The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-31
TprUIyc= No. 50 |

The low ol ,esandra
Be i enarted by he Ssa1te mud House Of
Tsprexrnfattus Of tte tpiiGF Sfries Of a.
~er,cd IN Congress dsambi,d rhi hnn.
n, mi and lot. Of ground Wilma the town
Of Aiexaedrla, on whlrh iaxr- assess
n ants, ~ charge.. remain dnr \ unpaid.
&C. The Com 80 tonac,l nf the Sud tosn,
for The space OF two years, o. shall here.
arr remain due and unpaid. lor tina.
u see NJ time ar - nnrh If sud lots ~
n v h. necessary, may be- sold ut public
lrtloi, FIR thu payment of the taxes, AZ
. smsnfs. 81 charges, wulrh NJ, or snail
b. de thereon, with the expenses attend.
IT,! Va, sale Propidsd That, hplnre ,uy
o III sale be- inAlr. IA alhltlt If III" Col
hector &c the District or Wald IN whca
9Th his he, stating thai 10 gopds or rhp-
srls &c the Pc son nr pc sons rh ed nIth
ne payment of such taxes. as,ps.ments,
o. rhAfgr., sb{E, ri ld satsty The ,an,",
en b. BOUND within the corp cation, shall
b lodged wlta the Clerk / the Common
S.pnotl; IND prorlded That peblic M
a." nf ths time aud pl,cc ~ such sale,
sl,di be- gwen, by advertising in some
urwspsper t.ahlisned N tn town of A
ltxandrii for al Leaf siS months, where
the property - assessed Is prfsnns tcsd
lng oui .of the Umtrd States three
months. where the property assns~rd 10
persons iesdlug WITHIN the Unltrd States,
bnt uifhnuf The District OF & ,IumhIn and
s'x weeks. "hrn Cbr .nropeii, is assessrd
a. y fsun4 residing within The DlArici uf
<'olunhn IN Which notice shall br STA
A 4 ~.
tlie streets b, wh'ch the squ"r ~ which
they liz - bounded, ths mann al the per.
son or persans l. whnm they have been
Vast assessed, ~ the hooks of the Asses
sprs and the Aotu, If the taxps, asscss-
nfenls or charges, due thereon and pro
I'D further, That The pacbasrl or pa
chaser aiIdh MI be Obliged Ia pay, nj thu
tune nt surh slle, tnurr tnan the. taxes ,s-
., -sHrnts, or charges due, aud h. expen-
SIS 81 sale j., mi that " within twn ,raIa
fftn the ds5 of sale, the proprietor ar
itnprrlars ut snrh lot. his, h., N thrir
heirs, representatives % agents, .haI r.
pay sach puIchtsrr, or to the Maynr,
the iEohr> pld tor snch taxes. ASSESS
h,"nts, or charges and expense, ~ ainra-
sad, With ten per cPutum per snnun, as
lrtrrrsi thereon, ar make tender nf thr
~. he nr she shall be re- inslAtpd IL his,
hsr, ar thew nnslnal the but ii nn such
t. adler hr made. within two y"a,s next af-
Ter such stl., thea the purchaser shall
pay IN" balance ni the purchase nouey nr
such les or lais, into the Treasury nf the
Gnmn,bn Gnnnell, where IL shall rcm,in,
g lblec; IL the ordrf of the rroprirtors, ar
his ~ Their les Il representatives aud ihr
lofehaser. on tht payment of the Whole IT.
tauunt OF the purohase money shall re-
triye tItir to the said lot Ar lots, in f.r
Simple, from IN" Mayor, uoder ms baud,
IN" sral 81 bis oIIice, which shall be deem
ed good aid Valid IN law and equity.
Sfo. I. ind be il further en,efed, That
fhe Common Council of Alrxaudra shah
have power Ia provide for the establish
sn"nt, maintenance, and suprunieadcnr,
al public schools. and fur the register q
oi bhths. marriages, and deaths. aud shall
have powtr to preserve the navigation OF
the Potomac tlScr, within their iursdic-
ZION IN erect, repair, aud regulate pub.
lie "harv"s, deepen decks and hasius, aud
~ limit the eNtenton of private whar,es,
INTO the hAtbnnr; Ia authD,ize. with In.
appreciation of the President of the Uni
ted States, The drawing of lotteries, for eff
feeting any impnrtsit Improvement m and
10 the town. which the ordinary funds and
revenue thereof viii not accon,pli,h. I,
restrain and prohibit the dra wing of oibr,
lotteries, the keeping OF tipping houses
and all kinds uf gaming to pioy,d. fl,
The leensihS, taxing, and regulating auc
tons Theatrical, aud public shows am,
anussinenis, and yeadrrs of lottery tick
cts Ia appoint g1agrrs of casks, insprc
tuis OF domestic spirits, measures aud in
spectnis af wood, lumber, and bark gtain
coal berI. pork, fish, butter, and lard
weighrrs OF hay, fodder, and straw au,
10 wgnla'r, by law. the inspection, mea
suenlent, aud weighing of the articles a
foresaid; to regulate party and o,hc
walls an,i fences. aud 10 determine b,
whom they shall be kept in repair 10 di
feet an what part Of the town buildings o