The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-12
CITY ORDINAnOKs.
Laws Passed sy shs sizsy.ssysnth
Cauncil Of WashlnHAAa CITY, DC.


Laws Passed By shs sszsy.ssvsath
Council Of wsshisgsss Cisy, DO.
An AoT making appropriations for the pay.
ment Of expenses OF registering the votcrs
Of Washington City, D. c., for June 7,
1869.
Board Of Common Council Of M Guy cf
Washington, That the sum Of three thousand
seven hundred and twenty.four dollars and
sixty-three cents, payable ont Of the general
priated to pay the expenses Of the registra-
ton Of the city Of Washington for the an
nual election held on the seventh OF June,
eighteen hundred and sixty mine, 70 Be dis
bursed as follows To William A. Cook,
Thomas Donoho, James Donaldson, Robert
II. Booker, and ]. II. Crossman, Judges Of
election, one hundred and ninety Ave dol
lars each, for thirty-plne days at Ave dollars
Per day.. fe75i to James Campbell, clerk,
S2lb; 70 J; 3. vennlng,. CLERK, es4s, 70 n.
Fran Frank Kelly, clerk, sos 70 WIN, H. Harris,
sl10i TO Miss Kate Crossmsn, clerk, $50;
TO 8. r. Barr, clerk, SIS; 10 L. Rosenbaum,
clerk, s42.50; to John II. Holden, clerk,
e42.50; to II. C. johnson, clerk, t82.5O, 70
Thomas b. Thornette, clerk, e32.S0, 70 T.
l.. Salkeld, clerk, t27.50, 70 Theodore =.
Gatchel, clerk, t25; to Horace Parkc, clerk,
SIS; to j. =. Doughty, clerk, e5, 70 j. q.
Stephenson, clerk, e5; TO - Mason, cisrk.
IS; to VIM. Z. Mott, printing list OF rceis.
tered voters, &C., e702; to French q Rich
ardson for books, stationery, &C., tl61, 10
John G. Parker for books, stationery, &c.,
$1,000; to Evening" Star Newspaper, for ad.
vertlsing registration notices, e1O0.6O; to
publisher OF the Chronicle, for advertising
registration notices, e138.5O; 70 NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, for advertising registration
notices, ti33.S7. 10 L. Morley, for posting
lists Of registered voters, 142; 70 pay ior rent
Of rooms, &C., occupied BY the Judges Of
election, First ward, 60, Second ward,
s62.66; Third ward, go; Fourth ward, S37;
Fifth ward, e25; Sixth ward, $50; Seventh
ward, t5l. Total, e3,724.63.
Approved July 10, 1859. "
An ACT Imposing taxes for tho year 1870.
BE u enacted 6yAs Board Of Aldsrnsn add
Bodrd o. Common Council Of Ms Guy Of
Washington, That thoro be, and heRsby ,,
Imposed and laid, for the year 1889, b tsr It
the rate OF sixty-hvo cents on every hundred
dollars OF the assessed value Of all real and
personal property In the city Of Washington,
Of all stock which may be owned BY any per-
son whomsocyer 10 any banking or incorpo-
rated or unlncorporated company Of said
of all kinds Of public security, and every de-
scription Of property In said city, or which
may be owned or held BY the Inhabitants
thereof, according to the assessment and
valuation OF the same as made and returned
by the Board OF Assessors; the said tar to
be levied and collected as provided by law.
Sec. 2. And Be u further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty OF the Collector Of Taxes
to deposit to the credit Of the general fund
oil money which may be received BY him for
taxes on all stocks which may 30 owned or
possessed by any person whomsoeyer In any
uanliaR or other Incorporated, or unincor-
porated company, In the city Of Washington,
under the first section Of this act; tho money
received by him for taxes on all taxah,s
property 10 be deposited to the credit Of the
wards respectively In which Il may DO COL
lected.
Sec. 0. And be u further enacted, That there
be, aud Is hereby, Imposed aud laid for the
year 1869, tax at the rate Of slxty-nve ceuts
on every one hundred dollars of the nssessed
amount Of CO pital employed in the business on
oil private bankers, brokers, and morey lend
ers In this city according to the assessment,
and return of the same BY the Board Of As
SCISSORS; the said tax TO DO due aud payable,
and to be levied and collected az the taxes
imposed by the first section are duo and pay
able and levied and collected; and II any
person or persons engaged In the business or
employment of private bankers, brokers, or
money lenders shall fall or feftlae In nav the
tax, which may be due from him or them
under this section, within thirty days aftcr
the same shall have become due and oaysble,
the person or persons 30 falling or refusing
shall forfeit and pay this corporation Ane
not exceeding ten dollars for each and every
day he or they may 50 fail or refuse 10 nav
said tax, to be recovered and applied a other
fines of this corporation are recovered and
applied.
Sec. 4. 1,,d be u enacted, That II shall be
the duty OF the Collector Of Taxes 10 deposIt
to the credit of the general fund ali moueys
which may be received by him on account Of
the tax imposed by the third section Of thIs
act.
Sec. 8. And BE- u Enacted, That no part of
this act shall be 50 construed a. to impose :
tax on the stock Issued by tbis cornoratjon
or upon the bonds of the United Statss.
Sec. 0. And be u further enacted, That I'm
addition to the taxes imposed and levied
under the foregoing sections Of this act there
shall be, and 10 hereby, imposed and laid nm
additional tax Of ten cents on each one HIM
dred dollars of the assessed value Of the
property aforesaid, the proceeds Of which
shall be set apart and applied exclusively
toward paying the cost Of lighting the cIsy
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