Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-11

in any religious exercises or proceedings in the
same to cause all violators Of the laws OF the
District, and all disturbers of the public peace,
to be prosecuted and punished; TO cause
fines and penalties adjudged against delin-
Quents TO be collected and paid in the trea-
of NAV, one person from each school district
as i commissioner Of primary schools;
to exercise a general supervision over the pro-
ceedings of said commissioners, examS0e their
books and papers, and prosecute for any de-
linquencies or violations Of their duty; to
require from the clerk. collector, and treasurer,
reports and the rendition Of accounts whenever
they shall deem il expedient; to select and pur-
chase, IN the country, q site for an asylnm for
the poor, and to ceuse suitable buildings to be
erected upon IL, upon appropriation therefor by
Congress, said site TO consist Of parcel Of land
Of such size, and the buildings thereon to be of
such dimensions and construction as May be
needful for the purpose; to select said site and
plan and construct said buildings solely with q
view TO promote and secure the health and
comfort Of the inmates; to act as commissions ers
and guardians of the poor; TO appoint a super
inteDdent of the asylum, and remove him and
NIL the vacancy at pleasure; to take from aim
a stipulation with surety for the performance
of his duties, and administer to him the oath of
office; 10 deliver said stipulation to the seeYe-
tary of the District for safe custody, first having
entered il at large on their minutes; to pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the manage
ment Of the farm and for the treatment of the
the inmates of the asylum, and modify and
change the same at pleasure: to prescribe the
manner in which said inmates shall live, sleep,
labor, and generally to conduct the institution,
and provide for the poor admitted into it kindly
and humanely, to the best Of their Judgment;
to pay the superintendent his compensation,
by an order upon their minutes, directing the
comptroller TO draw his warrant for the same
to place any poor person admitted into the
afylum, if he consent, in charge of his kindred,
and in such case TO pay the relative keeping
him. if required. the expense OF his support,
not exceeding what IL would cost IN the asy-
lum: % appoint all officers deemed by them
m ha narfo nfc caiA l,,tia
and prescribe their functions; to report TO Con-
gIess, annually, on Or before the second
Wednesday in December, the condition and
state of the District, and accompany the same
with the reports of the subordinate officers Of
the District.
Section 10 prescribes the duties of the Priv ate
Secretary of the President for the District
DUTIES OF THE SOLICITOR, ASSESSOR, CoLLEc-
TOR, TREASURER, AND COMPTROLLER.
Ii shall be the duty OF the solicitor OF the
District of Columbia TO act as legal ad wiser Of
the commissioners in regard to any matter or
thing connected with their duties; to bring and
prosecute all suits in which the District is
party or interested; TO take care that all sums
Of money for which judgments are obtained in
favor of the District be speedily collected, If
possible, and paid into the treasury; to give
the collector, assessor, treasurer, and comp
troller legal advice required in the discharge
OF their official duties; TO answer any question
which may be propOunGed to him by the COM
missloners touching the duties of any officer
OF the District acting under them to deliver
the papers and books OF his office TO his sue.
cessor.
1t shall be the duty OF the assessor of taxes
70 make his assessments and return the same
In the manner prescribed in the revenue law.
And he shall have power TO appoint as many
assistants, as he may require, for whose con.
duct he shall be responsible.
Ii shall be the collectors duty to notify the
tax payers, by advertisement in the newspaper
selected by the commissioners, of the times
and places when and where he will meet them
TO receive their taxes: 10 appear at the times
and places so designated, and receive and re-
ceipt for the taxes paid him; TO dstrain and
sell the distress, after five days notice Of the
time and place of sale in the newspaper afore-
said, In any case Of failure by the tax payer TO
pay at the time and place fixed for the same.
and after one personal application at his resi-.
dence or place of business to retain out of the
proceeds of the sale the amount OF the taxes
the costs Of the advertisement, and a fee OF one
dollar tor himself; to pay the balance, if any.
INTO the treasury, subject to the order of the
tax payer 10 whom the distress belonged; to
pay whatever he collects into the treasury, and
take the treasurer's receipt fer the same in du-
plicate; to file one duplicate with the comp
IrQller
The duties OF the treasurer are ts open and
keep an account against the collector ard every
other person liable TO pay money into the treas
ury, charging him therein with all moneys
which such person is bound to pay into the
treasury; 10 credit him with what ne pays into
the treasury. and with what he produces the
commissioners discharge from paying: 70 give
him duplicate receipts for such payments; to
deliver one Of said receipts 10 the comptroller:
to report 10 the solicitor every failure Of the
collector, or other person bound 10 pay money
into the treasury, TO make payment Of such
moneys; TO pay NO money out Of the treasury
but on the comptroilers warrant; TO take up
cate receipts from the holder thereof, specify
ing in the receipts the number and date OF the
warrant to which the payment is made. and
the name OF the persons TO whom IL IL made; To
| file and preserve said warrants and one of
said duplicates in his ONCE; to deliver one Of
said duplicates to the comptroller; to render
| commissioners at the end Of the fiscal year,
| and TO render accounts and make reports
1 whenever required by the commissioners; to
give copy OF any entry On his books, or OF
/ any paper on lis files. 10 any person demand
1 ing and paying for it, to permit his books TO
l be inspected by any tax payer at all times,
| except when his engagements prevents it, and
/ will be permitted.
Jhe comptroller's duties are-To audit all
| accounts and demands against the treasury; 70
/ allow no account or demand, except such as
| are lawfully chargeable TO, and are due from
the treasury; TO issue his warrant for the pay
| ment OF every account or demand which he
| allows; to file every such account or demand
4 in his Office, and number IL with the number
OF the warrant issued for its payment; TO num-
| Der his warrants consecutively, from number
| one onward, and date each Of them with the
day OF It's issuance; TO keep u registry Of war
4 rants, in which shall be entered the number OF
every warrant issued. the date Of it, the per-
1 son TO whom, and the consideration for which
II
| warrant 10 pay for work done by any person
/ employed by the commissioners. or by any of.
ficer OF the District, unless the party claiming
or Unrce1 0 s.;S III ia Sf
| WORK belongs, that IL has been done cccord;rs :
10 law, and in accordance with the claim 10
| contract; to retain such certificate and numbey
ana ME II with the account. To furnish the
assessor, collector, and treasurer with ths
necessary forms for performing their duty.
Secnon 10 prescribes the duties of clerk OF
commissioners. VI
Ii shall be duty of the engineer or survevor
70 retain in his office a map OF the District of
Columbia and delineate thereon the bonnd
aries and subdivisions of the same, and aIso of
washington and Georgetown; to collect and
preserve in his office all maps plans. dra W
lnes, levels, and surveys made for the use
OF the District; 10 keep all these objects
open 10 the inspect of the citizens OF the
united States at all seasonable hours; to make
such new levels, surveys, grades, alIignments
OF streets and building lots, and vacant lots
belonging TO the United States, or TO the Ds-
trtvt, as may be required of him by the com
missioners: TO perform all other duties amer.
tanning 10 his office that may be directed bv
the commissioners or by Congress
DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The powers and duties Of the board of Hsalh
snail be-to dIfuse, by reports or otherwise.
Information ON sanitary matters; to employ
ahd appoint such persons may be neces.
saro 70 carry into effect the sanitary laws and