The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-14
The City CHARTER,

JOINT REVOLUTIONS in relation an application to
Congress for certain amendments to the charter of h'
city, and providing Tor submitting the same to vote OF
the peOpe.
R,o'v,a BIZ the board of Aldermen and Board of Common
Council Of the cityof Washington, That it is expeden tina
application be made Congress for the the
charter of this city embraced in the following draught
"A bill TO continue alter, and amend the charter of the city
Of Washington" and tina, the same be submitted a
Of the people of this city, at poll to be held in the repec
tive wards. Wednesday, the twenty third day Of Feb
mary eighteen hundred and fortyeight, which poll all
those who in favor Of this corporation making app
Congress the said amendments tho charter
of this CITY will ballots which written printed
aye, and all who opposed such application will
vote ballots on which are written or printed no.
Resoued That the said poll shall be held in each ward
under the superintendence Of three commissioners, who
shall be appointed In the the
for experimenting the regular annual elections OF this
corporation appointed and they shall take similar
OATH and shall give the notice of the time and place
ofhodng said poll and shall in all respects conduct The
same the regular annual elections Of this corporation
conducted and the said commissioners shall make
OF the result in the of the elect of mayor Prou
dd. That the said commissioners hereby required
receive the OF any free white male citizen of the Uni
led States Except persons tnfis, Migrants,
paupe and persons Who shall have been convicted of
infamous cme) who shall have attained the age oftweny
one years and shall have resided in the city Of Washington
one year Immediately preceding the day OF voting, and
shall be resident of the ward in which he offers
g. Reso'red, That the said commissioners shall meet
the Mayors office, o'clock, the day after the
said poll, and shall in the presence of the Mayor and the
Presidents of the Board of Aldermen and Board Of Common
council compare the returns of the votes taken the poll
hid on the day before in the respective wards and under
their hands declare the result giving the number of
IN each ward aye, and the number no." and the res
ecuve aggregates which shall also be atested by sig
natures Of the Mayor and the Presidents of tue Board OF
Aldermen and Board OF Common Council copy of
which shall be filed in the Registers Office. copy
10 the Board of Aldermen and copy the Board OF
Common Council and the Mayor shall cause the same 10
be Published Immediately thereafter three of the news
papers OF this city
Resoved That the Joint committee appointed 10 intend
he interests of this corporation before Congress be- and
sy are hereby instructed if majority of the votes taken
at the said poll shall be faye" immediately to make appl.
cation to Congress for the amendments charter OF This
city embraced in the said draugh of "a bill TO continue
alter, and amend the charter OF the city of Washington
and respectfully, in the and in behalf this corpora
ton and The people OF this city, ask its into law
Rsoped That the Mayor shall cause these re-
and the said draught of bill continue alter and
amend the charter OF the city of Washington" 10 be npb
hed in at least three newspapers printed and published
In this city, three several each the first insertion
IN each be least days the ay of voting and
the last insertion on that day.
BILL continue alter, and amend the charter Of tim
city oil Washington
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representation
q me United states Of Arnerca !" Corsre assembled
That the act OF May heenfh eighteen hundred TWEEN
w. entitd An incorporate the inhabitants of lin,
cay OF Washington, and 10 repeal all acts heretofore passed
o uat purpose. and the act OF May twenty sixth, eigh-
Ken hundred and tweny-iour, entitled IAN supple.
henary to An at TO The niBbitans OF the
Of Washington ssed the htren,h of May, thousauu
eight hundred and twenty, and TOR other purposes and
@ or acts supplemental or addit ona to sand acls which
were IN ioce the fourteenth day May, ghteen hun
td AID ory or which may at pas OF this be
10 ofoe, be and HE
vac lern OF twenty years from the date hereof, and
Oongess shall by law determine Otherwise win the alter
INNS Additions, explanations, and amend nens ioIo Aiug
--1t !, "
SIC dnd Be further enacted Thar. in addi, N 10 the
d A. p u,s cry oi washington, communal in the
uesos oil cesslon IRON the original hand,
wheeon said city /. located tue limits city shall be
and hereby extended follows tho middle of the
'hsnnsi OF the Anacostia river Eastern Branch and