Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-12

tended into said river; and running thence
westerly ard parallel with said nerth liue 10
A point al which this course will Intersect 4
line one hundred and twenty-th!ee ieet iive III
cles west OF, and running parallel TO, the west
eTu line OF West street, d now established, when
extended thence sou!hery parallel with West
STREET TO the north line OF Cameron street, as now
/ established: thence westerly IN the direction OF
IN. north line OF Cameron street, extended 10 a
point i'm a line with the west line "l Inc lot oil
tbe late Francis Peyton. Oh which ne resided (;
thence southerly, parallel win west sHee', 20
/ the south line OF King street, extended 'uehce
i'm a straight line 10 point IN Inc me ui'iu'"s
rho counties OF Fairfax and Alexandria rom
each other, ten feet ives; OF Hoof Run; thence
sournerly parallel TO- and distant ten ieet from
| Hootf's Run. 10 the middle OF Hunting Creek :;
thence with the middle OF Hunting Creek into
the Potomac river; then up the SAID hiVer 10
! the beginning
Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, That the tenth
section of the act OF the 9TH OF May, 1852, to
/ amend the said Charter, be, and the same Is
! hereby amended and re-enacted, so as 10 read
as follows:
|, The jurisdiction of the said City Council shall
extend over the harbor OF Alexandria, and over
Vessels of every description which may'arrlve
and be in the harbor, or bs at anchor IN any part
OF tue river Potomac, below Pearsons Island;
and also their jurisdiction shall extend over the
house in the vicinity OF the CITY tor the accom-.
mediation of the poor and others aud over the
grounds thereto belonging and over all persons
who may b. sent or placed there by tue consent
or authority of the City Council, and on their
yay 10 and from the same, until they be regu-
lary discharged.
I Sec 4 BE further enacted, That the said City
Council may tax within the city, every person
| who keeps an ordinary or house OF entertain
ment, public or private pubic eating mouse
or coffee house; private negro lail, or place
wherein slaves are confined and boarded; and
may tax every person who is an agent 10 hire
or sell slaves for profit; every person VINO is i
dealer in horses and mules every person who
keeps livery stable; every broker; every per
son who sells or barriers any patent specific,
or quack medicine and all sellers OF spurious
liquors, shopkeepers, merchants, and traders.
They may levy taxes OH incomes and on llcen-
SEES of persons in the city III cases not otherwise
provided tor; subject, however, to the provision
in the twenty.ith section OF the fourth article
of the Constitution.
Sec S. Be Il further enacted That said City
Council may grant or refuse licenses TO the
owners. or keepers OF wagons, carts, drays
hacks and other Wheel carriages, kept or en-
ployed in the city for hire, and may require taxes
to be paid thereon, and subject the same 10 such
regulations as they may deem proper.
Sec 6. Bel further endcted, That the said City
Council may specially tax lot adjoining a
street on which paving is done, or curosfone put
down, (wherher on the sidewalk or carriage
way0 not exceeding two.thIrdS of the expense
OF the curbstoae, or paving, on that half OF the
street opposite such lot.
Sec I. Be it further enacied That no member
OF either branch OF the City Council SHALL dur
! ing his continuance in office, be eligible 10 any
office or place within the gift OF said Council,
TO which there shall be any fee or compensa
| ton.
| Sec S. This act shall be submitted TO the vo
tiers of the city, for ratification or rejection, pur
suant TO the provisions of the twentysecond
section OF the act of May TIN, 1882 OF which
this is ameudatcry. The time of such submls-
sion shall be the first Monday in June, 1858
and if a majority OF those voting have voted Tor
! Us ratification, then this act shall be III force
from and after the first Monday in June, 1885,
| but if majority have voted tor lis rejection,
then this act shall not take effect.