Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-11
IOFFICIAL.1
LAWS OF TIE DISTRICT OF coLuMBIG,
Passed at TIE First Session Of the Legislative
Assembly q the District Of Columbia,

the cities Of washington and GeOrretovn and
Re q eEasfed By LsEisiafire Assembly Of the
Dis,ytcf of ColHDbid, That the Governor be- and is
ter the passage Of this act TO ABORT measures for
speedily with the inIunctons of the fourth
teen, eighteen hundred and seventy, directing the
speine.er 81 ,he Washington Aqueduct 70 afford
tionsl supply Of Potomac water, by the laying Of a
expense Of the cities aforesaid from the di.trbatnS
reservoir above Georgetown to Capitol Hill the said
new main to be Judiccusly connected with the water
nam already laid at such points are hereinafter
SIC: 2 And be 1t further snacfsd, That in order to
provide means TO defray the expense Of complying
with the aforesaid act Of Congress, the Governor
hehalf Of the government Of the District 81 Colum
coupon bonds: on their sce water
stoes to an aInouat not exceeding four hundred
hundred, FIVE hundred and one thousand dollars.
payable in thirty from the date of their issue
per ccntum, PAYABLE on the first days Of January
and July in eacn and every year, in current money
Which and the Tempon y Payment ths aid d
bonds, in the manner provided for in the sixth sec
District of Columbia is hereby soieruniy pledged
EEL Ell :; And o. uJEIthsr enaetsd That the bonds
be signed by the Governor, and cOuntersgned by the
by its seal; that all sales thereof shall be made by
the Governor, who shall deposit the money received
money shall be held and applied excusiTeIy to tSe
ot!tcts9t this act, and to no other purpose pur
SEC. 4. 4rd Be IL further enacted, That the said
bonds shall not be sold or exchanged for less than
unless such sale or exchange shall have been pre-
a1b the psr Gy on 9ss @ TsS G
SAID bonds shall have been signed and preDared for
gster of the city ofw sshington or with the Comp
tToller or Auditor of the said city with such other
chief Of tn. financial affairs of the government and
the said officer, to whom the care Of said bonds may
them to Of his nes for the Of
pose and in accordance with the provisions of this
bonds shall be signed or prepared Tor issue than Is
%lr That the ocsr in whose custody sI i p,S
bonds are placed shall give such security for their
II the register
or other officer 70 whose custody the said bonds
number, denC mnston, amount and date of all bonds
issued or prepared TOR ISSUE and make full reports
Assembly, showing the amount Of sales and the
proceeds thereof, well as the amount of interest
| that shall have accrued or been paid on account
| sEc.6 And be 1T further enacted, That there be,
and is hereby set apart pledged, and appropriated
cut OF the water fund.- such sum may be necessary
year and for each succeeding year thereafter until
all the bonds shall have been redeemed and that an
amount of not less than fifteen thousand dollars,
shall be set apart annually for the payment of said
| bonds by their gradual redemption which money
chase in open market or by means Of public adYer-
| tistment, as the Governor may deem most advan-
SIC. 7. And Be 1t Jnrlhsr enacted, That the Legis-
| lative Assembly shall, If necessary, increase the
water rents SO as TO promptly pay out of tho water
fund the interest on said bonds the shall be-
come due, and for the gradual redemption Of the
SIC; 8, And Be 1t further enacted, That any Off
Ger OF this government. or any hduciaTy agent or
employee thereof, who shall Appropriate, or apply,
or IN any manner consent to- aid, or assist in apprO
payment Of any cheek, warrant or otherWse any ny
PORTION Of any money provided for the redempti IN
tercst thereon or who shall direct or use any money
ban e the mater nId iGr any other purposes
ated shall be dtehemsd guilty Of msdemeanor and
jurisdiction, shall be subject to penalty of less
than i've hundred nor more than one thousand dol
three nor more than twelve months.
