Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-03
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~1'ts 'ess dssr0nofed, That from and
aNsr the second N,ndayin March current.
,ne corporation Of George town. in the
district OF Columbia, shall he divided
into two branches; the first branch 70 h.
composed Of Ave members anil , r.cor-
ner, AMI to be called the b,arl If a,i.r.
men and the second branch to be cor,.
posed OF eleven msinbers, and II he call.
ed the board OF common cou,c;, men
which said twu branches shall, he e,.rl-5
as hereafter particularly provided.
sec. 2 mi 6eit Further enacted, That
Immediately after the passage of thi. a 4.
and before the said day a5oyemen,ion. 1,
tnc present members of the said corpora-
'oh shail meet at their usual Mace of
meeting, and then and there choose no
ballot, from their body, ave persons TO con.
pose the said board of aldermen, which
saiu persons, when chosen as aforesaid.
shaH compose the said board OF aIder,n N.
and be, and continue such, until the fourth
Monday in February, 1909. and ina, ths
present recorder OF the said corporation
snaii be the President of the said board OF
aldermen, until the time last aforesaid
thst the other members Of the said cor.
Poratlon, (excepl the mayor) shall, com
pose the SAID second branch. called IN.
Sboard ofcDmroD council men and he. soJ
continue such, until the time aforesaid,
ana shall cfnose out OF their own body, a
president, 10 be, aud continue such until
me Tune asnrcsaii and when thus organ
''Nd, said cor?ora,inn shall have. exsrcise,
aud possess, all the powers and rirhis
now vested IN The said CORPORATION, and TO
De herein and hereby vested in them.
Sec. 8. y4sf Dc /: f.rtt-r cr1ete4 That
tho present mayor or the corporation os
George -Town, shall be, anil continue
such, until the FIRST Monday of January
next.
Sec. =. md Be IL further Enacted, That
on the fourth Monday of Febroary next.
the free white male citizens of G. .orre.
town, OF full age, aD1 htvins resided with.
IN the town Aforesaid t,gelg. n,aths ORE.
viously and having paid tax to the cor,,-
ration. shall assemble at a p'sce to be ap
. pointed, as hereafter direcf.1. and then
and there shall proceed 10 eIe9t BY ballot,
hye 1T and proper persons, citizens Of IN =
United States, and residents OF the said
town, one whole year next bcsor. the said
day OF elesiioa, above twenty one wears
/ OF age, AMI having paid tax 10 sal cor.
Poration, to compose the said baarl Of al
dermen,; and shall also at the same time
proceed as aforesaid, tn Gle Z eleven 1T
aud proper persons, having the 1naliiea-1
tons last aforesaid, 10 compose the said
board ofconmpn council the said board
OF aldermen TO continue two years, and
the said board Of common council TO con-
tinue one year: and the said mayor, to.
gether with such other fit persons az shall
be named and appointed by the said CIR
r~rat'on, shall be Judges of the ele5tion,
and the i've parsons voted for as aldermen,
who snail have the greatest number ollie.
gal votes on the nnsl casting IN of the
polls, snail be declared dnly elected for the
board Of aldermen and the eleven per-
sons voted for as common council, VIC
shall have the greatest number of legal
votes upon the final casting up ofthe polls,
shall be declared duly ele eled for the board
OF common council; and that the like e.
lection tor aldermen be held on the fourth
Monday IN February, every two years
,hereaE err: and for the said common co1n-
Gil, on the said fourth Monday in February
annually, forever thereafter.
Sec. S. gfad Be IL further enacted, That
on the first Monday of January next, and
on the same day annually, forever there
after, the said corporation shall, by Joint
ballot Of the said two branches present,
choose some ct and proper person to b..
mayor OF the said corporation, and some
ft and proper person, learned in the law,
To be The recorder Of the said corporation,
to continue 10 Office one year.
Sec. 6. md be IL further enacted, That
the said mayor. before he acts as such,
and the said recorder before he aeis as
such, shall respe 5tiycly make oath before
some inssice Of the peace, for the county
Of Washington aforesaid, in the presence
Of both breaches Of the said corporation,
that he will well and faithfully discharge
the several and respective duties of his
Office; and that each member Of the said
two branches, shall before he acts rs such,
10 the presence Of the corporation, take
an oath to discharge the duty and trust
reposed 10 him, with integrity aud hdel.
ity.
Sec. 7. IND Be il further eaqcye9, That
four members OF The board of aldermen,
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