Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-21

rency; Provided, hopspsr, That II said charter.
Of Warrington and oeorgetown, or either oil
them +, fsPssioS o. q Nodded sSs sS TAKE
| tive assembly shall have power to levy a
special tax upon property within such corpoS
sSd ShS have power to sSo,i"S ~ ,n9 Isgy
OS See. Is. That all acts and parts Of act. oil
moi lneousistent with me pfoyisioeS on IN,
| set, shall remain In force until modified OF
repealed BY the legislative assembly OF said
see. 10. That the isEIslative assembly shall
have power to provide BY law for the election
or appointment Of such ministerial Officers a.
thS'lAVH Of said DistTist, to prescribe thsir
duties, their terms Of once, aad the rate and
manner OF their eompenaation.
Sec. 20. That the governor, secretary and
police Judge or Judge TO be appointed puT-
suant 20 this act shall, before they act a. such
respectively, take an oath o. Ainrraatlon before
Justice % the pssss 10 the limits Of said Dis
ttict, duly authorized 10 adminiater oaths or
afiirmations By the laws nov Ia force therein,
OF before the chief 'usttce OF some assoeIatg
Justice Of the suI sUourt Of the Unitsi
uaitsd States SSd IA Tally 70 discharge the
osihs, when 90 taken, shall Be ssfiiasd BY tSS
person By WHOM the sane shall have been
tAkeni And such certinestea shall be received
and recorded by the said secretary among the
executive prooeedinEs, and all civil ofncera In
said District, before they act a. such, shall
take like oath OF Affirmation before the said
governor or secretary, OF some Judge or justice
Of the peace Of the District, who may 30 duly
commissioned aud qualified, or before the chi 81
Justice Of the supreme Court Of tho United
States, which said oath or Animation sh all be
certified and transmitted by the person taking
the same to the secretary, to be by him re-
corded ~ aforesAldi and Afterwards the like
oath or Affirmation shall be taken, certified
and recorded 10 such manner and form as may
be prescribed By law.
Sec. a. That the governor shall receive al
annual salary OF - dollars; and the aeoretary
shall receive an annual salary Of - dollars,
and that the said salaries shall be paid quarter
yearly, from the dates of the respective APP
spss Sat NO psTmsn, sSs be- msss 9 aOsII
said officers shall have entered upon the dutiea
Of their respective appointments. The mem
eers OF the shaii DC entitled
attendance al the sessions thereof, and 40 adj
ditional allowance Of four dollars per day shall
De pa,9 me ptesldipg oneer o. each house Tor
clerk, one assistant clerk, one engrossinE and
one enrolling clerk . Bergeant-at.Arms, may
be chosen for each housei and the chief clerk
oh all receive four dollars per day, and the said
other oifioers three dollars per day, during the
session Of the legislative assembly, but no
Sisss o TST Th here .S. he &c bSI psSS
session Of the legislative assembly annually,
unless on an extraordinary occasion the gov.
assembly together. There shall DO Appro-
priSted annually by Congress sufieient Sum,
10 be expended BY the governor, TO defrAy the
| contingent expenses Of the District, iAcludlng
| the salary OF 4 clerk Of the executive depart,
| ment, not exceeding - dollars per anuum.
Aud there shall also be appropriated annually
asnnlsicnt sum n,, 70 DC esHPended oy ne seere,
| be IN ads by the Secretary Of the Treasury OF
| the United Siateo, to defray the expenses OF
the legislative assembly, in printing the laws,
ernOr and secretary Of the District shall, In the
disbursem snt Of all moneys Entrusted to them,
be governed solely BY the Instructions OF the
SeoretAry Of the Treasury Of the United states,
aud shan gemi.annuAlly account to the said
secretary for the manner 10 which the AfoFe.
said moneys shall have been expo ndedi and no
expenditure shall be made by said legislative
assembly OF funds appropriated by Congress
| for objects not especially authorized by acts o.
