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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

"§ 16-1303. Jurisdiction of Superior Court "The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has jurisdiction of all proceedings for the condemnation of real property authorized D!C? codJ^i*6- ^y subchapters II and III of this chapter with full power to hear and 1311 and 16-1331. determine all issues of law and fact that may arise in the proceedings." (3) Section 16-1311 is amended— (A) by striking out "Board of Commissioners" and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner", (B) by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "Superior Court", (C) by striking out "name of the Board" and inserting in lieu thereof "name of the District of Columbia", and (D) by striking out "Board of Commissioners** in the heading and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia'*. 82 Stat. 63. ^4.^ Section 16-1312 is amended to read as follows: "§ 16-1312. Juries for condemnation proceedings "For purposes of this subchapter, a special jury list shall be prepared of not less than one hundred persons who are qualified jurors in the District of Columbia. When a jury is required for a condemnation proceeding under this subchapter, the names of such number of persons as may be necessary shall be selected from this list by lot and furnished to the Superior Court." 77 Stat. 573. (5\ Section 16-1314(a) is amended by striking out "members of the Board of Commissioners" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner", and by striking out "Commissioners" in paragraph (,5) of the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner". (6) The third sentence of section 16-1318 is amended to read as follows; "If the appraisement is vacated and set aside, the court shall order the necessary number of new persons selected from the special jury list and, from among the persons so selected, shall appoint a new jury of five capable and disinterested persons who shall proceed as in the case of the first jury." (7) Sections 16-1319, 16-1321 j and 16-1336 are each amended by striking out "Board of Commissioners" and inserting in lieu thereof " Commissioner". (8) Section 16-1331 is amended by striking out "Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and agencies of the United States authorized by law to acquire real property," and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner of the District of Columbia". (9) Section 16-1332 is amended by striking out "Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia and agencies of the United States authorized by law to acquire real property" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner of the District of Columbia", and by striking o u t ", and where the property sold was acquired under an appropriation authorized for the use of the District of Columbia, moneys received from the sale shall be deposited in the Treasury" in subsection (c). (10) Section 16-1334 is amended by striking out "or the United States" wherever it appears. '^''P*^^' (11) Section 16-1337 is repealed and section 16-1338 is redesignated as 16-1337. 77 Stat. 578. ^-^2) The first sentence of section 16-1357 is amended to read as follows: "When the date for trial has been set, as provided by section 16-1356, the court shall order the names of a number of persons, not

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