Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-02


Sec. -. Ind be 1T further enacted, That
the Commissioner of Public Buildings, or oth=
er officer having charge and authority over
the lands and property OF the United States ly-
ing within the city of Washington, shall, from
time TO time, cause TO be opened and improved
such avenues and streets, or parts or portions
thereof, as the President of the United States
upon the application of the corporation of the
said city, shall deem necessary for the public
convenience, and direct to be done; and he
shall detray the expenses thereof out OF any
money arising, or which shall have arisens
from the sale of lots in the city of Washing
ton belonging, or which may have belonged,
10 the United States, and from no other fund.
And it shall be the duty of the said Commits
sioner, or other United States officer as AZORES
said, upon the application of the Mayor, to
repair and keep in repair the pavements, wa
ter-gutters, Waterways, and flag foot-ways
which'have been made or shall be made OPP
poste or along the public squares, reservations
or other property belonging to the United
States; as also, on like application, TO repair
and keep in repair such streets and avenues
or parts thereof, as may have been, or shall
hereafter be, opened and improved by the u
nlted States; the expense of all such repairs
to be paid out of The fund before mentioned.
SEC. 3. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the Commissioner of Public Buildings be, and
he is hereby, required 10 perform the duties
required of the city Commissioner by the four:
teenth section Of the act of the twenty-sixth
of May, eighteen hundred and twenty four
supplementary 10 the ACT of the fifteenth OF
May, eighteen hundred and twenty, incorpo-
rating the inhabitants of the city of Washing
ton. And il shall be the duty of the Commits
sloner OF Public Buildings, within ninety days
after the sale of any lots or squares belonging
to the United States IN the city OF Washington;
to report the fact to the corporation of Wash
lngton, giving the date of sale, the number OF
the lot and square, the name of the purchaser
or purchasers; and the said lots or squares
shall be liable to taxation by the said corpora
ton from the date of such sale And no open
space, public reservation, or other public
ground in the said city, shall be occupied by
any private person, or for any private purpo-
ses whatever.
Sec. IA. And be 1t further enacted, That
the justices of the peace, whether they be
members of the Board of Aldermen or Board
OF Common Council or not, who may be Sc
lected from time TO time by the said corpora
ton, to enforce the police regulations and pc;
! nal laws OF the said city, as also to issue war
rants and TO hear and determine cases within
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, if
which the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, and
Board of Common Council of the said city
! shall be plaintiffs, shall have power to issue
all such warrants, and all other warrants or
processes deemed necessary and proper in ca
ses of violations of the police regulations and
penal laws of the corporation, and to hear and
determine all such cases, and, under the orders
of the corporation, to issue execution or other
final process thereon and the said justices
shall also have power to compel the atten-
dance OF witnesses by attachment, and TO pun
sh them by fine not exceeding ten dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding ten days, for
refusing obedience to a summons.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted, That
hereafter the justices of the peace for the coun-
ty OF Washington, in the District of Columbia,
shall be appointed for three years and upon
indictment and conviction of any justice OF
the peace, before any court of competent ju-
rlsdlction, of incompetency, habitual drunken-
ness, corruption in office, or of any other will
tul misconduct in the discharge OF his duties
as justice of the peace, his commission shall
be void. and he shall cease 10 exercise the Of
flee and powers of justice of the peace; and
for all criminal process or business issued or
tried by or before any Justice of the peace I'M
the city and county of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, the said Justice and the
constable who shall execute the process shalt
respectively be entitled to charge and receive
same fees as are authorized 10 be charged and
received in the case of process issued and SER
we'd by them respectively in cases of small
debts and the said costs shall be certified by
the said justices TO the District Attorney, for
his revision and approval, and when approved
shall be paid by the Marshal Of the District
of Columbia.
| Sec. 16. Aad be IL further enacted, That;
IN addition to the seven members now autho-
rized to be appointed TO the levy court of the
! county of Washington, from and after May;
eighteen hundred and forty eight the Presi-
dent of the United States is hereby authorized
and required annually TO appoint four addi-
tional members from the city of Washington;
and the said court shall thereafter consist of
eleven members.
SEC. II. And be ii further enacted, That
the corporation of the said city of Washing
ton shall have full power and authority TO pass
all laws which may be needful and necessary
10 carry into full and complete effect the pow
ers granted to the said corporation, or 10 any
of lis officers or servants, by this act, OF by
the act or acts 10 which this act is amendatory
or supplementary. And all acts or parts of
acts in conflict with the provisions Of this act,
be, and the same are hereby, repealed
ROB'T c. WINTHROP.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President of the United States. and
President Of the Senate
Approved. May II, l848.