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 PUBLIO LAWS-CHS. 28-0- -FEB. 22, 1944 parallel to the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and connecting with the park, in order to provide an appro- priate view of the park from the Tennessee side. The right-of-way to be acquired for the parkway shall be of such width as to comprise an average of one hundred and twenty-five acres per mile for its entire length. The title to real property acquired pursuant to this Act shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior. All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acceptance of title thereto by the Secretary, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. Approved February 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 29] AN ArT February 22, 1944 [H. R. 21991 To amend an Act entitled "An Act in relation to taxes and tax sales in the District [Public Law 2331 of Columbia", approved February 28, 1898, as amended. District of Colum- bia. Tax sales. 30 Stat. 260 . D.C. Code §47- 1003. Application for deed. Redemption of property. Notice to owner of tax sale certificate. Application for pay- ment. Forfeiture. February 22, 1944 [H. R. 3916] [Public Law 234] Bmean of Natioaal Aflair, Ine, D. C. P lines for pnec- matte tubesstsm Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an Act entitled "An Act in relation to taxes and tax sales in the District of Columbia", approved February 28, 1898, as amended, be, and the same is hereby, further amended by inserting in section 3 thereof immediately pre- ceding the word "Provided" where the same first appears in said section the following: "Provided,That no deed shall be issued unless application therefor be made within five years from the last day of sale, and if no such application be made then the owner of any prop- erty sold as aforesaid, or any other person having an interest therein at the time of redemption, may redeem the property by paying to the collector of taxes for the legal holder of the certificate the amount for which it was sold at such sale, exclusive of surplus, plus interest thereon for the first two years after the date of such certificate of sale at the rate hereinabove provided, and for three years thereafter at the rate of 6 per centum per annum; that when the said property is redeemed as aforesaid, the collector of taxes shall, within five days thereafter notify the owner of record of such tax sale certificate at his last known address, by registered mail of the redemption of such certificate; that within five years from the time that payment has been made to the collector of taxes to redeem such tax sale certificate, the owner thereof may apply for, and, upon the surrender of the certificate, shall receive from the District of Columbia the payment made as hereinbefore prescribed; that upon the failure of the owner of such tax sale certificate to apply within the period of five years, as hereinbefore prescribed, such money shall be forfeited to the Dis- trict of Columbia, and be deposited by the collector of taxes in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the general revenues of the District of Columbia". Approved February 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 30] AN ACT To permit the construction and use of certain pipe lines for pneumatic tubetrans- mission in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congrss assembled, That the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to grant permission to the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and doing business in the 20 [58 STAT.

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