The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-20
Is Z Il UTRO K IT1-.
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES
AN ACT

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To amend the charter of Nl.,ardr;o.
| y e IL enacted Dr. the Senate and Hoaf of 2,
~ PrSle'1t0fiTe5 Of the United Sia.eJ of inner;
| ca m GongreEs GDembied, That the town of A
iexandra I,a be- and is hereby divided into two dif
tilcts by line running eat and weh at an aoual s;r
lance between King and Prince -frects bepinnr,o, :,
the river Potomac and extending the wefern boun
dary OF iaid town, and all that of the town which
htnated north of the E,id dividing line, ihali b,
called the nothen difrict, and all taa, part Of RI.
town which is fituated lout Of the fad dvidno line
mail be called the foutern diit OF the town of A.
iexandria and where any houie or lot ihal be fa,ed
partly IN each diitrct it ia be confdered as lying in
nat atrict where the greater part of the d houe or
io' is tuate and ila be aeiicd accordingly each q.
the diitricfs aorelaid fa be divided into t,yo eI,-
wards by line paiing from north to fcu,h THROUGH
tne middle OF Pt-itreet to be called the fri feconJ
elru aho fourth ward, OF the taxes on The vain
non OF real property which iha hereafter be coefed
IN the northern dtrid ihal be expended in the reguIa
gI NM up, or paving, repairing OF the ltreets,
or linking OF wells, or building of bridges in the iot
ein diitritt, ha the taxes on the ,,,,,;on f IL
property which ihall hereafter be collet ed IN the
shefh iiiTic De expended III the regulating c. ilI;no
uP,or paving, or repairing the reets or iinkpo os
wehs, or building of bridges in the northern diaria
"' al the monies TO be expended upon the aforcfaid
ioNehehts IN either dihricf, ihall be RATED by at
uet on the valuation OF real property in each dE
rl. respectively the times and in the manner tb
iio common courcil fhall order and direct 1t ,a h.
ue outy OF the aiiefiors and other public officers IN
Keep the accounts of each ditrct ieparate and di;r
III regard to the ailenens for the aforeaid local mr.
Ps ana ali ofher taxes, which are now or fha here
AFTER be aiieiiGd or levied upon the valuation NJ l
or other tubects together with the fines and
ao the rents ung from the property belonging to tb
corporation and all their other rsfor,rceq {,sIl ~
i'ute general fund to be appropriated sthe connon
council iha direct $3.50 N0ii'''ioii
eec. 2. and be ii. fnrtkr,- eaat7fl, That eve
ifee white male citizen Of full age who hallbe bo
~ i'e, Oh aireehold e;tate III the town of Alex
oria' or who ihall have relided in the town aFord
for the fpace of one year, and have besn = -
Keeper therein for the ipace of three ,no,.hs rc+
petedhg the day OF the election, and who ihs have
'eG Within that time charged with any tax nrnn rho
Pcoie DOCKS and ha have paid fch tar, fhal be ora
ieu 10 vote for members to ferve in the common
u tie iaa town. and no other Pefion GhaI ex
creme the right of outrage; and the perons qualified a
aioreiaid to fiall meet at 1on,e ro,, - -
inc ware III which they respectively reIfde and elq
ny paot 4 Perions for the repreentatiyes cf |;,cb
"'u III the common council, out OF the fire.. ,vb;,a
ii'ae eitizens who fha have arrived at the age &c
~e'y one years. and fhall have rcfded in the fe,yn
"a t.fee years and in the ward for which
be feiZedo an eate Of freehold in the fad ward of the
value OF hve hundred dollars, and be houe keeper
therein And that the aid elections hall be held on
the tirit lueiday of March in every year. by three
comliironers to be appointed in each ward for that
Purpoie' ny the mayor and conlmonay for the enuing
election, and afterwards by the coumon council which
appointment fha be At leaf days before the day of
each election, except in regard the fri eIetion to
be held under this act The election for the enGIino
year. iha be held at uch place in each ward as a be
hNed on by the mayor and commonalty, and thereaf-
ter fha be held at fuch place ha be appointed by
the common council, of which public notice ihal be OIL
Sec. 3. ind he it further ena7ed. That the
members OF the council, elected as aforefad,
or any twelve OF then fha within fcven DAYS after
their election, in each year aenlble thenelves at the
court houfe, any Other place which hall be hereafter
liked Tor their meeting, and iha chooi one of their bo
dy to be PRECEDENT of the aid common council TO whom
iha be administered by any utice of the peace in the
county of Alexandria, oath or affirmation for the
faithful diicharge OF the duties of his Office; whereup-
on the PRECEDENT of the faid common council al admit
nter the oath OF Office to the other members of the
iad council and ihall have while the council is in feI
on and the power which preent exercifcd bv the
mayor upon the like occaion and he fal convene the
council whenever in the opinion OF four of the members
eNpreed to him in writing whenever in his opinion
the good OF the town may require it and the authori-
ty OF the iaid common council iha continue one wear
from the day OF their election and until others are cho
fen and qualified in their tead, ard no onger-'rbat
the common council 70 elected and thole thereafter IN
DC elected ara tIeiT lucceloTS mall ne and hereby
made body polite and corporate by the name of the
common council OF Alexandria; and by the faid name
iha have perpetual lucceion with capacity topurchafe
Pcneis and enjoy lands and tenements and goods and
chattels either in fee eiler ehate therein. and the
fame to give, grant, let, FELL ailgn or transfer and to
plead and to be inIPeaded, proiecute and defend all
caules, COMPLAINTS, aiou5, real perlonal or mixed and
to have common fesi, ard perpetual fucceIion.
And all the eGate, rights and credit now eited in the
mayor and comnona,ty of the town of Alexandria
fhal DC veited in the iad common council when eletl
ed and may be recovered IN their name for the C Of
the iaid town and i'll like all claims and de-
mands againtt the mayor and commonaty of Alexap-
dra, prior to the operation OF the prcicnt act may be
proiccutcd and recovered again the aforeaid common
council and proceis ierved upon the PRECEDENT of the
common council hall be deemed iuilcient
Sec. 4. lA1d he IL further eHatIe{, That the in
rildctiou Of the iaid common council ihal extend to
the limits heretofore prefcribed by law, and excrcfed
by the mayor and conmonaty The concurrence
Of majority of the whole number Of members elected
into the council hall be neceaary for the paf
ling Of any law, order, refouon, or for REVEALING.
altering, OF revol;ing the fame.
Sec. s. And be it further ena67eA, That the
Iaid common council fhal have power TO erec and re-
pair work-houies houIes Of CORRECTION and other pub,
lie buildings, for the benefit Of the aid towns 20 rave
make and repair the hreets and highways to make
all laws which they inal corrective reate FOR the ure
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