Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-22
EV ENING STAR.
local INTELLIGENCE.

Tag ACr TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF
GEORGETOWN, passed by Congress at its last
session, proyides in section one, that the Cor
poration of Georgetown shall have full power,
and are required to lay and impose the pres,
eut year, and annually thereafter, school
az upon every free white male citizen, OF the
arsE twenty-one years and upwards, OF one
SeiIk per annum said tax to be levied and
eeIlected under such regulations as the said
corporation may prescribe.
Section two provides that every free white
male citizen of the United States who shall
have attained the age Of twenty-one years,
and shall have resided within the corporate
limits of Georgetown one year immediately
preceding the day of election, and shall have
bseu returned on the books of the corporation
during the year ending on the thirty 6rst day
of December next preceding the day Of cleo
ton as subject to a school tax for that year,
Except persons non eomDoS nlsnttS, vagrants,
paupers, and persons who shall have been
convicted of any infamous crime,) and who
shall have paid the school taxes due from
BIN, shall be entitled to vote for mayor, MEM
bers of the board of aldermen and board Of
common council, and for every officer author
lied to be elected at any election under the
acts of said corporation Provided, That if,
during the year ending on the thirty first day
of December next preceding the day of the
first election after the passage Of this act, no
persons shall have been returned on the books
of the said corporation as subject to o school
tax, then all persons who shall have been re-
turned on the books of the said corporation as
subject to . school tax before the day of the
said first election, and who shall in all other
respects be qualified under this act to vote
ana who Sd all have paid the said school tax,
shall be entitled to vote at the said first cleo
ton after the passage of this act and If any
person shall buy or sell vote, or shall vote
more than once at any corporation election,
held in pursuance Of law, or shall give or re-
ceiye any consideration therefor in money,
goods, or any other thing Of value, or shall
promise any valuable consideration, or vote
In consideration Of such promise he shall be
disqualified forever thereafter from voting or
holding any office under said corporation; and
on complaint thereof to the attorney Of the
United States for the District Of Columbia it
shall be the duty Of said attorney to proceed
against said offender or offenders by indict.
ment and trial, as in other criminal cases;
and if found guilty it shall be the duty of the
court to sentence him to pay fine of not less
than ten dollars and to imprisonment not more
than two months nor less than ten days
Section three makes it the duty of the clerk
of said corporation, on the presentation of the
corporation tar collector 5 receipt showing th ut
the applicant has paid his school-tax for that
year. to enter the name of such school-tax
furnish the judges of elections to be held under
the laws of said corporation at each precinct,
before or on the morning Of any election, be-
fore the hour for opening the polls, with list
of the names of all persons who shall have
paid their school taxes for that year
Section four provides that the school-tax
which shall be levied and collected under this
act shall constitute fund, or be added to any
other fund now or hereafter to be constituted
by any act of said corporation, for the estab-
lishment and support of common schools, and
for no other purpose, under such regulations
g. the corporation may prescribe.
Section Eve makes it the duty of said corpo-
ration TO provide or establish at least two
election precincts within the limits of the cor
pOration of Georgetown, and to appoint not
less than three judges of election for each pre-
cinct, and to adopt such other regulations as
may be necessary to give full force and effect
to this section
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