Public Law 83–423

That the Commissioners

D. C. land sale.

Montgomery County, Md.

of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, for the best interests of the District of Columbia, to sell and convey, in whole or in part, to the highest bidder at public or advertised sale, real estate now owned in fee simple by the District of Columbia consisting of approximately seventeen and seventeen one-hundredths acres of land located in Montgomery County, in the State of Maryland, and described in two certain deeds, namely, (1) a deed made November 7, 1898, from Damaris A. Sellman and Frederick O. Sellman to the District of Columbia, recorded on November 21, 1898, in liber T. D. numbered 6, folio 238, one of the land records of Montgomery County, Maryland, and (2) a deed made April 1, 1899, from Damaris A. Sellman and Frederick O. Sellman to the District of Columbia, recorded April 12, 1899, in liber T. D. numbered 8, folio 141, one of the land records of Montgomery County, Maryland.

Sec. 2.

The said Commissioners are further authorized to pay the

Deposit of proceeds.

reasonable and necessary expenses of sale of each parcel of land sold pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and shall deposit the net proceeds thereof in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia.