The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-07
THE UNION.

thereon and the said justices shall also have power
punish them by fine exceeding dollars or by inn
prisonment exceeding days. for refusing obedience
Size Is And 1t further enacted, That hereafter the JUS
tees of the peace for the county of Washington the Dis
upon indictment and conviction of any Justice the peace
before court OF competent jurisdiction of incom peen
cy, habiiaa drunkenness corruption in Office Of any
other wini misconduct in the discharge of his duties
Justice OF the peace his commission shall be void he
shall 10 exercise the office and powers of Justice
the peace and for all criminal process business issued
and county OF Washington, in the District Columbia the
said justice and the constable who shall the pro
shall respectively be entitled charge s>seve
fees authorized be charged and rsEeved
the case of issued and served by them respectively
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 TO be appointed the levy
hundred aud the President of the United States
hereby authorized and required annually appoint four
additional members from the city of Washington and the
said shall the reaer consist of eleven members
SEC. IT, And be further enacted That the corporation
authority TO pass all laws which may be needul and
sary carry full and complete effect powers grant
ants, by this act or by the act acts which this
amendatoy or supplementary Aud that whenever any
the which this act is amendatory supple
menay the acts OF the corporation passed under
said acts, the shall, in all of law and
equity and elsewhere, be construed and taken favor
ably for the said corporation. And all parts of
in conflict with the provisions OF this act be- and the
are hereby, repealed
6. Resoiped That for the purpose of ascerainng the
opinion of the people of this city the expedency OF
Incorporating with tue foregoing proposed amendments
section authorizing the election OF register, collector and
surveyor of this city by the people, the said commissioners
hereby requrcd at the time and place. receive
the following additional amendment to the charter
of this city; those in favor of voting ballots which
written printed 'ior election of officers - and those
who opposed TO it voting ballots which are
written printed against election of officers !" which
shall be received from the persons authorized
by the foregoing resolutions and the voting shall be
conducted, and the returns of the shall be made
therein prescribed and the comparing of the returns
the declaration of the result shall be done in manner
and the time prescribed by the foregoing resolutions in
relation the other amendments submitted the of
the people. And if it shall appear that ority of the
votes taken this amendment shall be "for election Of
officers" then the joint committee appointed attend
the of this corporation before Congress hereby
required incorporate the said amendment with the
going proposed "bi continue, alter, and amend the
charter of the city of Washington" as section
Immediately after the authorizing the election Of
sors and the said amendment shall be published in the
same papers, and the times before the day of vo
ting required in of the other amendments pro-
posed.
And be itJ~th enacted That the register collector and
surveyor Of the said city shall severay be elected the
first Monday in June next and the day in every
second year thereafter at the same time and place. in the
same manner, ana by the persons qualified to vote Tor
Mayor and members othe Board dermen and Board OF
Common Council and the commissioners OF election shall
make OUT duPcate certificates of the result OF the election
for register and surveyor and shall return one to
the Board OF Aldermen, and the other the Board OF Com
mon Council On the Monday next ensuing the DAY OF elec
3 iss 1 persons having the greatest OF votes
surveyor the case nav be bur in ea two or more
sons IN vote shall have equal number OF votes Tor
Aldermen and Board of Common Councto proceed forth
WITH by ballot in joint meeting determine the choice
between such and the said register, collector and
surveyor shall respectively hold their offices until their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified I'M
less sooner removed from office and fall power and an
holy afe hereby granted to the Corporation oil WASH
ington to pass all such laws may necessary define
and the respective duties powers and authority OF
prescribe the of bond and security be given
the said corporation by EACH before entering upon the d
ties OF their respective Offices and generally all such
laws as may be necessary insure efficient and faithful
discharge OF the duties OF their respective offices by the said
cers OR either of them shall fail refuse comply with
any law resolution or order of the said corporaton or
with fidelity and strict regard to the interests of the said
corporation or shall prove unable incompetent from any
cause whatever, TO discharge such duties, shall be
guilty OF any maversaton in Office shall be convicted of
any mgn crime I'M or 1t shall be lawful for the
Council, by joint resolution, such officer, and
refusal failure any person elected either of said Off
ces to accept OF the to give such bond and secu
days after his election, in OF the DEATH esgna-
ton, removal from the said city of any person elected
Board Of Aldermen Board of Common Council to de-
clare said office vacant and to order election fill the
to hold election fill vacancy either of said Offices
the same regulations shall be observed as to the appoint
holding the elections returns of the same as are OBJ
served at the regular electiQns Propded That authority
hereby given to the Mayor Of the said city appoint
porariy under such regulations said corporation
may prescribe some discreet discharge the duties
successor duly elected and qualified upon his
ties. SAMUEL BACON
| WALTBR LEMON,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
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