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 648 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 462. JULY 8, 1932. missioner s, declar ing that said land s are the reby take n for use of the District of Columbia. Said declaration of taking shall contain or have ann exed the reto - (1) A statement of the authority under which and the public use for which the said lands are taken ; (2) A description of the lands taken sufficient for the identification thereof ; (3) A statement of the estate or interest in said lands taken for said public use ; (4) A plan showing the lands taken ; (5 A statement of the sum of money estimated by the commission- ers to be just compensation for the land taken . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 488, upon the filing of said declaration of taking and the deposit in the registry of the court, for the use of the persons entitled thereto, of the amount of the esti- mated com pensation stated i n the dec laration, title to the said lands in fee si mple abso lute, or such less estate o r interes t therein as is specified in the declaration, shall vest in the District of Columbia, and the lands shall be deemed to be condemned and taken for the use of the District, and the right to just compensation for the same shall ves t in the persons e ntitled t hereto . Said compensation shall be ascertained and awarded in said proceedings and established by judgment therein, and the judgment shall include, as part of the just compensation awarded, interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum on the amount finally awarded as the value of the property as of the date of taking, from said date to the date of payment ; but interest shall not be allowed on so much thereof as shall have been paid into the registry. . No sum so paid into the registry shall be charged with commissions or poundage. J Upon the application of the parties in interest, the court may order that the money deposited in the registry of the court, or any part thereof, be p aid fo rthwit h for or on account of th e just compe nsa- tion to be awarded in said proceeding. If the compensation finally udgment a gai nst awarded in respect of said l an ds, or an y parcel thereof, shall exc eed District award °exceeds def ici ency , ~de- the amount of the money so received by any person entitled thereto, posit. the cou rt sha ll ent er jud gment agains t the D istric t for the am ount j Against recipient if of the deficiency. If the compensation finally awarded in respect ice' of said lands, or any parcel thereof, shall be less than the amount of the money so received the court shall have the power to enter udgment against the party or parties receiving the same for the amount representing the difference between the amount received and the amount awarded by the jury as fa ir compensation, and writs of execution may be issued thereon within the same time and have the same effect as liens, and shall be executed and returned in the same manner as if issued upon a common-law judgment. Upon the filing of the declaration of taking, the court shall have power to fix the time within which and the terms upon which the parties i n possess ion shall be requi red to su rrender p ossession to the petitioners. The court shall have power to make such orders in respect o f incumbr ances, li ens, rent s, taxes, assessme nts, insu rance, and other charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable. Approved, July 8, 1932. Contents of declara- tion. Title to vest upon filing declaration and deposit of estimated compensation in regis- try of court. Vol. 4b, p. 1438, amended. Compensation to be ascertained and award- ed. Money deposited in registry may, on appli- cation, be paid forth- with. Recovery. Provisions for surren- dering possession.