The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-31
(BY AUTHORITY
L.AW OF THE UNITED STATES
NlACT

AN ACT
Supplementary to the act entitled an act to a,,asna
the charter Of George Tossn."
Y it enacted BY the Senate and House of Re-
~ PresentatiVes Of the United States of Asne,ica
in Congress assembled, That the following shall.
ana are hereby declared to be the limits OF
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, any
law or regui"tion to the contrary notwi,hstand.
ing, that is to say, beginning in the middle of
college street as laid down and designated in
Fenwick's map ofthe said town. at or ne ar to the
bank OF the river Potomac, thence by straight
Inc drawn northernly through the middle OF said
street to the middle of First street, thence bv a
line through the middle of First street to point
directly opposite to the termination of the eastern
line OF thoiots now enclosed as the property of
the college, thence northernly by the eastern line
OIL SAID Enclosure as far the same extends,
thence IN the same northernly direction to the
middle OF Fourth street, thence castwardy by a
linz drawn along the middle of Fourth street to a
point at the distance OF one hundred and twenty
feet westward, from the west side of Fayette
street thence northernly by line drawn paral-
lei To Fayette street at the said distance of one
hundred and twenty feet westward, from the
west side thereof, until it intersects a boundary
line OF Beatty ard Hawkins addition to George
town; thence westwardy by said boundary line
as lar as 1T extends thence by the courses and
distances OF the several ptbsr boundary lines of
Beatty and Hawkins addition aforesaid that is
20 say Westwardiy, northwardly, eastwardly &
ssoutt,wardly to point opposite to the middle of
Ioad street, and opposite or nearly opposite to
the middle OF Eighth street; thence eastwardly
oy line drawn thro' the middle Of Road street.
as 1t now runs and as far as it extends ; thence
eastwardly by line dra parallel to Back street,
ana continued in the same dire ction to the mid
die OF Rock creek thence by the middle of the
same creek and the middle of the Potomac river
10 point directly opposite to the middle of Col.
ieSc street aforesaid thence to the place of be-
ginning.
SEC. 2. ind be IL further enacted, That the
corporation of Georgetown be, and tbev are
hereby authorized and directed to cause com.
pete and accurate survey to be made of the said
Town agreeably to the courses and limits Drescri
ocd IN the preceding section OF this act, and 10 cs
taDIsh and Tx, from time to time, permanent
boundaries at such places as they may deem NJ.
cesSHry and proper for perpetuatng the bounda
RES OF the said town, and aftcr the said survey
snail have been so made, and approved bv the
corporation, the same shall be admitted TO record
III the clerks office foT the county of Washing
ton in the district Of Columbia.
SEC. g. And he IL further enacted. That all tho
rights powers and privileges heretofore gran.
tea TO tie said corporation, by the General AS
semb'y OF Maryland, and by the nct to which this
IS supplement, and which are, Mt this time
CLAIMED and excrcisedby them, shall, be and re.
man IN ful force ard effect, aud may AMI shall
be exercised and enjoyed by them within Che
bounds and limits set forth and described IN the
Iirst cction Of this act
SEC. a. ind be IL further enacted, That the said
corporation shall have power to lay ont, open, ex
leha sHd regulate streets, lanes and alleys, with