Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-12

aforesaid, being paid or offered tc
be paid to the person or persons en-
titled to receive the same, of which
payment or offer to pay, a certificate,
signed by majority of the said trus-
tees, and recorded among the land
records of Washington county, or a
copy of such record duly certified and
sealed shall be sufficient evidence
the said trustees, in their corporate
character, shall be thenceforward con-
sidered the lawful owners Of the said
land and improvements, if any, and
all right, title, estate, aud interest
therein, at law or in equity, shall be
vested in them for the purposes afore-
said !: Prorided, ho,cerer, That if the
owner or owners of the said land and
improvements, if any, his, her, or their
guardian or guardians, trustee or
trustees, shall conceive him, her, or
themselves aggrieved by such valua-
tion and assessment, and shall, within
thirty days after the payment of the
valuation so offered as aforesaid,
notify to the said trustees the same in
writing, it shall and may be lawful,
and it shall be the duty of the said
trustees, or majority Of them, to
issue their warrant to the marshal of
the District of Columbia. commanding
him to summon jury Of six freehold
ers Of the school district, not interest
ed in the matter, to appear, on a day
by the said trustees to be appointed,
J on the premises, and any one of
the said 3rustees, or any justice
of the peace of the said county,
is authorized to administer an oath
or affirmation, as the case may be,
to each and every person so sum-
moncd as aforesaid, that he will,
without favor, affection, partiality, or
prejudice, assess the damages sustain
ed by the person or persons at whose
request the said inquisition shall be
taken, by reason of his, her, or their
land and improvements, if any, about
to be made as aforesaid, and the per-
sons so summoned and qualified as
aforesaid shall thereupon proceed to
value and assess the damages accord
ingly; Proridsd, That if such appeal
from the assessment and valuation of
the said trustees be confirmed by the
jury herein directed to be summoned
and qualified as aforesaid, or should
the same be reduced to a lower rate
of valuation and assessment by the
said jury, the party appealing in the
case shall pay the whole expense in
Cured thereby, otherwise the trustees.
in their corporate character as snch
shall pay the expense incurred by
reason Of such appeal. ., a.. ....
SEC. q. And Be IL further enacted, That
the said trustees or the said jury, as
the case may be, Immediately after
they shall have completed their valu-
alton and assessment or inquisition,
as aforesaid, aud done all things re-
quired of them, or either of them, as
the case may be, under the provisions
of this act, shall make out fair state
ment of their proceeding, setting forth
in the same full and distinct dcscrip-
ton of the land or real estate aud i'm
provements, if any thereon, as valued
by them or either Of them, as the case
may be, and all matters and things
connected with the said valuation and
assessment, and the performance of
the duties required of them by this
act, and TO the said copy, fairly to be
written out as aforesaid, they shall
subscribe their names and thcreuEto
affix their seals. and they shall depos-
it the same in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court of the District of
Columbia, and it shall be the duty of
the said clerk to preserve record of
the said proceedings without fee or
reward; and copy of such record, cer-
titled by the said clerk under the seal
of the said court, shall be evidence of
all matters therein stated, in the same
manner as certified copies of other
records are evidence. .h
SEC. %. And beH further enacted, That
in the event Of an appeal and the in
QUESTION of a jury, as provided by
this act, the amount Of damages for
the land or real estate and improve
ments SO valued and assessed as afore-
said. being paid or offered to be paid
as aforesaid, the said trustees, in their
corporate character as aforesaid, shall
thenceforward forever thereafter be
considered the lawful owner of the
said land and improvements as afore-
said, and all right, title, interest, aud
estate therein. at law or in equity,
shall be vested in said trustees for
the purpose aforesaid Prorided. That
it shall not be lawful to locate the said
site in the orchard or garden, nor with
in three hundred yards of any dwell
ing Of any person or persons whatever
without the assent of the proprietor ol
such orchard, garden, or dwelling, as
the case may be.
4 SEC. 80. And be 1t further enacted, That
If any treasurer or collector, having
any school funds in his hands, or neg
lecting or refusing to obtain such
funds as by law authorized and direct,
ed, shall refuse to pay for two weeks
/, any order of the said commissioners
, or trustees, or q majority vi either
; ldrawn i'm conformity to the requisi
!, tiops of this act, such treasurer OF
!, collector shall be liable, on proc
! thereof before any court of justice o,
! Justice of the peace having cogniz
. ance, and without stay of execution
) to pay the full amount Of said orde
, and interest thereon, at the rate O
) twenty per centum per annum, frou
the first refusal until the day Of pay
t ment, by way Of damages.
: SEC. so. And be IL further enacted, Tha
; if any collector appointed or actin!
: under the provisions Of this act, shal
l in any case collect more than is due
: the person agrieved shall have hi
$ remedy against such collector by sui
e or warrant, and if he recover he shaI
c have judgment for double the amour
Q improperly and unjustly extorted frol
; him, and costs.
!. SEC. 81. And be IL further enacted, Tha
g the Levy Court Of Washington count
l. shall exercise q general supervisio