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 F IFTY-N INTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 2073. 1906. 159 the suit and shall report the circumstances to the corporation counsel of the District of Co umbia, who shall bring such circumstances to the attention of the court in which such litigation is pending for the purpose of securing such order or decree as will enable said board to continue such proceedings looking toward condemnation, and such court is hereby authorized to make such decrees and orders in such pending suit as may be necessary for that purpose. Sec. 9. That whenever the title to any building or part of building i W¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤v¤¤¢¤d is vested in a person non compos mentis, or a minor child or minor p1Z;grlis?(€l&?°°m°°¤° children without legal guardian, said board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings shall report that fact to the co ration counsel of the District of Columbia, who shall take due le aliixsteps to secure Appointment or the appointment of a guardian or guardians for such person non com- · pos mentis, or minor child or children aforesaid, for the purpose of the -condemnation proceedings authorized by this Act. And any justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia holding the equity court is here yauthorized toappointa guardian or guardians for that pur se. Sec. 10. That any notice required by this Act to be served shall) be n i;g¤¤¤¤1 ¤¢¤*i¤¤ <>f deemed to have been served if delivered to the person to be notified, ° ce` or if left at the usual residence or lace of business of the person to be notified, with a person of suitable age and discretion then resident therein; or if no such residence or place of business can be found in the District of Columbia by reasonable search, if left with any person of suitable age and discretion employed therein at the office of any agent of the person to be notified, which agent has any authority or duty with reference to the land or tenement to which said notice relates; or if no such omce can be found in said District by reasonable search, if forwarded by registered mail to the last known address of the person to be notified and not returned by the post—oH:ice authorities; or if no address be lénowul-pr can by reasonable diligence ble asceptainedgorhif any notice orwa ed as authorize by the rece ing c ause o t is section be returned by the post-office authorhies, if published on ten muimaon. consecutive days in a daily newspaper ublished in the District of Columbia; or if by reason of an outstanding unrecorded transfer of title the name of the owner in fact can not be ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt, if served on the owner of record in the manner hereinbefore in this section_ provided. Any notice to a corporation ugpucc m corporashall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been served on · such corporation if served on the Hpresident, secretary, treasurer, general manager, or any principal officer of such corporation in the manner hereinbefore provided for the service of notices on natural persons holding property in their own rigxht; and notice to a foreign corporation shal, for the purposes of t is Act, be deemed to have been served if served on any agent of such corporation personally, or_ if left with any person of suitable age and discretion residing at the usual residence or employed at the usual place of business of such agent in the District of Columbia. Sec. 11. That no person shall interfere with any member of the t_0¤¤=g¤¤¤r·u¤»p·»¤~ board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings or with any person `°°’ ° ' acting under authority and by direction of said board in the discharge of his lawful duties, nor hin er, prevent, or refuse to permit any lawful inspection or the performance of any work authorized by this Act to be done by or by authority and direction of said board. Sec. 12. That no person shall, without the consent of said board for wggigcuzluggk svgé? the condemnation of insanitary buildings, deface, obliterate, remove, or conceal any copy of any order of condemnation which has been affixed to any bm ding or part of building by order of said board; and the owner and the person having custo y of any building or part of building to which a copy or copies of any such order has been ailixed shall, if said copy of said order has been to his knowledge defaced,