Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-05-21
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1912.

| ments, except the first, shall be at least tea
days previous to the day of each election
And it shall be the duty OF the mayor, for
| the first election, and of the commissioners
for all subsequent elections. to give at least
five days previous public notice of the place
in each ward where such elections are To be
held. The said commissioners shall, before
they receive any ballot, scverally take the
| following oath or affirmation, TO be admin
stored BY the mayor of the city, or any JUS
tice OF the peace for the county of Wash
! ington 1, A. Il. do solcmnty swear, or af-
brin, (as the case may beg that will truly
| and faithfully receive and reSurn the votes
OF such persons as are by law entitled to
vote for members of the board of aldermen,
| and board Of common Council in ward No.
according to the best of my
| Judgment and understanding and that
win not, knowingly, receive or return the
vote of any person who is not legally enti-
| tied to the same, so help me God" The
| polls shall be opened at ten O'Clock in the
morning, and DE closed at seven O'Clock in
| the evening of the same day. Immediately
| on closing the polls, the commissioners OF
each ward, or a majority of them, shall
count the ballots and make ont under their
hands and seals a correct return of the two
| persons for the first election, and of the one
| person for all subsequent elections, having
| the greatest number of legal votes, together
| with the number of votes given TO each, as
members of the board of aldermen and of
the three persons having the greatest num-
| Der of legal votes, together with the number
ofvotes givento each, asmembers ofthe board
| ofcommon council ndthe twopersons at the
| first election, and the one person at all subse-
quent elections, having the greatest number
of legal votes for the board of aldermen
and the three persons having the create.
number OF legal votes for the board of Co
mon council, shall be duly elected; ans. in
all cases of an equality of votes the commits
sioners shall decide by lot. The said re-
turns shall be delivered to the mayor OF the
city on the succeeding day, who shall cause
| the same to be published in some newspa-
per printed in the City OF Washington a
duplicate return, together with list OF the
persons who voted at such election, shall
also be made by the said commissioners to
the register of the city, on the day succeed
ing the election, who shall preserve and re-
cord the same; and shall, within two days
thereafter, notify the several persons so re-
turned, of their election. And each board
shall judge of the legality of the elections,
returns and qualifications of its own mem
hers; and shall supply vacancies in its own
5c; b. c22Isin., 'e...c.ieg, T. ue rnsde e s.,
the same in the ward and Tor the board in
which such vacancies shall happen, giving
at least five days notice previous thereto /;
and each board shall have full power to
pass all rules necessary and requisite to en-
able itself TO come 20 a Just decision in cases
of a contested election of its members and
the several members of each board shall,
before entering upon the duties of their Of
hce, take the following oath or affirmation
> al do swear. Tor solemly, sincerely and tru-
, ly affirm and declare, as the case may be)
that viii faithfully execute the Office of
to the best of my knowledge and
ability" which oath or affirmation shall be
administered BY the mayor or some JUS
: tice of the peace for the county of Wash
ington.
Sec. S. .6nd be il further enacted, That
: in addition to the powers heretofore granted
TO the corporation of the City of Washing
1 ton, by an act, entitled An act to incor-
! porate the inhabitants of the City of Wash
ington, in the District of Columbia" and
an act, entitled An act supplementary to
an act, entitled can act to incorporate the
/, inhabitants of the City of Washington, in
the District Of Columbia" the said corpora
ton shall have power to lay taxes on parti-
> cular wards, parts or sections of the city,
for their particular local improvements
that after providing for all objects of ge-
2 neral nature, the axes raised on the asses
: sable property in each ward shall be eX-
2 pended therein, and no other, in regulating,
I filling up and repairing of streets and ave
S nues, building of bridges, sinking of wells
erecting pumps and keeping them in repair
! in conveying water in pipes and in the pre-.
j servation OF springs; in erecting and repair
ing wharves; in providing FIRE engines and
= other apparatus for the extinction of fires
E and for other local improvements and pur.
i poses, IN such manner as the said board o.
|, aldermen and board of common council shall
provide; but the Sums raised for the sup
e port of the poor, aged and issfirIn, shall be a
charge on each ward in proportion to its po
$ pulation or taxation, as the two boards shall
d decide. That whenever the proprietors o
A two-thirds of the Inhabited houses, fronting
+ | on both sides of a street or part of a street
4 shall, by petition to the two branches, ex
q press their desire Of improving the same bl
e laying the kirb-stone of the foot pavement
c and paving the cutters or carriage wa,
e thereof, or otherwise improving said stree
u agreeably TO its graduation, the said corpo
q ration shall have power to cause to be dom
: at any expense not exceeding two dollar
e and fifty cents per froHt foot, Of the lot
= fronting on such improved street or part O
10 a street, and charge the same to the owner
q Of the lots fronting on said street or part q
N a street in due proportion; and also on
: like petition, to provide for erecting lamp
! for Lighting any street or part Of a stree
d and to defray the expense thereof, by IA
e ON the proprietors or inhabitants Of sue
houses, in proportion TO their rental or valu
At alton, as the two boards shall decide.
d Sec. 6. Ind be IL further enacted, This
j, the said corporation shall have full power
&c authority TO erect and establish hospitals {
n pest-houses, work-houses, houses Of col
'e rection, penitentiary and other public builc
Il Ings, for the use Of the city, and to Law an