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PUBLIC LAW 681-AUG. 28, 1954

Public Law 681 August 28, 1954 [H. R. 6127]

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CHAPTER 1032

AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to create a Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved May 1, 1906, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the bididuj* 3"*"*^*"^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to create a board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved May 1, 1906 (34 Stat. 157; title 5, ch. 6, D. C. Code, 1951 edition), as amended, is amended to read as follows: Investigation. "That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to examine into the sanitary condition of all buildings in said District, to, condemn those buildings which are in such insanitary condition as to endanger the health or lives of the occupants thereof or persons living in the vicinity, and to cause all buildings to be put into sanitary condition or to be demolished and removed, as may be required by the provisions of this Act. The Commissioners may authorize and direct the performance of the duties imposed on them by this Act by such officers, agents, employees, contractors, employees of contractors, and other persons as may be designated, detailed, employed, or appointed by the said Commissioners to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Commissioners or their designated agent or agents are authorized to investigate, through personal inquiry and inspection, into the sanitary condition of any building or part of a building in said District, except such as are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. The Commissioners, and all persons acting under their authority and the authority contained in this Act, may, between the hours of 8 o'clock antemeridian and 5 o'clock postmeridian, peaceably enter into and upon any and all lands and buildings in said District for the purpose of inspecting the same. "SEC. 2, (a) The Commissioners are directed to appoint or designate two separate boards, each to consist of not less than three members, to perform the duties and functions required by this Act, as follows: B o a r d for the "(1) A Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings to c o n d e tn nation of insanitary b u i l d - examine into the sanitary condition of buildings in the District of ings. Columbia, to determine which such buildings are in such insanitary condition as to endanger the lives or health of the occupants thereof or of persons living in the vicinity, and to issue appropriate orders of condemnation requiring the correction of such condition or conditions or to require the demolition of any building, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. C o n d e m n ation "(2) A Condemnation Review Board, no member of which shall act Review Board. as a member of the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings, to review, upon written request, any order of condemnation issued by the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings, and to affirm, modify, or vacate such order of condemnation if the Condemnation Review Board shall find that the sanitary condition of the building under examination requires the affirmation, modification, or vacation of such order of condemnation. The Condemnation Review Board shall consist of at least three members and an alternate member for each of said members, at least two-thirds of such members and at least two-thirds of such alternate members to be residents of the District of Columbia and to be selected from among the persons designated under subsection (c) of this section, and not more than one-third of such members and one-third of such alternate members may be employed by the government of the District of Columbia. Quorum* "(b) A majority of the members of each of the boards established

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