The board may require applicants under this subdivision to furnish satisfactory evidence of knowledge of professional practice.

(b) Registration or certification as an architect in another State or country, where the qualifications prescribed at the time of such registration or certification were equal to those prescribed in this District at date of application, and where such State, Territory, or foreign country accepts in like manner the registration of architects in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 22. That an architect who has lawfully practiced architecture for a period of more than ten years outside of the District of Columbia shall, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of section 22, be required to take only a practical examination, the nature of which shall be prescribed by the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects.

SEC. 23. That the fees to be paid to the treasurer of the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects shall be fixed by said board from time to time and shall not exceed in amount the several fees provided for in this section.

The fee to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of registration as a registered architect shall be $10.

The fee to be paid by an applicant who has been granted a certificate of registration as a registered architect by the board shall be not in excess of $12, such fee to be prorated on a monthly basis from time of granting of application to the 30th day of the following April.

The fee to be paid upon renewal of a certificate of registration shall be not in excess of $15.

The fee to be paid for the restoration of an expired certificate of registration shall be not in excess of $20.

SEC. 24. That all examination papers and other evidences of qualification submitted by each applicant shall be filed with the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects, and said board shall keep a record of its proceeding relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of registration.

The record shall also contain the name, known place of business and residence, and the date and number of the certificate of registration of every registered architect entitled to practice his profession in the District of Columbia.

Every person granted such certificate shall have the same recorded with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 25. That every registered architect in the District of Columbia, to continue the practice of his profession, shall annually, during the month of May, renew his certificate of registration and pay the renewal fee required by section 24 of this Act.

A person who fails to renew his certificate of registration during the month of May in each year may not thereafter renew his certificate except upon payment of the fee required by section 24 of this Act for the restoration of an expired certificate of registration. Every renewal certificate shall expire on the 30th day of April following the issuance.

SEC. 26. Exemptions: That the following shall be exempted from the provisions of this Act:

(1) Practice as an architect in the District of Columbia by any person not a resident of and having no established place of business in the District of Columbia, or any person resident in the District of Columbia, but whose arrival in the District of Columbia is recent: Provided, however, That such person shall have filed an application for registration as an architect and shall have paid the fee provided for in section 24 of this Act. Such exemption shall continue for only such reasonable time as the board requires in which to consider and grant or deny the said application for registration.

(2) Engaging in architectural work as an employee of a registered architect, or as an employee of an architect, or an engineer authorized by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section: Provided, That said work may not include responsible charge of design or supervision.

(3) Practice of architecture by any person not a resident of and having no established place of business in the District of Columbia as a consulting associate of an architect registered under the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the nonresident is qualified for such professional service in his own State or country.

(4) Practice of architecture solely as an officer or as an employee of the United States.

(5) Practice of architecture solely as an officer or as an employee of the District of Columbia at the time this Act becomes effective and thereafter only until the expiration of the then existing term of office of such employee.

SEC. 27. Revocation of certificates: That the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects may revoke any certificate after thirty days' notice with grant of hearings to the holder hereof if proof satisfactory to the board be presented in the following cases:

(a) In case it is shown that the certificate was obtained through fraud or misrepresentation.

(b) In case the holder of the certificate has been found guilty by said board or by a court of justice of any fraud or deceit in his professional practice or has been convicted of a felony by a court of justice.

(c) In case the holder of the certificate has been found guilty by said board of gross incompetency or of recklessness in the planning or construction of buildings.

SEC. 28. That proceedings for the annullment of registration (that is, the revocation of a certificate) shall be begun by filing written harges against the accused with the board of examiners and registrars of architects. A time and place for the hearing of the charges shall be fixed by the board. Where personal service or services through counsel can not be effected service may be made by publication. At the hearing the accused shall have the right to be represented by counsel, to introduce evidence, and to examine and cross-examine witnesses. The secretary of the board is hereby empowered to administer oath and the board shall make a written report of its findings, which report shall be filed with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and which shall be conclusive.

SEC. 29. That every person who was making use of the title of architect in the District of Columbia before the going into effect of this Act shall, within one year after the going into effect of this Act, record his name with the proof of his use of such title with the

board of examiners and registrars of architects, such recording not to be interpreted as evidence of competency or ability unless applicant applies for and is granted a certificate of registration. Failure to record within such period the prior use of such title shall bar the said person from thereafter claiming registration under the provisions of section 20 of this Act.

SEC. 30. That on and after the passage of this Act the use of the title architect or registered architect, or the use of any other word, any letters or figures indicated or intended to imply that the person using the same is an architect or registered architect, without compliance with the provisions of this Act, the making of any willfully false oath or affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or affirmation is required by this Act, shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 31. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEO. 32. That this Act shall become effective immediately on its becoming a law.

Approved, December 13, 1924.

(H. R. 11214)

An Act To amend an Act regulating the height of buildings in the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910, as amended by the Act of December 30, 1910

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph 3 of section 5 of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia," approved June 1, 1910, as amended by the Act of December 30, 1910, be, and it is hereby, further amended to read as follows: "On a residence street, avenue, or highway no building shall be erected, altered, or raised in any manner so as to be over eight stories in height or over ninety feet in height at the highest part of the roof or parapet, nor shall the highest part of the roof or parapet exceed in height the width of the street, avenue, or highway upon which it abuts, diminished by ten feet, except on a street, avenue, or highway sixty to sixty-five feet wide, where a height of sixty feet may be allowed; and on a street, avenue, or highway sixty feet wide or less, where a height equal to the width of the street may be allowed: Provided, That any church, the construction of which had been undertaken but not completed prior to the passage of this Act, shall be exempted from the limitations of this paragraph, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall cause to be issued a permit for the construction of any such church to a height of ninety-five feet above the level of the adjacent curb."

Approved, February 21, 1925.

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(H. R. 10348]

An Act Authorizing the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army to accept a certain tract of land from Mrs. Anne Archbold donated to the United States for park purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to accept, as an addition to the park system of the District of Columbia, the land, approximately 28.12 acres in extent, lying along Foundry Branch between the Glover Parkway and Reservoir Road, donated by Mrs. Anne Archbold to the United States for park purposes in accordance with the terms of her dedication as shown on the map of said area dated November 10, 1924, on file in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, which tract shall be known as the "Archbold Parkway"; and the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, shall be, and is hereby, further authorized to accept dedications of additional land in the District of Columbia and adjacent thereto on request of the National Capital Park Commission and in accordance with the plans of said commission for the extension of the park system of the District of Columbia under the authority contained in Public Act Numbered 202, Sixty-eighth Congress, approved June 6, 1924.

Approved, February 25, 1925.

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