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 788 Exemptions. Re al Estate Co m- CREAT ION OF CO MMISS ION mission. Crea tio n, qua lif ica - tions, etc. Assesso r, ex-o fficio member. Terms, vacancies, removal, etc. Chairman ; election of treasurer, etc. Secretary, assist. ants, etc. Office space, etc. Se al, aut hentica tion of records, etc. Record to be kept. Pu blic in spectio n of records. Member's allow- ance. Proviso. Li mita tion. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 760-AUGUST 25, 1937 The pr ovisio ns of this A ct sha ll not apply to rec eivers, refe rees, adm inist rato rs, e xecut ors, guar dians, tr ustee s, or othe r pe rsons appointed or acting under the judgment or order of any court ; or public officers while performing their official duty, or attorneys at law in the ordinary practice of their profession. SEC. 3. There is hereby created the Real Estate Commission of the District of Columbia. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia within thirty days after the enactment of this Act shall appoint two persons, not more than one of whom shall have been actively engaged in or closely connected with the business or vocation of real-estate broker or real-estate salesman within five years imme- diately prior to appointment, who shall serve as members of said Real Estate Commission of the District of Columbia. In addition thereto, the assessor of the District of Columbia shall serve, ex-officio, as a member of said Real Estate Commission but without added compensation for his services as such. One member of said Commis- sion shall be appointed for a term of one year ; one member shall be ap pointe d for a term of tw o year s, and until their succes sors a re app ointe d an d qua lifie d ; thereafter the term of the members of said Commission shall be for three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members to fill vacancies shall be appo inte d for the unex pired term. The Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia may remove members of the Real Estate Commis- sion at any time for cause. The assessor, ex-officio, shall be the chairman of said Real Estate Commission, which is hereby authorized and empowered to elect a treasurer of said Commission and to do all things necessary and convenient for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the Com miss ione rs. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall employ and remove at their pleasure a secretary and such assistants as shall be deemed necessary to discharge the duties imposed by the pro- visions of this Act and shall prescribe their duties and fix their compen sation in ac cordan ce wit h the provisi ons of the C lassif icatio n Act of 1923, as amended. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall provide for the use of the Real Estate Commission such office space, furniture, stationery, fuel, light, and other proper conveniences as shall be reason ably n ecessa ry for carry ing ou t the p rovisi ons of this Act. The Commission shall adopt a seal with such design as it may prescribe engraved thereon by which it shall authenticate its ro- ceedings. Copies of all records and papers in the office of the om- mission, duly certified and authenticated by the seal of said Com- mission, shall be received in evidence in all courts equally and with like effect as the original. The Commission shall keep a record of all its proceedings and a complete stenographic record of all hear- ings authorized under this Act. All records kept in the office of the Commission under authority of this Act shall be open to public inspection under reasonable rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commission. Each member of the Commission, except the ex-officio member, shall receive an allowance at the rate of $10 for each day of seven hours such member is actually engaged in the performance of duties as a member of the Commission : Provided, however, That no member shall receive in any one year a sum greater than $2,000.