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

JOINT RESOLUTIONS in relation to an application to
Congress for certain amendments to the charter
city, and providing for submitting the same of
the people,
RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common
Council Of the cyof Washingon That is expedent
application made Congress for the to the
charter of this city embraced in the following daught of
"a bill continue alter and amend the charter of the civ
of Washington, and that the be submitted vote
the people of this city, poll be held the respec-
tive wards, Wednesday, the twenty third day of Feb
ruary eighteen hundred and foyeght which poll all
who favor of this corporation making an app
cation Congress for the said amendments the charter
of this city will ballots which written or printed
"aye," and all who opposed to such application will
vote ballots which written printed "no"
Resolved, That the said poll shall be held in each ward
under the superintendent of three commissioners who
shall be appointed in the the commission
experimenting the regular annual elections of this
corporation appointed, and they shall take similar
OATH and shall give the notice of the and place
Of holding said poll and shall In all respects conduct the
the regular annual elections of this corporation are
conducted and the said commissioners shall make return
the result in the of the election of mayor Prov
ded That the said commissioners hereby required to
receive the of any free white male citizen of the Uni
ted States Except persons copos mtnfis Migrants
paupers and who shall have been convicted any
infamous crme) who shall have attained the age twenty
years. and shall have resided in the city of Washington
year Immediately preceding the day Of voting, and
shall be resident OF the ward in which he offers to vote
g. Resolred That the said commissioners shall meet at
the Mayors office, o'clock M, the day after the
said poll and shall in the of the Mayor the
Presidents the Board OF Aldermen and Board of Common
Council compare the of the taken at the pol
held the day before in the respective wards under
their hands declare the result giving the number of votes
each ward "aye, and the number mo-" the res
pective aggregates which shall also be by the sig
othe Mayor and the Presidents of the Board of
Aldermen and Board of Common Council one copy of
which shall be filed in the Registers office. copy sent
to the Board Of Aldermen and copy the Board of
Common Council and the Mayor shall same to
be published Immediately thereafter in three of the news
papers OF this city.
Resoptd That the joint committee appointed to attend
of this corporation before Congress be- and
they hereby, ucted majority of the taken
at the said poll shall be "aye Immediately to make app
Congress for tho amendments the of this
city embraced in the said daught of "A bill continue
alter and amend the charter OF the city of Washington
respectfully in tho and in behalf of this corpora
ton and the people city, enactment into law
g. Resolved, That the Mayor shall cause these resolutions
and the said draught of bill continue alter and
the charter of the city of Washington" be pub
shcd in least three newspapers printed and published
this city, three several times in each the insertion
each be at least days before the day voting
the last insertion on that day.
BILL TO continue, alter and amend the charter of the
city OF Washington.
be it enacted by the Senate and House of
That the act of May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and TWEEN
city OF Washington, and repeal all heseooe passed
for tina, purpose and the act Of May ,wenysixh, egh
menary TO AN act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city
OF washington passed the fifteenth OF May, one thousand
act acts supplemental or adq onaI to said which
in force the fourteenth day of May eighteen hun
bred and forty, which may, at the pas sing OF this act be
force be and the hereby continued in force Tor
the twenty years from the date hereof and until
Congress shall by law determine otherwise, with the alter
aons additions explanations, and amendments following
that is to say:
SIC Awd be it further ewaeed, That, in addition to the
ndsries of the city of Washington, contained in the
deeds of from the original proprieors Of the lands
whceon said city is located the limits Of the city shall be
and hereby are extended follows the middle of the
channel of the Anacostia river Eastern Branch, and
with the middle Of the said channel until meets with the
| middle of the southern main channel Of the Potomac
river thence up the sad river, with the middle Of the said
southern or main channel Of the said river until it comes
oppose to the middle Of the mole erected constructed
.ne onesn pcake and Ohio Canal Company across the
nou'h OF Rock creek thence the middle Of the said
o'e thence by tho middle Of Rock creek until
due west Of the beginning boundaries; thence
.ne said stone and all the lands and lands
covered oy water within said limits, shall be- and hereby
o dern,ea ~ De- subject to the jurisdiction bylaws and
sso D. Aad It fwth~ s~aetsd, That tho said corpo.