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 550 Right to reject bids. 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 365, 366. JULY 1, 1932. acres of land, more or less, together with the buildings and other improve ments thereo n, upo n such terms as he may de em for the b est interests of the United States ; to convey such property to the pur- chaser th ereof by quitclaim deed, an d to depo sit the p roceeds o f such sale in t he Treasu ry of the United S tates as a miscell aneous re ceipt, after ded ucting th e expense s inciden t to said sale. SEc. 2 . The Secre tary o f Agri cultur e shal l reser ve the right to reject any and a ll bids if, in hi s judgment, it is in the public interest to do so. Approved, July 1, 1932. [CHAPTER 366.] July 1, 1932. AN ACT [11.8.11638.1 To amend section 7 of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to pro- [Public, No . 237 .1 vide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes," approved July 1, 1902, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Be esentatives o f the License fees, District United States o f America in Congress assemb ed, That section 7 af VoL 32, p.622. of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes," approved July 1, 1902, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows Requirement. "SEC . 7. No per son shall engage i n or carr y on any business, trade, profession, or calling in the District of Columbia for which a license fee or tax is impos ed by the te rms of this s ection witho ut hav ing Application. first obtained a license so to do . Applications for licenses shall be made to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their Vol. 30, P. 1006 . designated agent in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congres s, app roved March 3, 191 7, and no lic ense s hall b e gran ted Licensesm until payment for the same shall have been made . Every license shall specify by name the person, firm, or corporation to which it shall be issu ed, the business, trade, profess ion, or calling for which it is granted, and the location at which such business, trade, profes- Transferability of. sion, or calling is to be carried on . Licenses granted under the terms of this section may be assigned or transferred on application upon th e cond itions appli cable to gra nting t he ori ginal licens es, and the Commi ssione rs of the Di strict of Col umbia or the ir des ig- Certiacate of assign- nated agent shall issue a certificate of such assignment or transfer meat' fee. upon the payment to the District of Columbia of a fee of $1 therefor. signatures and seal. All licenses and transfers issued or granted shall be signed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent and impressed with a 'seal to be adopted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Fireescapes. "PAR. 2. No license shall be issued to any person to conduct any business for which a license is required in any building mentioned voL.34,pp.70,1247. in the Act entitled `An Act to require the erection of fire escapes in certain buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,' approved March 19, 1906, as am ended by the Act approved March 2, 1907, until such building has been provided and equipped with a sufficient number of fire escapes and other appliances hal ub ite buildings, required by said Acts ; and no license shall be issued under the certificate of safety provisions of this section relating to hotels, apartment houses, required. lodging houses, theaters, public halls, public amusement parks, or buildings in which moving pictures are displayed for profit or gain, until the inspector of buildings, the chief officer of the fire depart- ment, and the electrical engineer have certified in writing to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent