Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-29
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Pessed at the First Session OF the Thirty
Eighth Congress.
TPuBLIc--No. 1873.

AN ACT TO amend an act entitled An
act to define the powers and duties
of the Levy Court Of the county of
Washington, District Of Columbia.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House
eff Representatives. Of the United States Of
lmertca IN Congress Assembled, That
the first clause Of the third section of
the act of Congress entitled can act
to define the powers and duties of the
levy court of the county of Washing
ton, District of Columbia, in regard to
roads and for other purposes" be, and
the same is hereby, amended so as to
read as follows: THAT the said court
shall have the care and charge of and
the exclusive jurisdiction over all the
public roads and bridges in said conn
ty, except such roads and bridges as
belong to and are under the care of
the United States, and except such
roads and bridges as shall have been
or may hereafter be specially provided
for by Congress. And the said court
shall have power and it shall be their
duty"
Sec. Q. And be II further enacted.
That the tenth section of the said act
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by striking out the words "thirty-lirst
and inserting the words thirtieth."
Sec. 3. And be II further enacted
That all cemeteries in the District OF
Columbia, outside of the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown, the own.
ers of which sell lots or burial rights
therein Unfortunately to those ap.
plying therefor, shall be assessed and
taxed as other property in the same
parts of the said District: Prorided,
lo,rerer, That all lots in said cemete.
ries. when actually sold for burial pur'
poses, and any cemetery held and own
ed by religious society, having a
regular and known place of worship,
shall be exempt from taxation.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted,
That hereafter the said court shall
have power, and it shall be their duty
to appoint the county surveyor of said
county Of Washington, to define his
duties, from time to time, to fix his
compensation, and to remove him
whenever they shall deem it proper SO
to do.
Sec. s. And Be ii further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the col.
lector of taxes for said county, when
ever the owner or keeper Of any dog
or dogs shall neglect or refuse TO pa.
the tax thereon, to kill or cause to b
killed every and all such dogs.
Sec. 6. and be IL further enacted
That the time specified by the act 0
February twenty-one, eighteen hun
dred and sixty.three, within which
certain roads in said county shall b
surveyed. plated and recorded, j
hereby extended to three years from
the FIRST day Of July, eighteen hun
drcd and sixty-live
Sec. I. And be IL further enacted
That the said court shall have powe
10 issue, classify, and tax licenses 70
taverns, hotels, and restaurants, AM
for retailing goods, wares, and mer
chandise in said county, in proportion
to the amount of business the pcrsol
applying for license is likely to do
The maximum sum to be charged TO
any one license not to exceed tw
hundred and fifty dollars. and the mi,
imum to be SO charged not to be les
than two dollars.
Sec 8. and be IL fuyther enacted
That the notice required to be givel
by the eighth section of the act o
which this is an amendment, need no
be given when all the parties intercs
ted are agreed I; and all roads laid on
under such agreement, without sucl
notice being given, are hereby dcclar
ed lawful highways.
Sec. o. And be Il further enacted
That all laws and parts of laws incon
sistent with this act arc hereby re
pealed.
Approved, June Is, 1864.