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

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every regular annual election thereafter in such wards
time OF the assessors is about expire,
my other office under the corporation shall be elected
hold the Office of In the of the DEATH resig
assessor the vacancy shall be filled Immediately by the
Board of Aldermen and Board Of Common Council in Joint
shall filed The shall
and value, and make of all and every species OF
subject TO poltax in the said city, under such regula
tons as the said corporation shall pescrbe and Il The saa
either Of them shall refuse wiuly neglect
TO assess and value and make return OF all and every e
eies OF property by law taxable which may DC Known 10
them, either OF them, to their knowledge, or
shall refuse or winly neglect to make return OF any per
be subject fine not exceeding hundred dollars for
each offence the discretion OF the crcnit court OF the
District of Columbia for the county of Washington, and
shall thereafter be incapable of holding any office under
the corporation and Board of Aldermen and Board of
SCISSOR from office any misconduct in office.
Sec And be it further enacted, That every free white
male citizen of the United States who shall have attained
the age Of years. and shall have resided in the
city Of Washington one year Immediately preceding the
day of election and shall be resident Of the ward in
which he shall offer and shall have been returned
the books Of the corporation during the ending the
subject pot for that Except
Convicted Of Infamous e%e and ' who sa
have paid his poax and all taxes personal property
bers of the Board of Aldermen and Board Of Common
Council and assessors and for every officer authorized
to which this is amendaory supplementary. And if
any person shall buy sell shall than
or shall give any consideration therefor in money
goods any other thing of value, shall promise any
promise shall be disqualified forever thereafter from
voting and holding h any office under said corporation and
for the District OF Columbia shall be the duty of said
dicment and trial, in other criminal cases and II found
guilty, il shall be the duty of the court TO him
not more than two months nor less than ten days
SEC g. And be further enacted That in case of the
sn OF any person to nceept the office of Mayor upon his
election thereto of his DEATH resignation inability or
removal from the city, the Board Of Aldermen and Board
elect another his place. for the remainder of the
term, during such disability but ease temporary
Writing depne the President of the Board of may IN
o aas m sickness
tenth seS5oh o tue act noorpSoang the Inhabitants
hundred Twenty is in the following Wor eIsht xs
That real property whether improved unmproved in
shall have remained due and unpaid on which anv
cia imposed by virtue OF authority OF the provisions
years after the shall have become dne or so much
thereof not less than lot (when the properly on which
the has accrued is not less than that quantity a.
may be Necessary 70 pay any such taxes with ali e
Tic sale satisfy the corporation therefor be- and The
is hereby amended, read as follows viz
real properly wheteh improved or unimproved in
shall have become due and remain unpaid or on which
visions OF act shall have become due and remain nm
| paid so much thereof, not less than lot (when
that quantiy) may be pay any such taxes
with all interests costs and charges arising thereon
may be sold at public sale 70 satisfy the corporation
or And much of the third provso the tenth section
the said act ncorPoratng the inhabitants of the city
Washington approved May the fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and twenty, as is in the following words "That no
sale shall be made in pursuance of this section, of any
sufficient value to pay the said be, and the
the eleventh section Of said postpone sale Of any
property future day "fo of bdder shall be
reasonable cause if the opinion the Mayor the coec-
other officer duly authorized there shall be other
in all cases be given of such posPonenen and the
made such postponed time shall be equally valid if
any properly hereafter made shall be impair
0 The Of 1
computation OF the amount of taxes DUE
the advertisement and ale the purchase money
and the interest thereon notwithstanding the sum eone
ousy calculated computed may been paid by the
deeds which be granted certificates then issued
shall be valid s and binding az no such had been
purchaser or purchasers of property sold
c a Of s sen mny snyg which by
twenty, incorporating the inhabitants of city
the same may be lawful for such purchaser or
purchasers to receive, do or perform.
all the squares city Washington, on @'' which
squares as the same shall actually exist the
OF me plat OF each and to prescribe
made of all real estate sold transferred the said city
upon uniform scale Of not less than one inch 10 y et
and that the method description of real estate sold or
transferred within the corporate limits which pre-
scrbed by the said corporation shall be the
shall at all times show the lines Of property actually
city OF Washington shall be the legal office of record of
the plats of all property in the city of Washington
SEC. And be ii further enacted, That the polax which
may be levied and collected in pursuance of the
this act given. shall fund.- be added to any
other fund hereafter be by any of
the corporation for the establishment support Of
schools, and for other purpose under such repula
tons from time time be established and provided
| by the corporation
SEC TO- Ind be it further enacted That the corporation
the said corporation either by borrowing money
wise, unless shall be agreed do by thirds of the
legal voters in the said city annual election and the
said corporation shall annually apply less
thousand dollars revenues to the of
the present debt of the corporation
SEC H. And DC further enacted, That all taxes except
taxes real properly, imposed by the power
granted by this act the which this amendacry
or suppleme ntary in default OF payment within
time limited by the corporation for payment NAV be
personal effects OF the chargenbe there
with, under such regulations and limitations corpo-
ration may prescribe but such sale shalt made
less ten 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 Commits
OF Public Buildings, other officer having charge and
thorty over the lands and property of the United States
ing within the city OF Washington, shall, from time to time
cause to be opened and improved such and
or parts or portions thereof the President of the United
States upon the application of the corporation the
cty shall deem necessary for the public convenience and
direct TO be done and he shall etray the expenses thereof
out OF money arising which shall have arisen from
which may belonged the United States and from
o. her fund. And shall be Cuty of