The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-25
FIoIAL.
EXCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.

Ian. BuchGaan, PreaSor Of ths United Se, 70 all sdon
srgf! r5-so may eoncr.
whereas by an act Of Congress approved March 8,
s,5 entitled rAn act TO improve the laws Of the Dis
Mt of Columbia and TO codify the same, the Presi-
AMI Of the United States directed to appoint time
"A Mace for taking the sense Of the citizens of the Dis
M Of Columbia for against the adoption of the code
asd in pursuance of said act and further TO provide
nd proclaim the mode and rules Of conducting such cleo
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Now. therefore, be IL known that do hereby appoint
Monday the 18th day Of February 1885, as the day for
Ling the sense of the citizens Of the District Of Co.
lumbia aforesaid ,st a.lt,s badih IS s1a8f
The polls will be opened At nine o'clock, a M, and
,oed at Ave elsck, p Every free white male citi-
III the United States above the age oftwenty years
mo shall have resided In the District of Columbia for
e year next preceding the said 18th day of February
lsss shall be allowed to vote at said election,
The voting shall be by ballot Those in favor Of the
.oUon Of the Revised Code will vote ballot with the
words For the Revised Code written OF printed upon
Inc same and those opposed to the adoption OF the said
code will vote ballot with the words against the Re-
visd Code written or printed upon the same. VA
The places where the said election shal be held ard
he Judges who shall conduct and preside over the same,
will be as follows: -
For the first ward in the city of Washington at Samuel
pury's Office, on Pennsylvania avenue. Judges !.
southey S. Parker Terence Drury, and Alexander H.
Mehln.
For the second ward, on 18th street. one door above
peunsylyania avenue Judges Charles L. Coltnian,
Charles ]. Garfield and Edward c. Dyer
For the third ward near the of 9Th street. be-
tween + and G, west OF the Patent Office. Judges !:
Valentine Harbaugh Joseph Bryan and Harvey Critten-
den. fif a
For the fourth ward, at the west end of City Hall
Judges William A. Kennedy, John T. Clements and
Francis Mohun.
For the fifth ward at the Columbia engine house
Judges Henry c. Purdy Thomas Hutchinson, and JAS
A. Brown.
Fer the sixth ward ut the Anacostia engine house.
Judges John d. Brandt, George A. Bohrer and George
r. Ruff ss.,,. s..t
For the seventh ward, at Island Hall Judges: Samuel
Pumphrey James Espey, and John L. Smith.
For Georgetown, at the mayors Office. Judges Ed
ward Chapman, John i. Kidwell and VIM H. Edes.
For that portion of the county of Washington which
lies west Of Rock Creek at Conrad tavern in Tennaly
town. Judges: Joshua PIERCE, Charles r. Belt, and
William d. C. Murdoch.
For that portion of said county which lies between
Rock Creek and the Eastern Branch of the Potomac at
Seventh street tollgatc. Judges: Thomas Blagden, Dr.
Henry Haw, and Abner Shoemaker.
And for that portion of said county which lies east
the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac at Goodhope tavern
Judges scby B. Scaggs, Fenwick Young, and DR.. Well
ford Manning
The Judges presiding at the respective places Of hold
ing the elections shall be to perform their duties
faithfully and, Immediately after the close of the polls,
they shall count up the votes and certify what number
given /" For the Revised Code and what number
Against the Revised Code " which certificates shall be
transmitted within twenty-four hours to the Attorney
General of the United States who will report the to
me
Given under my hand this oath day of December, A. d.
H. 81 eighteen hundred and ifty-seven, and of indie
pendence the eighty second.
- JAMES BUCHANAN