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 SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 433. 1916. 717 Sec. 9. That for the rotection of streams HOW1Ilg• thro h United *’¤'¤ wd mm girtipwigiapygmmgnt parlgs agid igservgtigns  time District dig Columbia  l¤,tobepro; m ion y sewage sc arge _ erem rom sewera s stems "‘ “°"'*° ° of Maryland towns and villages bordering said District, tl? cd'mmis· mmmd mmswm sioners are authorized to enter mto an agreement with the proper authorities of the State of Maryland for the drainage of such sewerage 3(Zstems mto and through the sewerage s stem of the District of 8,,,,,, m,,,,,,,m, _lumb1a; and the said commissioners are flirther authorized to per- ¤¤¤¤i¤¤¤- mit connections of Maryland sewers with the District of Columbia. scweragle system at or near the District line whenever, in their jud · ment, t_e samtary conditions of streams flowing into and throng: such United States Govemment parks and reservations in the District of Columbia are such as to demand the elimination of such pollution: P,,,,,,_,_ Provided, That all cost of construction of such sewers to and connec· P¤v¤¤¤¤¢ ¤f<¤¤¢· tion with the sewerage system of the District of Columbia shall be paid by the proper authorities of the State of Maryland, and that said State shall enter into such agreement with the commissioners and shall guarantee the protection of the District of Columbia sewerage  from uncut orized connections thereto, and shall reimburse the District of Columbia for the actual cost- of pumping and handling such sewerage by annual payments for sueh=service-as de- Do M, S ms WL termine by the commissioners in such agreement; all such sums col· iecadim ° lected therefor to be épaid into the Treasurieofs the United States through the collector taxes to the credit of t Dktriet of Columbia. Sm. 10. That the sum of $271.76 is hereby apglropriated to repay mD°f€$iy‘$.°i1iii$*°°"` the National Society of the Daughters of the crican Revolution mRgS"}gd,g{g°““¤“ the taxes paid by said society upcnlots twenty-three, twenty-four Amp. 5151 twenty-five, twenty-seven, and twenty-eight, spuare one hundred and seventy-three, in the District of Columbia, as ollows: $143.78 as per receipt for taxes paid March fourteenth nineteenliundred and sixteen; $127.98 as per receipt for taxes paid March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixteen; in all, $271.76; said sum to be paid upon the presentation of said receipts b the treasurer general of said society, Ta X on I Sec. 11. Section six of the get of July first, nineteen hundred and prepay. two, "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of ,,_m,‘§;,,,,?“» °· ‘““· the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes} is hereby amended by adding, after paragraph two of said section; Appnm 0, ,,,,_,,_ "That the mone s and credits, inclu ing moneys loaned and in- zibb pr¤i>¤¤y- vested, bonds and shares of stock (except the stock of banks and other P"' " lm corporations within the District of C0 umbia the taxation of which banks and corporations is herein provided for) of any person, association, or corporation resident gigisaged m busmess  said District shall be scheduled and_a}}p _ _ in the manner  bg paragra h one of said section six or listing and app of tangib &=”·P-°*’· personal) property, and assessed at their fair cash value, and as taxes ""*’°'°°‘ on said moneys and credits there shall be paid to the tax collector of said District four·tenths of one {per centum of the value_ thereof : Promkicd That savings deposits o individuals in a sum not in excess A ’,.,,,,,,,°';°'°’;1,,,,,,t, ,,0, of $500 deposited in anks, trust companies, or building associations, °"°* *¤°° °¤°¤P°°*’~ subject to notice of withdrawal and not subject_to c eck, shall be mm Mmmm, exempt from this tax: Provided further, That a ]oint_comm1ttee con- c·?§um· to gag; sistin of the Committee on the District of Columbia of the Senate 1,,,, °"“”g°“ and the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives is hereby appointed to make by subcommittee or otherwise a careful and exhaustive study of the tax laws of the District of Columbia, including license taxes, with a view of recommending such changes in the laws as the joint committee may deem fair  equitable, report to be made to the Congress during the next session.