HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1271

Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County until the said plat
shall have been submitted to and approved by the Commis-
sion and such approval be indorsed in writing on the plat by
its chairman or secretary. The filing or recording of a plat
of a subdivision without the approval of the Commission shall
be void and shall, upon demand of the Commission, be ex-
punged from the records.

On the basis of the estimated cost of the services to be
rendered by it in connection with the consideration of sub-
division plats and the work incident thereto, the Commission
may fix the scale of fees to be paid to it for its subdivision
work and may from time to time amend such scale. In the
case of each subdivision plat submitted to the Commission,
the fee thus fixed shall be paid before said plat is approved
or disapproved, but such fees shall not exceed the actual cost
to the Commission of the services.

After such approval and upon receipt of such plat by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, every such plat be firmly fixed in
a well bound book to be kept by said Clerk for the purpose of
recording plats and for the recording of which the Clerk shall
receive such fee as he shall determine to be fair and reasonable.

Every plat of any subdivision shall be prepared upon paper
or cloth of such size and character, with such notations, infor-
mation and markings and accompanied by such data and in-
formation as the Commission may, by regulation, prescribe.
Every subdivision shall have such permanent markers, bound
stones or stations as the Commission shall prescribe, which
shall be shown and designated on the plat thereof. The Com-
mission shall be furnished with copies of the approved plat.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That in exercising the
powers granted to it by Section 7 of this Act, the Commission
shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land with-
in the District. Such regulations may provide for the har-
monious development of the District; for the coordination of
roads within the subdivision with other existing,, planned or
platted roads or with other features of the District or with
the Commission's general plan or with the official map of the
District; for adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light
and air, and for school sites; for the conservation of or pro-
duction of adequate transportation, water, drainage and sani-
tary facilities; for the avoidance of population congestion;
for the avoidance of such scattered or premature subdivision
of land as would involve danger or injury to health, safety
or welfare by reason of the lack of water supply, drainage or
other public services or necessitate an excessive expenditure
of public funds for the supply of such services; or for other