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 874 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 444, 445. 1907. F€b1'¤¤¤’ L 1*7- CHAP. 444.-An Act To amend section twenty-five hundred and thirty-six of the ls' nn] Revised Statutes, relative to assistant appraisers at the port of New York, and further [Public, No. 50.] defining their powers, duties, and compensation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 f Rqvresentatives of the United f§_§*f:‘{,i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, States ofAme·mIea in Gimgress assembled, That section twenty-tive hun- New York- dred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, B`S""°'m6’°‘m` amended as follows: guggigsgswzjdg SECTION 1. That from and after the approval of this Act the subdi- »imé¤He1.' ’’ vision numbered two of section twenty-five hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the words "and ten assistant appraisers who shall reside at the port of New York " and inserting in place thereof the words "and twelve assistant appraisers who shall reside at the port of New York." d$;Q;i·QPg°P,“” ”“" Sec. 2. That of such assistant appraisers, one shall be designated by ' the appraiser of merchandise in the district of New York, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, as special deputy appraiser, and two, with like approval, as deputy appraisers; and any suc designation may be revoked by the appraiser, with the approval or by the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, at any time, and another D¤*i°=- ¤°°· designation made in place thereof. Such special deputy and deputies, respectively, shall at all times, in addition to the uties of assistant . appraiser, exercise and perform such functions, powers, and duties - appertaining to the office of appraiser as the said appraiser shall, under R*P°*'* his hand `and seal, respectively assign to them. Such special deputy and deputies shall be subject to the control and direction of the appraiser in the exercise of the functions, powers, and duties appertaining to the office of appraiser, and the said appraiser may revise and correct the reports of such special deputy an eputies as he may empenmmm. judge proper, an he may at any time revoke the authority so conferred on them to exercise the functions of appraiser. Such special deputy and deputies shall each receive during the time they are so designated, in addition to the salary as assistant appraisers, compensation at the rate of five hundred, dollars per annum. Approved, February 1, 1907. February L 190*7- CHAP. 445.-An Act To amend an Act relating to service on foreign corporations, is 7"°·l __ approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act to amend an [Public, xo. ni.; Act entitled ‘ An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia} " ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives rptbe United %*;ff,g;§*(}l,;':‘:,}’fsf· States afAm»erioa in Lbngress assemble, That the secon paragraph v¤1.:2,p.544. of section fifteen hundred and thirtyseven of the Code of Law for . the District of Columbia be, and the same is hereby, amended so that it shall read as follows: · $°"**‘° °¤ *°’°*¤'* "VVhen a foreign corporation shall transact business in the District co rations. . . ¤ . . . ·iE¤p1¤yee··¤aa;¤. without having any place of business or resident agent therein., serv- ,,,X,§,§;,f2’ p' ”“‘ ice upon any officer or a ent or employee of such corporation in the District shall be effectual as to suits growing out of contracts entered into or to be performed, in whole or in part, in the District of Columbia or tgignwing out of any tort heretofore or hereafter committed in the said istrict." Approved, February 1, 1907.