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 34 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 19. FEBR UARY 28, 1935 . [CHAPTER 19 .] Feb rua ry 2s, 1935. JOI NT RESOLUTION [S. J. Res. 49.] Authorizing the use of public parks, reservations, and other public spaces in the [P ub . Res., No. 5 .1 District of Columbia; and the use of tents, cots, hospital appliances, flags, and other decorati ons, pro perty of the United States, by Washington, D. C ., 1935 Sh rine Com mitt ee, Incorporated, and for other purp oses. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Washington, D. a, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Mystic Shrine session. Permits granted for of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commissioners use of parks, etc . of the District of Columbia, the Board of Education of the District of C olumbia, and th e Architect of the Capitol ar e hereby severa lly authorized to grant permits to the Washington, D. C ., 1935 Shrine Committee, Incorporated, a body corporate organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title V of the Code of the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as the " Committee ") for the use of any buildings, parks, rivers, waterways, reservations, side- walks, or other public spaces in the District of Columbia, under hi s, the ir, or its co ntrol, respe ctivel y on th e occa sion of the sixty- first annual session of the Imperial Council Ancient and Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in the month of June Provisos. 1935 : Provided, That such use will inflict no serious or permanent condition. injury upon any such buildings y parks > rivers, waterways, reserva- tions, sidewalks, or other public spaces, or any portion or the contents thereof, in the opinion of the person grantin g any such per mit, in Su pervis ion, plans, accordance with this authority : Provided further, That all stands, etc ., of stands, etc. arches, or platforms that may be erected on the public spaces afore- said, including such as may be erected in connection with any display of fireworks, shall be under the supervision of the said Washington, D. C ., 1935 Shrine Committee, Incorporated, and in accordance with plans and designs to be approved by the Architect of the Capitol, the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and the Superintendent of National Capital Parks, and that no person or cor- poration shall be authorized to erect or use any such stands, arches, or Restoration after use. platforms without permission of said committee : And provided fur- ther, That any such buildings, parks, reservations, or other public spaces which shall be used or occupied, by the erection of stands or other structures, or otherwise, shall be promptly restored to their condition before such occupancy, and the said committee shall indemnify the United States or the District of Columbia, as the case may be, for all damage of any kind whatsoever sustained by reason of any such use or occupation. Special traffic regu- SEC. 2. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are la ti ons . hereby autho rized to desig nate, set aside, and regulate the use of such streets, avenues, and sidewalks in the District of Columbia, under their control, as they may deem proper and necessary, for the purpose of said session, and to make and enforce such special regula- tions regarding standing, movement, and operation of vehicles of whatever kind or character, and all reasonable regulations necessary to secure the preservation of public order and the protection of life and property, from the 8th day of June 1935 to the 17th day of June 1935, both inclusi ve. Such regulations shall be in force during said period, and shall be published in one or more daily newspapers pub- Proviso. lished in the District of Columbia : Provided, That the expiration of Arrests. said period shall not pr event the ar rest or tril of any perso n for any violation of such regulati ons committed d uring the time same were scc ctiiven date eeS f p re. i n force and effect : Provided, however, That no penalty prescribed for the violation of any such regulations shall be in force until five days after the date of publication.