Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-17
GEORGETOWN CORPORATION LAWS.

AN ORDiNANCE levyiug A General Tax and
SpeciaI Direct Taxes tor the year lsil
BE AZ ordained ty tie Rodrd % AIdcrraen a. 30 ~
o. t0nsaon Council Of the Car OrdtiOn II ,searye-
toWn, That there shall be. and hereby Il, I-yIa,
and imposed s direct tax of seventy cents or
each and every one hundred dollars OF the
ass. SEED value OF real and personal propArfy.
as the same stands valued and assessed al this
time on lie books Of assessment now on ii 4. IN
the Office of the Clerk of the Corporation, an
on the additional assessment for the year IsSg
forthwith To be made by the Assessors and Z,
be filed in the said Office; and also there shall
be, and hereby is, levied an additional special
Tax OF hve cents for the Metropolitan Railroad
debt, fifteen cents tor the gas tax, and tw .nty-
five cents for additional com peusation 10 tbs
Metropolitan Police force-all on each and
every ole hundred dollars of the ASSESSED val N
OF real and personal property, as thes same
stands valueu on the books aforesaid and on
the additional for the year 1859 TO be mad. as
AFORESAID excepting IN each instance public
buryIng grounds. the Female Orphan Asylum
and houses OF public worship; and the Clerk of
the Corporation rs hereby directed 10 keep sep.
arate accounts Of the receipts and expenditures
OF the general and special direct taxes hereby
leyiec, and to apply the hve cents for Metro
politan Railroad debt according TO the pro-
vision OF law Of Congress entitled IAN act
Authorizing the corporate authorities OF George
town to impose additional taxes, and for other
purposes" approved March 2. 1865: and the
twenty-five cents for additional compensa
to the Metropolitan Police according to In. pro.
vision OF the act OF Congress, being the general
j ~.
an act approved 26th November, 1866, and 10 no
other purpose.
Sec. !. And be it further oriaiaed, That the
Coiiector OF Taxes, hereby imposed, shall pro-
coed IN the discharge OF his duties IN conform.
lily with an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
r. latlng TO the duties OF ire Tax Collector ap-
proved January IL, 1868" and on closing of
the respective accounts to be allowed CON-
mission for services of four per cent ON the
amount OF tax levied, any ordinance or part OF
an ordinan ce to the contrary outstanding.
As.d h.
uon OF an ordinance levyinR 2 general "a,
and special and direct taxes for the wear ,S6;
and providing for the redemption of water
stock, approved February 9, ls6l, be. and the
by authorized end directed TO credit to the gen.
eral fund any uncolec'ed taxes that NAV here
after be paid in pursuanc &c of the above a uocei
Sd section OF the abovenamed orainance and
that he lie further authorized TO credit 10 the
general fund any money now on hand belong.
ing TO the fund known as the Water Stock
Funu."
Sec. 4. And be az further ordained. That 50
much of any resolution or ordinance as nav
be inconsistent with this ordinance BE-, and the
same are here by repealed.
Sec. s. And q, a. further ordained Tha, the
Collector be, and he is hereby, authorized ana
directed TO allow discount of eight per centun
on all the taxes levied under the foregoing or
dlBance raio TO him on or before the first dsy
Of April next, and the sum of six per cen,um
on all sums of said TT paid to him on or be fore
the hrst day OF July next, and three per centun
w al sums VI saiu taxes palu 10 MN on or
fore the first day OF October next
Approved, February q. 1859
A RESOLUTION appointing committee u ad
vocate before Congress equal rights 10 ali,
without regard to race color
Resofred ty Board Of aldermen aud Board o.
Common Conncl Of the COrpordtion # Geor5,to
That TIE Mayor, Recorder aud President Of N.
Board OF Common Council are appointed a
committee to urge upon Congress the SD. edy
passage OF law repeating all existing law.
which create distinction on account ~ rae. or
color for eligibility to any elective Office o. "a
be drawn as jurors in the District of CoIumpi,-
Approved, February 6, 1863