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

twenty, Incorporating the inhabitants Of the city of Wash
ne,on or by any act or acts supplementary in exc
pure liasers receive. do. or perform
Sac And be i further enacted That the said corpora
Of all the squares in the city of Washington which
shall be shown tue lines of all the subdivisions of said
completion of the plat Of each square, and prescribe
and regulate the manner in which description shall be
Provided Thai the said pats shall be made and drawn
upon uniform scale of not less than inch TO fifty feet
within the corporate limits which shall be pre-
red by the said corporation shall be such that The pats
sring the squares and the office Of the oil the
city OF Warrington shall be the legal office OF record OF
'Ns sre a!s Ind Be enacted That the poax which
may be levied and collected IN pursuance OF the powers IN
other fund hereafter 70 be constituted by any act of
the corporation, for the establishment and support of
Schools and for other purpose under such Iegua
lions may from time TO time be established and provided
by the corporation.
Sno TO- Ind be further enacted That the corporation
shall not have power increase the present funded debt OF
the said corporation either by borrowing money other
wse unless shall be agreed do by ohrds Of the
legal voters In the said city at annual election and the
said corporation shall annually apply not less than
ten thousand dollars of its TO the redemption OF
the present debt OF the corporation.
SEC H. And be 1t further enacted, That all taxes except
taxes on real properly imposed by virtue of the
supplem. nary in default payment thereof within the
time limited by act of the corporation for payment may be
personal effects OF the person persons chargeabe there
WITH under such regulations and lm citations the corpo
may prescribe but no such sale shall be made
less days previous notice thereof be given in
newspaper printed and published in the city OF Wash
ington.
SEC. H. Ind be it further enacted That the Commissioner
OF Public Buildings, other officer having charge and
hoy the lands and property United States y
ing within the city Washington SHALL from time time
to be opened and improved such and streets
States upon the application OF the corporation of the said
Guy shall deem necessary for the public convenience and
direct 10 be donc and he shall deay the expenses thereof
sha
the sale OF lots In me city OF Washington beionglng or
no her fund And it Shall be the duty OF The said
missioner, other United States officer aforesaid, upon
the application of the Mayor repair and keep repair
the pavemens, water-gu,ters waterways, and flat loot
ways which have been made shall he made opposite
ns pIUG Or other
to repair and keep in repair such and avenues,
sn sn
all such repairs 70 be paid our othe fund before
OF Public Buildings be- and he hereby required per
form the duties required of the City Commissioners by the
fourteenth section Of the of,he May eg
hundred and twenty our supp ementaTy TO the act
OF the fifteenth Of May eighteen hundred and twenty, ncor
poratng the inhabitants of the city Of Washington And
shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Public Build
ngs, within ninety days after the sale oany lots or squares
belonging the United States in the city of Washington
the date OF sae the number OF the lot and the name
of the purchaser purchasers and the said lots
SEC IA. And be further enacted That the justices of the
Board of Common Council not who may be selected
from time time by the said corporation, enforce the
police regulations and penal laws of the said city, as also
issue and hear and determine within
the Jurisdiction of justices Of the in which the Mayor
said city shall be plaintiffs, shall have power issue all
such warrants and all other warrants processes deemed
necessary and proper OF violations oil the ponce
regulations and penal laws Of the corporation. and to hear
and determine all such and under the orders oil the
reon and The said Justice. shall also have power to
compel the attendance of witnesses by attachment and TO
prsonnen exceeding days. for refusing obedience
to a summons.
SEC Is And be II further enacted That hereafter the JUS
tees of the for the county of Wa hngton In the DIS
ct of Columbia shall be appointed for three years. and
indictment and conviction of justice OF the peace
before court OF competent Jurisdiction OF
cy habua drunkenness, corruption in office, or OF any
other wu misconduct in the discharge of his duties as
justice Of the peace, his commission shall be void, and he
shall to exercise the office and powers OF justice OF
the and for all criminal or business issued
and county of Washington in the District of Columbia the
said justice and the constable who shall execute the pro
snail respectively be entitled to charge and receive e
fees authorized to be charged and received IN
the of process issued and served by them respectively
in cases OF small debts and the said costs shall De cerned
by the said justices the District Attorney for his revision
and approval and when approved shall be paid by the
SEC l6 Ind be 1t enacted, That in addition to the seven
members authorized be appointed to the levy court
hundred and forty eight the President Of the United
hereby authorized and required annually to appoint four
ad tonn members from the city Of Washington; and the
said shall the reafter consist of eleven members
SEC H. d be ii further enacted That the corporation
Of the said city OF Washington shall have full power and
authority pass all laws which be needul and neces-
say carry into full and complete effect the powers grant
ed the said corporation, amy OF its officers or serv
ants by this by the acts to which this act Is
amendatory supplementary. And that whenever any
doubts shall arise touching the construction of this act or
the to which this act is amendatorY or supple
menary the acts OF the corporation passed under the
said acts, the SHALL in all courts OF law ana
equity and elsewhere be construed and taken most avor-
ably for the said corporation And all acts or parts OF acts
conflict with the provisions oil this act be- and the same
are hereby, repealed
g. Reoired, That for the purpose of ascerainng the
opinion of the people of this city the expedency Of
Incorporating with the foregoing proposed amendments
authorizing the election of register. collector and
surveyor this city by the people, the said
hereby required the time and place. to receive
the following additional amendment to the charter
this city those in favor of it voting ballots which are
written printed 'for election of olicers; and those
who are opposed it voting ballots which are
written printed against election of officers " which
votes shall be received from the persons authorized TO
vote by the foregoing resoutons and the voting shall be
conducted and the Of the shall be made, as
therein prescribed and the comparing of the returns and
the declaration of the result shall be done in the manner
and at the prescribed by the foregoing resolutions In
relation to the other amendments submitted to the vote OF
the people. And if it shall appear that majority OF the
votes taken on this amendment shall be for election OF
officers then the Joint committee appointed to attend to
the int of this corporation before Congress arc hereby
eoured to said amendment with the fore
going proposed "bil continue alter, and amend the
charter the city of Washington to come in as section
Immediately after the authorizing the election OF asses
sors and the said amendment shall be published in the
same pa pers and the times, before the day OF
tina is required in Of the other amendments pro-