Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-27

Mr.. Reid was elected President pro. tenn.
Mr. Armstrong. from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorable on the bill OF w.
Ii. Devaughn, for $40 30; on refunding a
tax on slave to IL. b. Claggett; on renting
tax of $50 improperly assessed against
Samuel Beach: on renting a tax on slaves
TO John COhagen: on Il bill OF p. L. Cheshire
for IS for rent of room for elections; on re-
funding 81 to Rev. d. +. Sprigg, amount OF
tax improperly charged to him. on refund
ing tax on slave 10 g. p. Douglass; remit
thug license tax to T. Osterberg; all of which
reports were adopted.
The Board concurred in granting the APP
plication Of james Green.
MIR. Cazenoye offered the following reso-
tuition, which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That when the Council add
iourns, it adjourn to meet on the I'd Tues
day Of September next.
And after further business the Board add
.iourned.
THE COMMON Council, ". d. Massey in
the Chair authorized James Green to substl-
.tute earthenware for iron pipe in construct
inc sewer from the Mansion House to the
river.
The application of Dr. |. Winston for a
reduction Of taxes was refused.
\ motion that when Council adjourn 1t be
until September next, was lost.
DR. Harper introduced the following re-
solution, which was lost:
Ordered, That the Committee on General
Laws be instructed TO Inquire into and re-
port to the next meeting Of Council amy
change that may be required TO secure great
er efficiency in the collection Of the public
revenue and what steps il any, are required
in order to facilitate the prompt collection OF
the standing aud uncollected bills now due
to The compendium.
Tie Uouucil thcn took up the case Of John
Thompson, which was debated until II late
hour.
The New County Court The Justices CT
the Peace Tor the County Of Alexandria, who
were chosen by the people Oh the 24th of
Nav last, and have since been commissioned
by the Governor, will meet at the Court
House, on Monday next, to organize the new
court. The law says ''the Justices OF the
peace so elected and commissioned, shall
meet at their respective Court Houses, on the
days established by law, for holding courts
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iority o.! those elected tor the county be pre-
sent aud commissioned and quality. they
shall proceed "a chose one OF their own body,
who shall be Presiding Justice Of the Court,
and whose duty it shall be t. attend each
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S''S''''' " u 'o"ns' E"ulu 'nr runnt or,nr
a. ara1 o,oa,;n,, ~ sn SOON - mnv bc all
,i,s .,,.t;ns. ha;np summoned. ,he Court Shall
classify rho Justices for 1he performance Of
their intjes in Court.
The justices or the old Court who 90 out
nr ,!icc uryn its REORGANIZATION, are the fol-
". FrIrcv. II. i. Simpson. +. 4. Powell,
&. Il. Smoot, Isaac Buckingham, Moan
prun.mord. J. c. Moore. Wesley Car!in,
J. Il. Davis.
The following members OF the old Court
take their places with the new bcnch:-.Jas
Eng!ish ! J. Wheat c. p. Shaw. Thos
Smith, Turner Dixon, Robert Brockett, r.
G.. Violet. ". II. Fowle, W. s. Price
The following gentlemen compose the
Court. Over two.thlrtls Of the Court are new
members:
FIRST DlSrnrcr.--,ias \. English, c. l.. NeaIr
W. 4. Harper J. j. Wheat.
SECOND DIsrnmT.-Wm. n. Brown, {. 2. Shaw,
E4". Enrchell' Th"*. smith
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$,.,.,.,, Ii,',n,,, + Wilmer " II FoyI
las y. Nall. VIM. +. Price.
tlgru DI>rnrcr.-~-J. K. johnson. Il. 5. Wundcr,
W. Soucr<, I. Dawson.
The frs; business IN order, IN tie ne"
County Court, after it has assembled and quai-
flied. will be 10 elect Presiding JUSTICE
The Court will hen either at the July or Au-
gust term, adopt a classification, and declare
The magistrates who shall hold the various
courts during the year.
4 SCorNprEL At LARGE.-On Tuesday
last, our usually quiet and pleasant vii
lagc was visited by an Individual pursu-
ing o<tcnsih!y the honorable business Of
Il typo, bat in reality following the dis
HONORABLE" calling of n burglar. This pick
er Of locks, reached here about Il O'Clock
on Tuesday, and after getting his DIM
uer, wanted t. sell Il hand-truuk, which
no doubt, he found rather inconvcnlcnt on
account Of weight in his pedestrian tour
through the country. This trunk was pur-,
chased by one OF our citizens, III the spirit 81
charity. rs he supposed, when 10. and be-
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