The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-07
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Az ACT to improve the laws of the District OF Columbia
and to codfy the same.

Az ACT to improve the laws of the District OF Columbia
and to codify the same.
BE enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States Of America Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States hereby authorized by and
with the advice and OF the Senate, appoint
persons learned in the law to revise simplify digest and
cody the laws District also the and prin
cples OF practice OF pieadngs Of evidence and convey
ancng and also add thereto and cody such laws the
State Mar may be become in during
said code and applicable to the
ana condition Of said District and the said code shall be
constructed according to simple method and be expressed
in language concise and plain, and far possible, be
to the an q. @ IN
cuar index all its contents and the preparation of the said
code shall be made under the and revision of
General of the United States and the
progresses shall be printed under his direction and the said
codes shall each be paid for their services of tho
of the United States at the rate OF three thousand dol
year. And the board of aldermen and common
Gil of the city of together elect FIVE
and the board OF aldermen and council Of George
may elect competent persons and the levy court of
the county Washington may elect competent person.
convenient the provisions of said code, it
be prepared three of said shall constitute
said board and the said code uch provisions
thereof may be approved by majority of said board shall
adopted become the law Of said District hsreina
provided And shall be- the duty of the said
who be appointed to cod the said laws to attend and
also the said Attorney General attend the meetings of
said board explain the several provisions Of the said CODE
And when the said code and the provisions thereof shall have
been adopted by the said board by majority thereof
they shall certify the President of the United
States who shall hereupon it to be published in
FORM and to be substantially bound and he
printed bound be for the ampest dsr
button among the people Of said District and for
Of said code and copy thereof shall be fur
every justice of the peace and judge each
court each clerk Of said court each said
court each public school, each public library each
public department of government and to the and
of the councils Of Washngton and Georgetown to be
by them kept and carefully preserved and transferred TO
their in office. And the said code de-
posted said clerks Of courts and justices Of the peace
shall all times be open in their several offices for the in
spection and information of the people of said District and
Others who may desire consult the And when the
shall be printed and distributed the President OF
the United States shall by his proclamation, appoint time
places the said District for taking the of the cit
for against the adoption Of the said CODE and
shall judges be selected who shall preside at such
election and he shall provide and proclaim the mode and
of conducting the provided free white male
citizen of the United States above the age Of
years. who has resided in the said District for next
preceding said election, shall be permitted to vote thereat
President and the same with the said CODE be by him
ported Congress when ratified and approved by the
same he SHALL by his proclamation declare to be in force,
from the day the date thereof the law Of the said Dis
trict of Columba and the when proclaimed shall
thereafter and SUCH without further
that effect until altered repealed by printed
and shall transmit the to the Congress Of the United
States And the persons who may compose said board
such them the shall be paid out OF the
treasury Of the United States reasonable compensation for
their services according the time employed by them,
spectivey upon the Proetdsd That the said code
shall be reported Congress before the first Monday in
December, the eighteen hundred and fifty
Approved March 8, 1855.