Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-24
[By A~thority.]
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ra"rico in Congress assembled, That the town
of Alexandria shall be, and is hereby di-
vided into two districts, bv line running
east and west a. an equal distance between
King and Prince streets, beginning az the
river Po.owmac and extending TO the wes-
tern boundary of said town, ard all that
par, or the town which is situate north Of
the said dividing line, shall be called the
northern district, and all that part OF the
town which is situate south of The said di-
vi,linp line, shall be called the southern
district of the town of Alexandria, and
where any house or lot shall be situate
partly IN each distriSt, il shall be con 5i'ler-
ed as living in that districl where the great
er part OF said house or LOT is situate and
shall he assessed accordingly, each If the
districts aforesaid shall be divided into two
electoral wards, by line passing from
north TO south through the middle Of Pitt
street. to be called the first, second, third
and fourth ward, none Of The taxes on the
valuation Of real property, which shall
hereafter be collected in the northern dis
trict, shall be expended in the regulating,
or filing ND, or paving, or repairing ofthe
streets, o. sinking Of wells, or building Of
BRIDGES in the southern district, nor shall
the taxes on the valuation OF real proper
ty, which shall hereafter be collected in
the southern district, be expended IN the
regulating or filling up, or paving, or re-
pairing the streets, or sinking of wells, or
bnillinr Of bridges in the northern dis
tri I. But all the monies to be expended
upon the aforesaid improvements in either
- II, l. lNr ant
on the valuation of real property in each
district respectively, at the times and in
the manner the said common council shall
order and direct. 1t shall be the duty Of
the assessors and other public officers to
keep the accounts Of each district separate
and distinct in REGARD tn the assessments
for the aforesaid local purposes, and all o.
Their taxes, which ave- now or shall hereaf-
ter be assessed or levied, uDon the valua-
ton OF real property or other subjects, to-
gether with the fines and also the rents,
issuing from the property belonging to the
corporation and all their other resources,
shall constitute general fund, to be an
propriated as the common council shall
direct.
Sec. g. ind be it further rnarted, That
every free white male citizen Of full age,
who shall be bona ide seized Of freehold
estate in the town Of Alexandria, or who
shall have resided in the town aforesaid
for the space Of one year. and have been
a house-keepcr therein for the space Of
three months next preceding the day of
the election, and who shall have been
within that time charged with any tax up'
on the public books, and shall have paid
such tax, shall be qualified to vote FOR
members to serve in the common council
Of the said town, AMI no other person shall
exercise the right Of suffrage; and the
PERSONS qualified as aforesaid 20 vote shall
meet at some convenient place in the ward
in which they respectively reside, and e.
IeGt By ballot four persons for the repre-
sentatives Of such ward in the common
council, out of the free white male cil
zens who shall have arrived at the are of
twenty one years, and shall have resided
in the town Of. Alexandria three years,
and in the ward for which he shall be
le6ted, for the space Of three morthsim.
mediately preceding the ele Zion. and shall
moreover be seized Of an estate Of freehold
in the said ward Of the value Of five hun.
tlred dollars, and be housckeeper there
in. And that the said election shall be
held on the first Tuesday NJ March IN e.
very year, by three commissioners to be
appointed in each ward Tor that purpose
by the mayor and commonalty Cor The en-
suing election, and afterwards by the COM
mon council. which appointment shall be
at least ten days before the day of each e.
lection, except in regard To the 6rst cleo.
ton TO be held under this a6t. The cleo
ton for the ensuing year, shall be held at
such place in each ward as shall be ivcd
on by the mayor and commonaitv, and
thereafter shall be held at such place as
shall be appointed by the common coun-
Gil, of which public notice shall be given.
Sec. 5. .HHd be if FURTHER enacted, That
the members of the common council, e
leGed as aforesaid, or any twelve Of them,
shall within seven days after their ele61i-
on, in each year assemble Themselves at
the court house, or any other place which
shall be hereafter fixed Tor their meeting,
and sna'l choose one Of thcir body IN be
president of the said common council TO
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