Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-01
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which is often created by one part OF the
town, wishing to obtain a preponderance
in the council, by electing from it an undue
portion of the members, and to ensure a
fair and equal representation to every part
thereof, the only equitable plan which &C
ours to YOUR Memoralists, is to authorize
the common council tolay off the town, In
to four electoral Districts; each District
TO contain an equal number Of inhabitants,
with a power to regulate the elections IN
sucha manner, as shall be found most con-
venient, and practicable. Experience has.
taught that to have the Mayor component
part Of the council, is. not only very neon
venient to the individual, but the duties
he is called upon to perform, out OF the
council require as much of hrs time, as
one man can with justice to his own con-
Germs devote to the public.
Yo If Memorialists therefore think it more.
for the interest of the town, that the MAY
or, should not in future be member of
the council, but that he should be excluded
from a seat in that body; and that his duty
should be to cause the laws of the corpora
ton faithfully to be executed, and that he
should have qualified negative upon the
laws which he council may pass. The du-
ties of the Mayor being at all times arduous
and his whole time generally occupied in
the affairs of the Town, it seems to be con-
sistent not only with the principles OF JUS
tice but dictated by the soundest policy that
he should be paid reasonable compensa-
ton for his services. Your Mcmoriaiists
therefore pray, that the councilmay be au-
thorised by law, to allow the Mayor such
compensation as to them shall seem reason
able, and that they be>authorised to pay all
their others officers for any services render
ed to the Town.
1.-THE Mayor is to be excluded from a
seat in thelcouncil, your Memorialists think
that the name of the corporation, should be
changed from its present one, to that of the.
common council Of Alexandria.
Your Memoralists also represent that the
town has been at a considerable expence in
building a large and commodious house,
without the suburbs OF. the town, Tor the
reception of the poor, Migrants, and dis
orderly persons. They therefore pray that
the jurisdiction of the Mayor and common
council, may be extended to, and over the
ground, and house aforesaid, and as well
over all persons utthereby the authorityof
the council as over all personss'going to and
from the said hous in tn. county OF Alexan-
dria, untilthey shall be duly discharged rom
the said Institution The injurious practice
of disorderly persons fixing up houses Inn
mediately without the limits ofthe town for
the purpose of entertaining and collecting
together idle persons and servants, which
has produced, and will continue to produce
much injury to the citizens, requires the
interposition of the constituted authori-
ties.
Your Memorialists pray that the jurisdic-
ton of the Mayor and common council, and
the officers thereof, may be extended over
all persons who shall reside, or be within,
one half mile of the present limits of the
town, for the purpose Of enabling the au-
thority of the corporation to suppress an
evil. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moment to our do
mestic comfort.
Your Memorialists fnrtherrepresent that
the Mayor and commonalty, have hither-
to experienced much difficulty, and great
delay In recovering from nonresident own
ers of real property in the town, taxes on
such property and other claims due from
them to the corporation, by being obliged
to sue by motion In the courts of the states
where such propyietors reside.
They therefore pray that the common
council may be authorised to obtain judy
ment against such defaulters, upon giving
ten days previous notice, by motion in the
circuit court of the District of Columbia,
for the county of Alexandria, and that up
on such judgment an execution may be Is
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