SIC. 9 And Be At further enacted, That the United
States engineer in charge Of the Washington Aque-
duct be, and he is hereby, authorized and empow-
cred in copIunction with the Governor Of the Dis
tTict OF Columbia, to enter into contract for the
laying OF the thirty six inch cast iron main men
b Sdv ths h sef r OF ms act and to adD
distributing reservoir to Bridge street, in GeJr.e
town, and along the said street to the Aqucduct
bridge over Rock creek, connecting at said bridge
with one OF the forty eight inch PCS in which the
eastwaTdly from the east side Of said creek along
Pennsy lvania avenue to its Junction with l. street
New Jersey avenue; from that point il shall be ex-
tended by a thirty-inch branch and thirty inch
main, running along New Jersey avenue t. its June
tion with Massachusetts avenue, and there CON
nCctHd with the thirty inch supply main already
SIC. TO- And Be itJErtler enacted That at such in
Of the new main hereby suthorized, as the engineer
NAV deem necessary there shall be branches with
ard eG nu@Ser u nc By
hall not De less than Fix between the connection Of
thirty inch branch at New Jersey avenue.
sId inf in yJ lns' q, mat IN order 20
c!'y cf Washington known as Capitol Hill and the
terminating at the int r-ection OF First street sast
and street north shall be continued along street
a., connections and st5p-yalves at all Intersections
OF streets and avenues as may be deemed best By the
SIC. Il. Ard b At further eaacisd, That the engi
neer aforesaid be, and Is hereby, authorized and
paper publications from manufactures of iron pips
and Washington, for supplying the pipe. branches
and stop valves necessary for the new mains herein
adyeTtisements in at least two newspapeps In fhe
city q Washington, for the hauling, excavation,
the sand Mains and that the contracts for supplying
the said pipe and the laying thereof shall in al
the execution and delivery by him or them Of good
ara suhclent bonds with surety to an amount of at
least twenty per centum Of the contract, for the
prompt and faithful perrmance of all of its obliga
CONTRACT for material on VyoP b on 0ooub Oh any
except upOn the approval and order Of the engineer
SEC. Is. And be 1t further enactsd, That in order
70 defray the expense of laying the said mains with
by this act the Of four hundred AMI fifty thou
sand dollars or so much thereof may be neces-
saiy be, and the same is hereby, apprO priated nav
able ont Of the water fund to be raised by the bonus
performance of the duties imposed by this act or any
duty connected herewith, no conversation shall be
pad OF allowed 10 aDv officer Of the Government In
excess OF that which ne may receive at the time Of
the passage of this act.
SEC. IL. And be ttJVTfhsT enacted, That the pres
ent Inadequate supply Of water renders the passage
OF this act case Of emergency, and therefore thi,
act shall 90 into effect from and after the date of III
approval tApproy6d, July %, ISL.
ANA cT adopting seal for the District of Columbia
| be IL en1ctsd By the LegtSidtire Assembly Of m
| DtStTtcf OF Columbia. That the following desigr
be and the same hereby is, adopted for the seal OF
the District OF Columbia
| Here y mprinted the seal. 1
| SEC. 2. Aad DC further enacted. That the secre
tary u the District shall have the official charge AM
custody Of said seal. ~
SIC. B: And be itJvrther sHacfsd, That the use a
SAID design as the seal OF the District by the execu
tive department of the District ernment hereb,
apron ed and legalized.
SIC. 4 And be a. further eHactei. That in view
OF the emergency arising from the necessity for AND
u.s. or the seal Of the District this act lha 90 int
| effect lDm ediately upon its Passage.
Approved, August 3, 1871.
An ACT to prevent the use of public lamps for pri
waite purposes.
be ~ eudctsf By the LsglSiatirs Assemble of IN.
DiSrtef Of Columbia. That from and after the mas.
sage oil this act IL shall be unlawful for any person
| or persons TO use any public lamps as a sign for