Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-23
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the second session Of the 1hirtyird Congress
tile United States.

Public 1O5.
AN ACT the of District of Columbia
and to codify the
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
That the President Of the States hereby
zed by and with the advice of the Senate
and cody the laws of said District and also tie
rules and principles of practice of geadngs of evidence
such laws of the State of Maryland may be- or become
to the circumstances and condition of said District and the
said code shall be constructed accodng simple method
possible, be made level understanding person
ordinary intelligence and educaton and shall contain
the said code shall be made under the and
revision of the of the United States and
and the said coders shall each be paid services
out of the treasury of the United States the rate of three
council of the city of Washington may together
en of eec 1
and levy court of the county of Washington
compose board, consider convenient seasons the
provisions Of said code as it may be prepared and
and the said code such provisions thereof be ap
proved by majority of said board, shall be adopted and
become the law OF said District hereinafter provided
And it shall be the duty of the said who may be
said Attorney may attend the meetings OF said
board to explain the several provisions of the said code
been adopted by the board by majority
of they shall certify the the President the United
States who Shall thereupon cause 1t to be published In
and cvnvenient form and be substantially bound
and he shall sufficient number volumes of said
amples distribution of the among the people of said
District and for the preservation of said code and copy
thereof shall be furnished every justice of the peace
every judge to each court to each clerk of said court
each to said levy court each public school, to
each pnblc library to each public department of
and to the and each of the councils of Wash
ington and Georgetown to be by them kept and carefully
preserved and Transferred their
Office And the said CODE deposited with said clerks of
courts and of the peace shall at all times be
in their several Offices for the inspection and information
of the people of said District and others who desire
consult the And when the said shall be
ted aud distributed the President ofhe United States SHALL
by his proclamation appoint time and places the said
District for taking the of the citizens thereof
against the adoption of the said code; and he shall
judges be Selected who shall preside such election and
he shall provide and proclaim the mode and rules of
Quoting the provided free white male citizen of
the United States above the of years. who
has resided the said District for year preceding
said election shall be permitted threat and the
suit of said election shall be reported the said President
and the with the said CODE be by him reported to
Congress- and when ratified and approved by the he
SHALL by his proclamation declare 1t to be force, from
the day of the date thereof the law of the said District
of Columbia and the same, when proclaimed, shall
thereafter be- and remain such without further
proceedings that effect until altered repealed by
compose said board such of them the
same shall be paid of the treasury of the United States
reasonable compensation for their according
the time employed by them respectively upou the
Po0 That the said code shall be reported to Congress
before the first Monday in December the year eg
teen hundred and titty-seven.
Approved March 3, 1855.