, 1855-09-28
CHA(. Cl.NXIV.-An Act to improve the Laws Of thI
DiStrct Of Columbia, aud n cJdlfy the same.

CHAG. CI.NXlN.-An Act to improve the Laws Of the
DiAret Of Columbia, aud 10 cJdliy the same.
BE Il enaciod Ly the Senate and House Of Reprssn-
afires If he United States If Amsrioa IA Congress
assembled, Thai The President Of the United States s
hereby authorized, by aud with the advice and consent
u the Senate. 10 appoint two pe0ns learned In the
law u rcyise simplify. digest, and codfy The laws OF
said Distfct and also, the rules and principles OF
pmetige, OF plcadngs ofcvidonee and oonyeyancing
and also 10 odd thereto and cody such laws Of the
State Of Maryland may BE- become In force during
the preparation Of said code, aud applicable % The cir
oum.tanres and condition Of said District and The
aid code shall be 40 eonstrngtrd according 10 simple
method, ard be expressed In language eoneiFe and
plain aud far possible lie made level 10 the un-
derStanding Of person Qf ordinary intelligence and
education and 4 shall csntan a full and particular
index TO all il contents aud the prclmrnton Of aid
code ,ha bc made under the 'uporintshdanoe and re-
vision Of the Attoneyeneral of the United States,
and the prnVrc shall he printed, under his
direction and the said eod,r sha each be paid for
their services out Of the treasury " tic Bnited States
ut the rate II thru thosand dollars year And The
oard of aldermen and common council OF the city Of
WASHINGTON may ether elect five colnpeicnt PERSONS
and the lqard oi aldermen and council Of Georgetown
may elect two competent pcfsons and the levy court
Of the county II Washington may elect one competent
person which crsons together shall compose aboard
aid code, as may be nrcrarcd and any three OF
aid pCrsns shall tonEtitutc quofum of aid hard
and the sad eide sr such pFovi.iom thefeof a. nav
be approved by am ofaid beard, shall be adopt
vded And II shall he the duty of the sad persons
who my he app iinted to oody the sane laws 10 At
tend, and also, the sad Attorncy-enera may attend
the meetings Of said oir 10 explain the several PRO
vision, of The said code. And when The ssd board 10
explain The several provisions thereof shall have been
diptcd by ority Of aid board or majority there
o. they shall certify the " the President Of the
United states, who -ha thorupon canse ID 10 be pab
u.hcd IN neat and convenient FORM and 10 he sub
stantaily hound and he shall cause a sufficient mum.
Der of volumes OF ad code 10 he printed and bound a.
may be necessary for the ampest distribution Of the
same among the people Of the aid District and for the
preservation Of the said code and copy thereof shall
he furnished IN every justice of the peace and every
Judge, to each court to zach clerk osad court 10 each
coroner 70 sid levy court 10 each public school to
each public iibrnry 10 each public department Of gov
ernnent and TO the mayors and each ofthe councils Of
Washington and Georyetown, To be by them kept and
carefully preserved and transferred 10 their severn
sncoessons in Office And the said code so disp0sited
with said clerks Of courts aud jbstccs Of the peace
shall at all times 10 open IN their several Offices for
the inspection and information Of the PEOPLE of said
District and Others who may desire N consult the same
And when the sad code shall be printed and dhtrihu
ted the President Of the United States shall by his
defamation, apPoint time and places in the said
District for taking the Of the citizens thereof for
or against the adoption Of said code and he shall