,;;l.}f,jQ?,,,lg§g§$T,`Q§j§§? subdivision, with the approval of the Commissioners, shall remain ` unaffected by this code. _ _ _ SEc.'1616. -)IONEYS FROM sA1.1=: or LAND.——If any money from.the ,,,2}i‘Z,‘}f,'L{§HZ§]1,§§`.‘§‘f sale of land in which the United States is interested shall remain after