The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-21
Pnhlic-No. 2S.

AN ACT te-fstrocede the county of Alexandria
 in the District of Columbia 10 the state of Vir-
 gna.
 Whereas. no more territory ought to be held under
 the exclusive legislation given to Congress over
 the District which Is the Seat of the GeneraI Co.,
 vernneut than may be necessary and proper for
 the purposes of such d seat; and whereas. cxpe.
 ience hath shown that tue portion of the District
 of Columbia ceded 10 the United States by The
 State of Virginia has not burh, nor is ever fiker
 to be necessary iaF m parpose; and where's.
 the State os ylfEIniz F Sn hEt passed ..=
 thirtday Of Eehl3ssY iShieen handfed assd ,ls
 iysFx. entitled III aei accepting by the State of
 Virginia the county q Alexandria n the Dls-
 trici oE Colambias when the same .GllaIl he nee
 ded by fhe Congress os tise Unita1 zazh
 sigaihed Ter willingness 10 take Jack tlla zasd
 territory ceded as aforesaid: Therefore
 SEC. I, Bei caaeisd Ag tAe Seaafs ana F6lfx& 6t RepreSentasiyes of ihe kInll<a S,atfs SF fle3<7k M Congress Gssem6led, That. with the assehs ~ { IM people of the county and town of AIekandrE4 sb l< asceitaned as hereinafter prescribed, all of Int ror,ioA o tie District of Colnm5ia ceded ts inc UHicd States by the State cf tirginis and all the rights and jurisdiction ihciewith ce5ed oyer the sane, be, and ihs samc hercaF retIeti and fur ever renlui>ard to the State C. Virginia in tuN and absolute II ,t aul iIrsdi,iion as wra oi soil as of persons residing Of to reside thereon.
 Sec ? And 6e il fartser sascied That norhinr herein contained slai b. construed 10 vest in the Sae o Nirsiait any gishi oi property in tne GUS tn bcuse and post G'ier o the United States with in tlie town of AlXaudsA or in fine go o tte ter. ri'ory hereby fec.ded, 90 as lo aleci the nshs oi indiv dual- or corporations therein otherwise than as ihe s1ine s';ll or may iaHsseurd by such ia. d tdu1is or corp iAfioi,s t1 the State ol Virgins,
 Sec. 3.stad bc H fIrjker reaeisd. That taa jurisdiction and laws existing in the saii terri. t'ly, ceie, tc the pnied States by the Stde of ir na. a0r saa, over the pers,ns and r,rnpaf- ly indit tid1ais theIeig feslils shall no; cease or deermiae untd t5e State o Virginia saall hcre- after p.'ovds. by law, for Inc extension ot Ter u r dictioa and a'iea syse,a over tBe sad terriIo- Ty hereby rec-sesl.
 Sec I. .s,ii de a (art.e- a.ic3. Ina, this ac, shall no, b. in force apiil aile ihe assent oF tae people of the coBHfy aG3 ,oyn of AieN1ndria snail be given to t in ttcmole hereisller pfcvided l.n mediately after toe close ei ile present s~ssion c; COhresa, the Presiient ot the UAi;c4 States sAall appoint fjye commissioners, {atA ti,rce ot whom nay act) citizens of the sa.t town Or county of AlexauA ia and teeholers within tf's same who shall b. sworn before some justice ei tie peace in and for the sad to~n or co9nty, 10 discharge the duties hereby imposed upon them iditbfi is lnpar- taily, and io the best of their ability. These con- missioneFs, or any of them. shall proceed, within ten days after they notified of their appoint- ment, 10 fix upon the time. place, and naiInef of ta II andria, and shall give Eoticc of the same by adser- tiseinent in tbe newspapers oi thu said town. And on the day and al te place appointed every free white male citizen of the United States who shall have resided h said county of Alexandria fer six months preceding the time when he offers his vote insane persons and panpers excepted shall vote vi yavoce upon the question of accepting or rejecting the provisions of this act. The said colnmissoners shall preside when this vote is taken, and decide all questions arising in rel ,tion 10 inc right of voting under this act Within three days after this vote Is taken as aforesaid, the said commissioner shall make out three statements of the result of ttis rol upon oath. and under their seals Of these one shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, one to the Governor of the Commonwealth ol Virginia and one shall bs Gepositein ,be clerks office of the county court of AieNaudra. II the majority Of tse votes given shah be east against accepting the provisions o ihis act then |; shall be void and of effect; bat if majority O. the sad votes should be in favor ei accepting thu provisions of Ihis art theB tis act shall bt la fu lusce ana 1t shall be tae daty oi the President ef the Usi.e,l States to ihiosm the Governor of N,.tna tfzt ti,s aetls in fall force and effect, and to make procis, naiien of the fact.
 Sec ,. fad be ii further eaacied, That in such case. the right of plopery in the half square in AiexahdFia winch staadS the court house boun- ded by coiHabus, Sneen, and 2dneess streets and the half square OR which staG1s the aii bounded by Princess, St. Asaph, aud Pit streets, shall be conveyed to the Governor ol Virginia, and hts sue eessoss for the use Of the county aad corporation of Alexandria forever; and the Solicitor of the Treasury Of the Unied States is hereby authorized and required, in the name and the behalf of the United States, to make all the ptoper and necessary convey ysnees for that purpose.
 Sec. 6. .aad bs u farther enacted, That Congress will in 10 event assume and pay the debt, ag any part thereof, due by the corporation of tas :iy Of Alexandria.
 Approved, yo'y 9th. ls4s.
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