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


the people.
Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board Of Cono"
Council of the eityof Washington That is enpeden' 'na
application be made Congress for the amendments 10 ie
charter of this city embraced in the following aaught oil
"A bill continue alter, and amend the charter Oh the city
of Washington and that the same be snoned 10 vote
of tho people of this city, poll TO be held IN the
tive wards on Wednesday, the twenty third day of Feb
rusry eighteen hundred and foy-egh at which poll all
those who are in of this corporation making app
cation to Congress the said amendments the
of bi, cy will vote ballots which written or printed
save" and all who opposed such application will
vote ballots which are written printed "no"
Resosd. That the sad poll shall be held each ward
nnder the superintendence Of three who
shall be appointed in the the
for experimenting the regular annual elections OF this
corporation appointed and they shall take similar
oath, and shall give the notice of time and place
of holding said poll, and shall in all respects conduct the
the regular annual elections this
conducted and the said commissioners shall make return
OF the result in the OF the election of mayor Pyop
dsd, That the said commissioners hereby
receive the vote of free white male citizen the Uni
red States Except persons co0pos enfis Migrants
paupers and persons who shall have been
infamous crme) who shall have attained the age twenty
years. and shall have resided city of Washington
year immediately preceding the day of voting and
shall be resident of the ward in which he offers
Resofred, 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 and the
Presidents of the Board of Aldermen and Board OF Common
Council, the Of the taken the pol
held the day before in the respective wards
their hands declare the result giving the number of votes
in each ward "aye," and the number mo" and the
pecve aggregates, which shall also be attcsed bv the
the Mayor and the Presidents of the Board Of
Aldermen and Board of Common Council: one conv .,
which shall be filed in the Registers Office one COW
10 the Board of Aldermen and copy the Board Of
Common Council and thu Mayor shall cause the same 70
be published Immediately thereafter three of the news
papers of this city
Resolved, That the joint committee appointed 10
the interests OF this corporation before Congress be
they hereby, instructed if majority of the votes
the said poll shall be "aye immediately to make appl
cation to Congress for the amendments charter
city embraced in the said daug of "a bill TO continue
alter and amend the charter of the city of Washington
and respectfully in the name and in behalf of this corpora
ton and the people OF this city, ask its into law
g. Rsoued That the Mayor shall cause these re soI,ons
and the said draught of +" bill to continue alter and
amend the charter of the city of Washington to he
shed In at least three newspapers printed and published
in this city, three several times in each the first insertion
in each be least days before the av of votin
the last insertion on that day.
t- city OF Washington. - INV
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Re,,,,,,
Of the Usited States of america in ro,ors
That the act Of May fifteenth eighteen hundred and TWEEN
city OF Washington and to repeal all heretofore
hundred and twenyfour, entitled An act sanpe
mentay to An act to incorporate the nhabants of the ry
eight hundred and twenty and tor purposes md he
act or acts supplemental or addu onal said acts which
were in force on the fourteenth dry of May eighteen
bred and forty which may, of thi, act he
IN ioree be ana the same are hereby force for
The term OF twenty years from the date hereof and until
Congress shall by law determine Otherwise with the asr
that is say: A''''"iis'
SEC and be further enacted That in addition TO the
boundaries OF the city of Washington, contained in the
whseon said Of shs city ssa be
and hereby are extended as follows the middle the
with the middle Of the said channel until with the
river; thence the said river with the middle Of the said
southern main channel of the said river until il
and I
mouth Of Rock creek thence to the middle OF the said
due west 81 the beginning stone of said
% the said stone and all the waters and lands, and lands
are declared TO be- subject to the jurisdiction bylaws and
SEC And be Il further enacted. That the sa;d como
ration shall have fnu power and authority lay
the assessed value OF all stocks which may owned and
possessed by whatever any banking insur
ington and compel all such banking insurance or other
incorporated company TO furnish when required do
of the stockholders such company and the amount
81 dem % Sy ea aa penalty
neglect or refuse or fail to furnish the same. And de-
oher aa ae on sla stock hy the
ers of the Stock the said corporation shall full power
and authority sell the said stock somnny shares there
OF shall be sufficient the due and costs
Of collection, as provided in the personal property
The said corporation shall also have power lay and col
the assessed value Of all bonds and mortgages of stocks
of all kinds and all public and private securities, and
on every description SCI Of within the said city
to compel to funsh when required BY the
s punish Inst Of I'll BY law
ties persons refusing omittng furnish such lists The
upon free white citizen Of the age Of ,wen
yone years and upwards OF exceeding one dollar pe
livery stables private bankers brokers' money lenders and
wholesale ana retail dealers In ratio according to the