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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. CHS. 94,95. 1923. 1263 Sr~:c._8. That the board of accountancy shall charge for the ex- F°°’*° b°°h“¤°d· ammations, together with certificates to successful a plicants, provided for in this Act, a fee of $25. This fee shalllhe payable by the applicant at the time of making his or her initial application. Should the applicant fail to pass the required examination subsequent examinations will be given the same applicant for an additional fee of $10 for each examination. From the fees collected ,,$,’°§2°?;°§m°{ee$b?°”° under this Act the board shall pay all expenses incident to the examinations, the expenses of issuing certificates, and traveling expenses of the members of the board while performing their duties under this Act; and if any surplus remain on the 30th day of D*’P°°“°*¤‘¤'Pl“¤· June of each year the members of the board shall be paid therefrom such reasonab e compensation for actual time employed as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may determine; and the remaining surplus, if any, shall be covered into the Treasu;·)y of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia: rovided, §’,,°'{,‘{',°,;,,,, c,,,,,g,,°, That no expenses incurred under this Act shall be a charge against <¤1>¢¤¤¤¤· the funds of the United States nor the District of Columbia. The board shall annually report the number of certificates issued and the receipts and expenses under this Act during each fiscal year to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 9. That if any person shall represent himself or herself to ,,,sm*,§,,Q'2’f§’f'°§ the public as having received a certificate as rovided for in this Act, *0 °°*¤¤¤¤'·¤· or shall assume to practice as a certified pnihlic accountant without having received such certificate or if any person having received such certificate, shall hereafter l’ose the same by revocation, as provided for in this Act, and shall continue to practice as certified public accountant, or use such title or any other title mentioned in section 1 of this Act, or if any person shall violate anly of the provisions of this Act, such person shall be deemed gui ty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Approved, February 17, 1923. Februar; 17,1923. CHAP. 95.--An Act To equalize pensions of retired policemen and Bremen of ___.i§n}EL.. the District or ceiumbia, and sm- other pm-pass. ¤P¤*>¤¤» Ne *28-1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembletfr That on and after  °2S;"‘,§.$‘»‘I*& the passa e of this Act all persons upon the pension_rolls of the ,.'§§§j,§'f,g,,LZt}‘§`,§§'{§g police ang tire departments of the District of Columbia who were °¤vb;§*j,°gj§g3_ Sl"- granted relief in_accordance with laws enacted prior to_December ' 5, 1919, shall receive such relief as is allowable imder existing law, and all ersons now or hereafter receiving relief from the policemen andpfiremen’s relief fund shall also be entitled to all pension benefits resultin from any increase in pay that has or may here- P _ after be grantee? by Congress: Provided, That no arrears of pen- N[,°K',$‘g§,,_ sion shall be granted for any period prior to an application for an _ increase in pension under the (provisions of this Act 3 Prowided mj;‘*BgS*dY§$**°“d°W¤ ju;-t/wr, That any widow entitle to relief from the policemen and °dV01.39,p viaameuutin·emen`s relief fund may hereafter receive not more than $60 per ' h. ` mglgc, 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts to the extent that they Am°°dm°”°` are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17, 1923.