The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-08-02

4 goods and cbattels of the persons chegsable
| sherewilh; but no such sale stall b made
unless ten days previous notice thesot be
| given IN some newspaper printed In tc CITY
I Of Washington. And the provisions p the
| acts Of Assembly Of Msryiaod, now h force
within the county of Washington, selang to
the right OF replevying personsi pppcuy
taken 10 execution for public tsxss, siali ap-
ply 10 all Cases Of personal properly tdsen by
distress to satisfy taxes imposedby vttue of
this act.
Sec. l3. And be IL further entc,ed That
the levy court OF the county Of Washington,
in the District OF Columbis, shall not possess
the power OF assessing any tax or propstty in
tho CITY Of Washington nor shal The corpor.
alton Of the said ciiy be Obliged /, contribute, +,
in any manner, towards the cxp.tses or ex-
pendilurts OF said court, exceptfcr the one
half par, Of the expenses incurred On accounr
OF the Orpbsns' court, the officy of Coroner, Il,
the Jail OF said county, aDd the opening and
repairing Of roads in the coun OF Washing
ton, cast ot Rock creek, LEADING d,s cctiv 40
the city Of w ashiDgion, bu, the sati corpora
lion shall have the sole cont, ol and msnsge-
mcnt OF the bridge ACROSS OF owe, Hdenc fcek.
a. the termination OF K street x& = anu
shall be chs' gcable with the expense of keep-
ing the same 10 repai', and rebuilding b
when necessary.
Sec. -. And be H further enocfed, Tba
The Gle of the circuit court, aud rhe regis
ter OF wills, for the county Of Washington
respectively, snail furnish the register OF IN.
city, o. other officer OF the corporation, ap
pointed 10 receive the same, on or about the
6s Monday in January and JuIy,in every
yea, correc, iis,s Of the transfers otreal pro.
pc y, in tho ciy, during the next preceding
aalf year, so far as can be ascestaiDt d by the
records in their respective Offices and the
said corporation shalt make 10 the said clerk
and register of wills such compensation
therefor, as shall DO agreed on between the
respective parties, not exceeding SIX cents
for eacn transfe on such Iis,s.
Sec. Is. .and be 4, further enacted, That
the commissioned oil sbe public buildings, o.
o.hei person appointed to super,ntend The u
States DISCUS isemens in the ciiy Vt Wash
ing n, she'll reimburse TO the SAID corpora
ZION US, proportion Of eDy expense which
may hereafter be incurred, IN laying open,
paving, or othsspise improving, any Of the
streets OF avenues IN front Of, OF ooi ming TO,
OF which may pas. through, OF between, any
Of the public squares or reservations, which
proportion shall be determined by compsr-
son Of the length Of the l,on, or from ., OF
the said squares or resetva,ieus, OF the Unn,
ed States, on sny such street o. aSenus, wi,n
the whole exrsn, of the two sides thereof /;
and he shall cause the curb.stoIes to be set,
snd foot ways TO be psvcd,, on tho side o.
sides, OF any such street or avenue, whenever
the said corpo' alton shalt, by law, dItect such
A a a
of the lots on the opposite sido OF sny such
street or avenue, or sdjacent to a"y such
square or reservation and he shalt cause the
loot. ways TO i-' paved, and the Gu D. stones to
be SET, 10 from Of any lot or lots, beIon ging
20 the United ST ates, when the like IMP, owe
men,s shall be ordered by The CO poratiou, in
front o! the lots adjoining, or spares ada
cent thereto , and nc shah driray me expeo
ses directed by This sec,ion, on, OF sDy mon
cys arising from The sale of lots in the c,ty ol
Washington, belonging 10 the United States,
and from no Other tuod.
Sec. is .fnd be 10 JuvtAs, enacted Tha,
,he present boards OF aldermen and common
council shalt, before the last Monday 10 May
nex,, divide the said city into a. many wards
~, in their opinion, shall DO most conductive
to the interests Of the Sity and the boards Of
aldermen and common council msy, ftom
time 10 time, as the interests OF the CRY shall
require, alter the number and boundaries Of
the ss,d wards: PROVIDED, That The said
wards shall, at oil times, be So laid Of, altered,
and bounded, that each ward shall comprise,
as neas as may DO, an equal number of the
iohabitrnts OF the said CITY: .Assd provided,
hogpeper, That If such division shall not be
made p,ior to the said las, MONDAY in May,
then the said ci'y shall be divided toto six
wards, In manner following. 10 wit: All that
part Of said city to the westward Of Sixteenth
street west, shalt constitute tho fra: that
part to the eas,wai d Of Sixteenth street west,
and to the westward Of Teoth street west,
shall constitute the second that part to the
eastward of Sixteenth street west, aud to the
westward Of Tenth street west, shall constit.
ute the second; that part to the eas,wasd Of
Tenth street west, to ,he wcstwss<f ~ sfirst
street west, and to the northwsrd Of e street
sou,h oh al stitufe the third. ,h., c.. a..