The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-25

THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-


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THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-
BILL regulating municipal elections In the city Of
Washington reported in the House OF representatives
by Mr. GoopE from the COMMITTEES for the District of
Columbia.
n, ,astsf bgte Senate and HOUSE Of Representatives. Of the
trad Mates Of Amoca IN Congrsss assembled, That the
second sction of the act approved May sixteenth eghI
teen hundred and fifty sx entitled An act to provide
for AZ least two election precincts in each ward in the city
of Washgton and for other purposes be- and the same
ia hereby repealed and that from and after the passage
of this ac every free white male resident Of the city OF
washington of the age Of twenty years, Migrants,
paupers flons and persons conPos aenfn except
ed ! who shall have resided in the city year
Immediately preceding the day OF election and who
shall be aczen of the United States at the time he
offers to vte and shall have paid the school tax and all
taxes on PERSONAL property due from him. shall be enti
tied to voc in the ward Of which he shall be the day
of election and shall have been for thirty days preceding
bona deresident for mayor members OF tho board oil
aldermen and council register, collector sur
ycyor asssors and such other officers may hereafter
be made cectiye Prordcd That all where the
person so otherwise entitled and offering to vote shall not
have been resident of the particular ward in which he
resident a @ upon the day of election for the space of
Que mon Immediately previous thereto, then such per-
son shall be entitled to vote in the ward in which he last
previously resided.
SIC O. And Dc IL further enacted, That person shall
be allowed to any election aforesaid unless he
shall have been returned the books of the corporation
of said city as subject to school tax and it shall be
the duty of the register of said city, in addition to the
names OF persons returned by the Of said city,
upon satisfactory proof under OATH to be administered
by Justice of the peace of the county of Washington
that the of any such person mas been accidently
or vully omitted from said books to place the
thereon at any time after he shall have received said
books the assessors up to ten days before the said
election and in such person shall be absent from
the city at said time, under twentyone years OF age
and lis name in consequence thereof be omitted from
said books then upon his return, becoming OF age,
at any time after the day of regisaon and before the
day of said election and upon satisfactory proof thereof
made aforesaid the said register shall place the name
of suc1 person returning said books And If any
person shall knowingly falsely in the premises he
shall upon indictment and conviction thereof before any
court competent to try the same, be adudged guilty of
wifu and corrupt perjury, and punished accordingly.
Ss. 3. Ind Be further enacted That If any commits
sioner or other person appointed to superntend
nicipa elections shall wilfuy and knowingly refuse to
receive the vote Of person possessing the legal qua
cations to vote at such election prescribed In this act
shall in any other hinder prevent the legal
exercise of the elective franchise in the city of Washing
ton he SHALL upon Indictment and conviction thereof
before the criminal court of the District of Columbia be
subject to imprisonment in the county fail for period
Of time exceeding six months and to fine not exceed
ing hundred dollars in each case at the discretion
Of the court and shall thereafter be ineligible to any Of
nee under the city corporation besides being liable IN
damages to the party whose vote shall be rejected
D.
scbed the foregoing section of this act shall apply to
any commissioners other persons appointed to super
intend election who may wilfuliy and knowingly re-
ce permit to be received the vote Of any person not
Legally authorized to vote and, ALSO to any person or
persons who NAV vote Illegally than once at
any municipal election and, also, to any person
persons who may wfully disturb, modest hinder, or
interfere with said commissioners while in the discharge
Of their duties who may wilfuy disturb, modest,
hinder interfere with any while at going to the
polls and in making the returns of any election to the
register of the city the commissioners other persons
appointed to superintend said election shall also make
return of all the ballots cast tie occason to be
curely kept for period of at least two years.
SIC. s. And Ne further enacted, That in the joint meet
ing of the boards OF aldermen and common council for
the appointment Of commissioners Of elections, AZ pro-
ved in the sixth section of the act approved May fifteen
one thousand eight hundred and twenty entitled San
act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Wash
ngon and to repeal all acts heretofore passed for that
purpose member of either board shall be entitled to
vote for than two of the three commissioners to be
elected for each ward election precinct and In all
the three persons having the highest number of votes
shall be declared duly elected.
Syc. g. And b. further enacted That all elections
be held in the city of Washington for municipal officers
the polls shall he opened at O'Clock m, and
closed at ocock p. and that it shall be the
duty Of the register Of the city to furnish the commits
none Of elections in each election precinct previous to
opening the polls at every election iist of all the
qualea voters suc precinct provided in the first
and second sections OF this act designating those who
shall have paid the taxes due from them to faci-
tate said commissioners in the discharge of their duties
forsdai hou That this section shall not have the effect
exclude from voting any who possessing all other
Paihcations required by this act, and whose may
not have been placed the said registry either from
accident by the default Of the said register shall
meish the TO the satisfaction of the commissioners of
election, and shall exhibit receipt showing all taxes
due from him to be paid
snc q Ind Be further oaaed, That full power and
authority lis hereby given to the corporation of Washington
oeese the number of election precincts in each ward TO
disappointment elections in the same
and to adopt all such regulations may be necessary
e force and effect to the provisions of this act and
nat all acts and pts of acts inconsistent with this
hereby repealed
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