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

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improved properly wheTeon there is personal property OF
sufficient value TO the said taxes, be- and the same Is
hereby, repealed And the authority given TO the collector IN
properly future day or Of bidders" shall be 80
cause IT, in opinion OF the Mayor coec
other officer duly authorized there shall be other
enable cause for such posponement bur public notice shall
in all be gwen such postpoeen and the sales
made at such postponed time shalt be equally valid as
made the day first designated for such sale and sale of
any real properly for taxes hereafter made shall be impair
ed or made VOID by OF any OF the Mayor
computation OF the due The penses attend
the advertisement and SALE the purchase money
and the interest thereon Notwithstanding the
ousy calculated computed mmy have been paid by the
purchaser his heirs but all such sales and the
deeds which may be granted the certificates then issued
shall be valid and binding 10 such had been
nnde and il shall be lawful for the heirs assigns amy
purchaser purchasers of property sold for in the
said city, 10 receive do or perform anything which by the
twenty incorporating The inhabitants Of tie city of Wa.h
nson or 10y any act or acts supplementary 10 in exc
cuon OF the II be lawful for such purchaser
purchasers 10 receive, do, or perform.
SIC 4"d bet further e"aeted That the said corpora
all the squares the city Of Washington, on which
shall be shown the lines OF all the subdivisions Of said
squares the shall actually the date Of the
completion of The plat of each square and prescribe
and regulate the manner which description shall be
made OF all real estate sold transferred in the said city
Prorided That the said pas shall be made and drawn
upon uniform scale OF not less than inch fifty feet
and ha the method OF description OF real estate sold OF
transferred within the corporate limits which shall be pre-
scrbed 10y the saidcorpoaton shall be such that the pas
shall at all times show the lines OF property actually
tng IN The squares and the Office OF the surveyor OF The
Washington shall be legal record
the plats OF all property in the city OF Washington
SEC. g. Ind be further enacted That the jol-ax which
may be levied and collected pursuance of the powers
this act given, shall constitute fund, be added my
other fund now hereafter TO be constituted by any
the corporation, for the establishment and support Of
mon Schools and Tor no o'her purpose, under such egua
tons from time be established and provided
SEC. 10, nd be it further enacted That the corporation
shall not have power 10 increase the funded debt OF
wise, unless shall be agreed do by OF the
legal in the said city annual election and the
SAID co poraton shall annually apply less Than
ten thousand dollars of its redemption OF
| the present debt of the corporation
SEC H. dnd be ther rnacted That all taxes except
taxes real property imposed by OF pow
anted by this act, or the which this is amendalGy
or suppeIn nary IN default Of payment thereof within the
lime limited by ACT of'he corporation for pay may be
collected by distress and sale OF the goods and chncis and
with, under such regulations and LIMITATIONS the corpo
,aon may prescribe but 10 such sale shall be made IN
loss ten days previous notice thereof be given in some
newspaper printed and published in tue city OF Wash
r. Ind be further enacted That the Commits,
Pablo buildings. other officer having charge and au-
orliy oyer the bands ard properly o,he United States y
ase to be opened and improved such avenues and streets
parts or portions thereof the President of the United
states upon the appl Of the corporation OF the sao
ec to b.. done and he slaIl I ay The expense, thereof
ut OF any money arising which shalt have arisen, from
inc sale OF lots IN the CRY of Washington belonging On
p her iyd And sa 10 b .ne s utv of be .d c""
missioner other United officer oresad, upon
tue arphca ion Of the Mayor TO repair and keep ai
the pave,nens waIegut-rs, waterways, and Hat foot
ways which have been made shall no made opposite
belonging United States us also, like application.
10 repair and keep such streets and avenues, OF
parts thereof, may have been, shall hereafter be.
opened and improved by the United sta,eshe expense Of
Al, rerai paid the fund before mentioned
Seo Is A"d be further enacted, That the Commission
Public Buildings be- and hereby required per
form the dnties required Of the City COMMISSIONS by the
fourteenth section OF The the twenty OF May egh
ecn hundred and twenyiohr, supp ementary TO the aci
he ite, nth OF May eighteen hundred and twenty neor,
poating the inhabitants OF the city OF Washington And
shall be the duty of the Commi ssion-r OF Public }uIid
belonging United States in the ely of Washington,
to report the fact the corporation OF Washington gvn
the de Of sale, The number OF the lot aud the nam,
If the purchaser purchasers and the said lots
hal DC liable TO taxation by the said corporation from the
Sac II. And be further enacted, That,he justices of the
peace, whether they be members of the Board OF Aldermen
Or Board OF Common Council not, who may be seeceu
rom time to tine by the said corporation to enforce ht
soice regulations and penal laws of the said city, as also
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace which the Mayor
Board of Aldermen, and Board of Common Council OF I'll.
such warrants and all other warrants processes deemed
necessary and proper in cases OF violations OF the police
regulations and penal laws OF the corporation and TO ea
and determine all such and under the orders oil The
corporation, issue execution other final process
compel the attendance of witnesses by attachment and to
punish them by fine exceeding dollars or by i'm
psonnent not exceeding ten days for refusing obedience
TO a summons
SEC Is nd be it further enacted That hereafter the jus
ces OF The for the county OF Wa hn2ton, IN the DIS
ct OF Columbia shall be appointed for three years and
upon indictment and conviction of justice of the peace
before any court OF competent Jursdcon OF incometen
cy, habitua drunkenness, in office, OF any
other wil!u misconduct in the discharge OF his duties
justice oil the his commission shall be void, and he
shall cease TO exercise the Office and powers OF justice OF
OF tried by before justice of the peace the city
md county OF Washington, in the District OF Columbia the
aid Justice and the constable who shall execute the pro-
snail respectively be entitled charge and receive the
ane fees authorized be charged and received IN
the of issued and served by them respectively
IN cases of small debts and the said shall be certified
Dy the sad justices the District Attorney for his revision
md approval and when approved shall be paid by The
| Marshall OF the District OF Columbia
SIC 10 And be ii enacted That, in addition to the seven
members now authorized 10 be appointed 10 the levy court
the county OF Washington from and after May eighteen
lundred and forty eight the President of the United states
hereby authorized and required annually appoint tour
idiitloiaI members from the of Washington; and The
said court shall the reaite consist of eleven members
SEC H. lind be II further cnded, That the corporation
IF the said OF Washington shall have full power and
authority pass all laws which be peedu aud
ary carry full and complete effect the powers gran
I'd to the said corporation OF its officers serv-
tns by this act by the act acts TO which th act l.
! mendatory supplementary. And that whenever any
loubts shall arise touching the of this
he acts which this amendatory supple
nentar the acts OK the corporation passed under the
said the shall, In all courts OF law and
quty and elsewhere he construed and taken most FAVOR
for the said corporation Aud all
conflict with the OF this Act be, and the
ire hereby, repealed.
g. Resolved, That for the purpose of ascertainipg the
opinion OF the people of this city the expediepcy OF
Incorporating with the foregoing proposed amendments a
ecton authorizing the election of register collector and
uveyor of this city by the people, the said commissioners
hereby required the time and place. receive
the following additional amendment the charter
this city those in favor of it voting ballots which
written printed for election of officers" and those
Who opposed it voting ballots which are
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