Smyrna times., 1865-06-28
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the First Session of the 7Rirts.eigAth
Congress.
(PUBLTC-No. 1891

[PUBLIC-No. 1891
Ak ACT TO amend act entitled Gan act to define
the powers and duties of the Levy Court of the
county of w ashngton, District of Columbia.
be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
semtGtioes Of the United States of America in Cen
gTess assembled That the first clause of the third
section of the act of Congress entitled "An act to
define the powers and duties of the levy court OF the
county of ashngton, District of Columbia, IN re-
gard to roads and for other purposes be, ana the
same is hereby, amended so to read as follows; !;
"That the said court shall have the care and charge
of and the exclusive jurisdiction over all the paoc
roads and bridges in said county, except suciseeads
aud bridges belong to and under the care OF
the United States, and except such roads ana Drdgcs
as shall have been or may hereafter be specially pro-
vided for by Congress. And the said court shall
have power and it shall be their duty
Sec .. And be it further enacted, That the tenth
section of the said act be, and the is hereby,
amended by striking out the words "tnlry first" and
inserting the word "thlrteth."
See 3. And be it further enacted, That all ceme-
teries in the District Of Columbia outside of the ci-
ties Of Washington and Georgetown, the owners OF
which sell lots or burial rights therein indscrimi
natey TO those applying therefor, shall be aSscsscC
and taxed other property in the parts of sale
District; PrOUided, kODerer, That all lots in salt
cemeteries, when actually sold for burial purposes
and any cemetery held and owned by a religious so
ciety, having regular and known place of worship
shall be exempt iiOm taxation.
Sec. 4. ARd be it further enacted, That hereafter
the said court shall have power, and it shall be the
duty to appoint the county surveyor of said county
of Washington, to define his duties, from time L
time, to fix his compensation, and 10 remove hin
whenever they shall deem it proper to SO do.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall b.
the duty OF the collector OF taxes for said county
whenever the owner or keeper of any dog or dog
shall neglect Or refuse to pay the thereon xii
or cause to be killed every and all such dogs.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That the tim
specified by the act of February twenty one cghtee
hundred and sixty three, within which certain road
in said county shall be surveyed plated and record
ed is hereby extended to three years from the frs
day of July, oghle-a hundred and sixty five.
Sec. {. And be Il further enacted, That the sal
court shall have power to ISSUE classify, and tax Ii
for tlvcrns, hotels, and restaurants and f.
retailing goods, wares and merchandise in said cour
~, in proportion TO the amount of business the pei
applying for license is likely 10 do. The ma,
imum to be charged for any one license not
exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, and the min
u be SO charged not to be less than two Dc
lars.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the n
ticG required to be given by the eighth section of Il
act OF which this is amendment, need not be gi
en- when all the parties interested are agreed; al
all roads laid out under such agreement, witho
such notice being given, are hereby declared lawl
highways.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted, That all la,
and parts of laws inconsistent with this act are hel
by repealed.
Approved June 25 1864