New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-20

OF the prOpoTIy ann mC0rc8Co Oh o8l0 society
not contrary 20 this charter or the laws
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
Congress shall have the right to amend,
alter, or repeal this act at any time.
Approved, june q, 1870.
(PUBlIC-No. 1871
AN ACT to incorporate an Association for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in
the District of Columbia.
Re il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That n. p
Chapman, j. p. Newman, b. Peyton Brown
John A. L. Morrell, Mathew G.. Emery
Joseph H. Bradley. senior, William r.
Wood ward, E. Whittlesey, Warren Choate
Andrew B. Duvall, A. s. Solomons, We
MetzePott, Alexander r. Shepperd, s. J.
Bowen, H. M. Sweeney, Benjamin =: Git.
tings, William fuckers, Charles H. Lane,
w. Burris, William McPheeters, = =.
Edgar l. Booraem, L. H. Hopkins, Thomas
P. Keene, w. d. Blackford, +. H. Day, J.
Sayles Brown, William Lanborn, E. L. Cor.
bin, N. A. West, John r. Arrison, w. A.
Farlee, Benjamin +. Fuller, Robert
A. Slater, Alonzo Bell, a. T.
Kinney, John J. Jett, A. NJ. Scott A. c.
White, A. E. Newton A. s. Taylor, William
H. Rowe, Robert Reyburn, w. ID. Slater,
John G. Parker, William ]. Wilson, s. 5.
Baker, A. Jones, $: K. Bond, y4hn F. ~; Cook,
Fl. Moulton, John Edwin Mason, Allison
Nailor. Jr., David A. Burr, T. C. Grey, R.
H. Marsh, Thomas Perry, George +. Gulick
and Theodore +. Gatchel, all of the District
of Columbia, and such other persons as may
be associated with them in conformity to
this act, and their successors duly chosen.
are hereby constituted and created a body
corporate in the District Of Columbia, to be
known as the Association for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That
the officers Of said corporation shall con
sist of president, five vice presidents, one
secretary, one treasurer, an executive com
mittee Of eleven members, and such other
officers as shall from time to time seen
necessary to this society.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, ThS
the foregoing officers shall be chosen fr0l
among the members of the society.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, Ths !
the said society, for fixing the terms Of ad
mission of its members, for the gOvernmeE
of the same, for the election, changing, AM
altering the officers above named, and ia
the general regulation and management i
it's affairs, shall have power to form cod
of bylaws, not inconsistent with the Law
of the District of Columbia, or of th
United States, which code, when fOrme
and adopted at a regular meeting, shall
until modified or rescinded, be equally bint
ing as this act upon the society, its oficen
and members.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, Ths
the police force of the District of COlumbi
shall, upon application of any member
the association, who shall have viewed an
violation of the law or ordinances of tn
city for the prevention Of cruelty to animals
arrest offending parties without a warrant
who shall be taken by such police officer
before justice of the peace for trial. ani
the proper evidence of such membership h
a police officer shall be the exhibition Of
badge or certificate of membership.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, Tha
one-half of all the fines collected throug
the instrumentality of the society or ii
agents, fOrsviolatiOns OF such laws, shall az
crue to the benefit of said society, and tn
other half to the school fund Of said city q
District in which the Ofense is committed
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, Ths
the provisions of this act shall be genera
within the boundaries Of the District of c.
lumbia.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha
Congress shall have power to alter, amend
or repeal this act at any time.
Approved, June 81, 1870.
PUBLIC-NO. VI.
AN ACT to authorize the paving and sew
erage of NJ street, Washington, Districtd
Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houses
Representatives of the United States
America in Congress assembled, That th
mayor of Washington, the Commissioner
Public Buildings, and William Stickney
Wilson f. Brown, and s. H. Kaufman,
the city of Washington, be, and they an
hereby. appointed commissioners for tn
purpose of paving and sewering NJ stree
north, between New York and Vernon
avenues, who shall serve without cOmpeF
satiOn; and all vacancies Occasi0ned b.
DEATH or resignation, or otherwise, shall b
filled by the supreme court of the Distri6
of Columbia.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, This
to enable the said commissioners to carr =
out the purpose of this act they shall haN =.
the same power now conferred upon tn
corporation of the city of Washington,
levy a tax upon the property frontinga
said street sufficient to pay for said pavig
and sewerage, which shall be cOllectedn
the manner now prescribed by law, am
when SO collected, the amount thereof sha
be paid over to the commissioners aforesai
The said commissioners shall have tn
power of directing the manner of puttingn
the gas and water pipes on said street
within the points before mentioned.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, Tha
the corporation of Washington shall par
for paving and sewerage of the space occs
stoned By the cross streets and alleys; AM
such alleys and streets as may abut agains
the said NJ street without crossing it shsl
pay the same rate as if the same was privat
property.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, This
this act be in force from and after it
passage, and all laws COLLECTING with its pr
visions are hereby repealed.
Approved, june 81, 1870.
(PUBLIC- No. 92) #t
AN ACT to require the register of wills fl
the District of Columbia to give bond.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United States {
America in Congress assembled, That tn
register of wills for the District of Colun
bia shall. within thirty days after the pas
age of this act, give "a bond, with two
more sureties Ito be approved of by tn
chief justice of the supreme court of sal,
District for the time being), to the Unite,
States in the sum of five thousand dollars
faithfully to discharge the duties Of hi
office and seasOnably to record the decree
and orders of the orphans court for sai(
District, and all wills proved before him O.
the said court, and all other matters by ex
isting laws, or any law hereafter passed
directed to be recorded in the said court, OF
in the office of said register, which bone
shall be entered in full upon the minutes
the said orphans court and the origina
filed with the records thereof.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. Tha
any register of wills for the said distrie
hereinafter appointed according to law, b. 4,
fore he acts as such, shall give simila =
bond as prescribed in the first section {.
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