Congress making the appropriations, nor be
| You'd the sums thus appropriated for such OBJ
| sec. q. That the legislative assembly OF Tn
District OF Columbia shall hold its hrat session
at such time and place In said District As tn
| governor thereof shall appoint aud direct.
see. %. That = delegate to the House OF Rep
resentativea OF the United StateI, to serve 70
the term OF two years, who shall be eitIze
OF the United States and Of the District OF CC
lumbiA, may be elected by the voters quslIne,
TO elect members Of the legislative assembly
who shall be entitled to the sane rights an
privileges as arc exercised and enjoyed by tn
delegates from the several Territories OF tn
United states to the House of Represent.
his seat only during tho term Of the Congrea
{ to which he shall be elected. The first eleetlo
shall be held at the time and places, and b
conducted In such manner as the election 70
members OF the council and house OF repre-
sentAtiTes are oonduotedj and at all subse
quent elections tho time and places and tn
manner Of holding the elections shall be pre-
scrl5ed by law. The person having the great
eat number Of legal votes shall be declared b
the govarnor TO be duly elected, and a certif
the Constitution and all tholAwH Of the Unite
States, which are not locally inapplloRblD
the said District OF Columbia as elseWber
I within the United States.
SEQ. 70. That all officers to be appointed b
the President OF the United States, by an
with the advice and consent OF the Senate, Il
P Ptoo6 q q lay sa T hSS sE
which may be enacted by Congress, are n
Quired to give security for moneys that m 4
be intrusted with them for dlsbursemen
shall give such security at such time and /
may prescribe.
Sec. rs, That for the purposes OF the frs
election TO be held under this set the goVerno
and Judges OF tho Supreme Court OF the Dis
triet OF Columbia shall designate the district
for mem bers Of the council and house of repre-
sentatiVss, and prescribe all other neodfu
rules and regulations for carrying ito etfeo
the provisions of this act, not Otherwis
herein provided for.
Local BREvITIBs.-St. Patrlck's day Is L
be celebrated by our Irish fellow citizens IL
various manners. A public dinner will b,
among the festivities. At night a CRANE
| ball Is to be given at Odd Fellows Hall BY
p. o'Nen Crowley Circle, Fenlan Brother
hood.
Columbia Commandery, Knights Templar
are making complete Arrangements for theil
grand ball, at Masonic Temple, on the night
Of the LIST Of March. A novelty will be the
Scottish sword dance and Highland ding
In full costumes.
Moses johnson, colored, was sent to Jail
for obtaining Sll from Joseph Gardner
under false pretences.
About Q o'clock yesterday morning OflceI
Smith observed colored man In the act OF
stealing q window sash from a house on
street, between Twelfth and thirteenth
The ofiicer gave chase TO the thief, when h
dropped the sash and succeeded In effectinr
his escape.
SERIOUS ILLNESS or WELL-KSowl
CITIzES.-We regret to learn that one o
our prominent citizens, Mr.. Q. W. Boteler
was struck with paralysis, while sitting IL
his room at his residence on Missouri ave
nue., about IL O'Clock on Saturday night
Mr.. Boteler has been suffering from Bright
disease Of the kidneys for some time past
but was as we'll as usual on Saturday up Il
the moment Of being seized with this at
| taChs ne mas Iblnhlntu UNCONSCIOUS sine
that time, and his physicians, DTs. John
Ston aud Dexter, who have been constant
In attendance, express but little hope Of hi
recovery.
FmE.-About twelve o'clock yesterday al
alarm Of fire was sounded from box Al
caused by the Burning Of lot Of paper il
the store OF Mr.. Waggaman, on + street
near Thirteenth. A plug stream was brough
Into requlsition by the franklin company
and the flames speedily Notwithstanding
slight.
The alarm ofhre turned in about O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon was occasioned by thu
burning Of foul chimney OF a dwelling oil
Four-and-a-half street, near Pennsylvania
avenue.
WITH a view Of selling of rapidly hi
stock Of winter goods, Mr.. A. Straus, pro
Prletor Of the clothing house on the nOrtl
side Of Pennsylvania avenue, third doc
east Of Eleventh street, has determined Il
sell his entire stock of goods at cost, Thosu
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