The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-22

shall have full power and authority lay and collect
of exceeding Of one per oen.u upon
by person whichever IN banking insur
ance other incorporated company In The oily Of Wash
incorporated company to furnish, when required do,
within days thereafter, fu and complete list of the
the stockholders such company and tn.
OF stock owned by each, under penalty not exceeding
fifty dollars for each and every Week such company snail
neglect refuse fail furnish the ana, i, de-
fault OF pay nent OF the due said stock by nl
ing insurance, or other company or by the holder hold
ers oil The stock the said corporation shall have full power
and authority sell the said stock, somany
as shall be sufficient pay the thereon and costs
OF colecon provided in the OF personal properly
The said corporation shall also have power lay and col
ect tax not exceeding -onnhs OF on
the assessed value OF all bonds and mortgages of stocks
of all kinds, and all public and private securities, and
on every description OF property within the said city or
except such by law exempt from taxation and
to compel persons to furnish when required 10y the
held by them, and to punish with suitable fines and penal
ties persons refusing omng to furnish such lists The
upon every free white male citizen Of the age of TWEEN
yone years and upwards oil not exceeding dollar
livery stables prvae bankers brokers' money lenders and
wholesale and retail dealers in ratio according to the
nua average amount OF the capital invested IN The busl,
wholesale and retail dealers; make all necessary regu-
of the same, and the of hauling by car,men wagon
ers carmen and draymen, and the rates OF commission
OF auctoneers to regulate and graduate tue licenses OF
nonresident merchants and raders to regulate and estab
lsh fish wharves and docks; to restrain and prohibit
ming houses and bawdy to punish those who may
therefor, by fines less than five dollars; and in default
Of the payment thereof by imprisonment and labor in
the work house for term not exceeding ninety days :
provide for the Furnishing by fines and penalties and by
persons who shall modest disturb any church other
place OF worsh while the congregation Engaged in
ing OF all kinds of live stock brought into the city
TO be pulled down unsafe, dapidated dangerous build
nss to take up and relay foot pHyemens and paved ear
collect taxes for paying the expenses thereof ON the prop
ey fronting on such ioo,ways and earrage-ways TO lay
and collect taxes for the support Of public schools 10 cause
new alleys to be opened into the squares, and to OPEN
change close those already laid out upon the appca
ton Of the owners OF more than oneha of the property IN
such squares subject to the second proviso OF the eighth
section Of the act OF May the fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and twenty, Incorporating the inhabitants OF the city OF
Washington And the said corporation shall have full
power and authority make all necessary laws for the
lection OF public and private property the preservation OF
ORDER the safety of persons, and the observance of decen
hs tire o,n and ry
sons violating the well for The punishment Of
persons guilty ofpublic profanity and prostitution.
SEC And be further enacted That the first general
election held alter The passing OF this act, Board of Assess
os to consist OF one member from each ward, shall be
elected by the qualified voters therein, to serve for two
years. and the returns of election for shall be
made in the manner and form the of the
election for members of the Board of Aldermen and Board
of Common Council and the person having the greatest
number of legal votes in each ward for assessors shall be
duly elected assessors but in persons,
highest in vote, shall have equal number votes,
commissioners OF election for the ward in which such
equality shall exist, shall decide the choice by lot No
person who is not eligible to seat in the Board OF Alder
men or Board of coPon Council shall be eligible cleo
ton as assessor And, the first Monday of May
succeeding the first election OF under this the
said board or majority of the members thereof, shall
meet in the City Hall, and, in the presence Of the
Mayor and Register shall draw by lot the names OF
three members thereof if the number wards be seven
if the number of wards exceed SEVEN the names
one,ail as near as may be, of the members of said
board; and the members whose shall be thus
drawn, shall thereupon TO be members of said
board and at the next general election member shall lie
elected to serve for Two years, each of the wards in
which the members drawn shall have been elected
Mt every regular annual election thereafter in such wards
as the time of the assessors is about expire,
shall be elected TO for two years No person holding
any other Office under the corporation shall be elected
hold the office Of In the of the DEATH esg
naton inability, refusal of any person elected
an assessor, the shall be filled Immediately by
Board OF Aldermen and Board OF Common Council joint
shall be filed The board Of assessors shall
and value and make of all and every species OF
properly by law taxable, and make return of ali persons
subject TO po-tax, in the said city, under such egula
tons as the said corporation shall pescrbe AID the said
assessors either OF them, shall refuse wiuly neglect
to and value and all every spe-
cies OF property by law taxable which may be known to
Them, either OF them, or come their knowledge
shall refuse wilfuy neglect make of any per-
son subject to po-tax they the offending, shall
each offence the discretion OF the circuit of tn.
District OF Columbia for the county of Washington, and
shall thereafter be incapable of holding any office
the corpoaon and the Board Of Aldermen and Board OF
Common COUNCIL may, by joint resolution, remove any as
SCISSOR from offlce Tor any misconduct IN Office
Sec g. And be further enacted That every free white
male citizen Of the United States who shall attained
city OF Washington one year Immediately preceding the
day Of election, and shall be resident of the ward in
which he shall offer to vote, and shall have been returned
on the books OF the corporation during the ending the
thirty first of December preceding the day of election
as subject poll for that year, Except per
pos menfis, Migrants, paupers persons who shall have
been convicted of any infamous crme) and who shall
have paid his poI-aX, and all personal property
due from him, shall be entitled to for Mayor
bers of the Board of Aldermen and Board OF Common
Council and assessors and for every officer authorized to
be elected at any election under this the acts
to which this Is nmendaiory supplementary. And II
any person shall buy sell voie shall than
hp1 nl law
or shall give receive consideration therefor in
goods, or any other thing of vaue shall promise any
valuable consideration vote in consideration OF such
promise, he shall be disqualified forever thereafter from
voting and holding any office under said corporation and
on complaint thereof The Attorney OF the United States
for the District of Columbia shall be the duty Of said At
toney to proceed against such offender Offenders by
dctment and trial. in other criminal cases; and found
guilty. 1t shall be the duty of the court 10 sentence him to
pay line of not less than dollars, and 10 imprisonment
not more than two months nor less than ten days
SEC o. And be it further enacted That in of the
tlsa OF accept the office OF Mayor upon his
election thereto, of his DEATH resignation, inability
removal from the city, Board of Aldermen and Board
OF Common Council shall assemble IN joint meeting and
elect another IN his place. for the remainder OF the
term or during such disability but in case of temporary
absence rom tue city, or oil Sickness me mayor may, IN
writing, depute the President of the Board OF Aldermen to
act as Mayor during such temporary absence or sickness
SIC. T. Ind be it further enacted, That so much of the
tenth section Of the act Incorporating the inhabitants Of the
city OF Washington, approved May the fifteenth, eighteen
hundred and twenty, is in the following words, Vz
the city of Washington, which years taxes
shall have remained due and unpaid or on which any spe
cal tax, imposed by virtue OF authority OF the provisions
of this shall have remained unpaid for two or more
years after the shall have become due, or so much
thereof, less lot, (when the property which
the has accrued is less than that quany,) as