Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-23

BE Il enacted BY me Leris,ariys Assembly az rae
DtSTie q CO!Ew5ia, That The Governor Of the Dis
ulct OF Columbia, ten days prior 70 each general
election shall appoint three superin.endents Of each
Psesde TSs ss0e r s SIs in .d
superintendent aforesaid shall decline act as
hcdine any eeetPRp the GoyeTno s. on s.eetssnns
the iaet, shall appoint proper person or persons
any person appointed as aforesaid shall fail to
appear at the precinct for which he may be ap
ents present thereat to irnmedately notify the GOV
ernor thereof Each Ofths superintenien,s, before
take the oath OF Affirmation prescribed BY the thirty.
first section Of the ac Of Congress entitled An act
bis, approved February twenty iirst, Eighteen hun
dred and seventy one, hich oath affirmation shall
ia said section Of ssid act Fhs said oaths or arma
ens the Of wheS sa be- & fSe
ocs of the Secretary Of the district. and the other
same and be deposited in the ballot box of the cleo
! ton with the other papers thereof.
the duty Of the superintesdents of each eic,an pre-
cinct majority thereof, within five days prior
severaily sworn or affirmed to the faithful perfors
nance OF their dnties in the same that pre-
oatbs or atrmatious taken by said clerks shall be
disposed OF in the same manner as the oaths AFR
SEC. B. AHd Be q further eHeotsd, That the voting
for any officers Il the districts, including members q
the House of Delegates, shall be- by ballot add every
voter may deliver written or printed tickets as he
may prefer, folded SO as TO conceal the name or
natirg in a single ticket the several persons voted
for, IN connection with the respective offices for
which the vote may be given.
SIC. 4. Aud te a further enacted, That Ii shall be
St the ke IF anu 81 oa .sh
the nsme OF such elector, which shall b. entered by
repeated by each Of them and these lists shall when
the polls shall be closed be certified to be correct BY
placed with the tickets in the ballot boxes OF the
several precincts.
SEC. 5. ARd be ., Jsrthr enacted, That all tick
els once folded aforesaid.
delivered by the voter. and none o; her shall be de-
main unePened until the polls closed.
| SEC 8. And De az further enacted, That when the
superinendents, who shall deliberately take GU, the
tickets and read the names hereon respectively and
the clerks shall each carefully enter. as read each
ticket it is taken from the box, and keep account
,i b same On Issers prepared for thai
thereon may be readily cast up aud knosn;
a f sc ga hSs Tha, the
return OF the election in each district precinct
aSH ssndsTs Fl sn9 the Number Of yotI fog
tor Which certificates or returns shall be dire ted
sgIed ty the superntendelts Of elecIoD, or ma
}IIity Ithem IN the respective districts, and be
'ns Rs IL BE- San
along with the ballot boxes, carefully sealed up l.,
after the counting Of the same, sloSg With the AIN
ISIS mace 2nd kept by the clerks And from ihe
flee of the District OF Columbia as Aforesaid, ani
full transmit certificate Of election t. each IF tn
persons so ascertained TO be elected Ia any office Of
SAID District, as well a. TO issue procaInati,n or
runnc notice, setting out in detail the number Of
votes cast in each district precinct for the several
District The ballot boxes hs shall retain in some
called for if needed by any legal authority " 0
be he dn,H If ,S be ysrnsr snaGtsd That il shl
me required number of ballot boxes and forms Tor
tally lists and all the stationery aud other neces
sary papers and means for holding election pre-
pared IN time and furnished TO the snperintensnts
heiore the opening Of the polls the morning of
District Of Columbia ali expense. which may b b. re
CURED 10 carry on any general election Proridsd
than i've dollars per day for each day Of actual
,he ana that ~ of Kind
SAID superintendcnts, or any one acting for Them
unless nnder the written authority Of the Governor
SECS And Be 1T J1rthe, enacted, Tha. the Gov
ni,n nIa na designate annually public and
tfcts Of Fad District st which elections shall be held
tn,d each hey shall De sufficiently numerous af
thereat The polls at each precinct shall be opened
the sam asa d iGt No, gni
Gays nh'ee OF me day and time and place, Of hold
several election precincts places OF voting shall
be given in at least three Of said District
to be voted for and COPY q such notice ns sba m
preserved among the records OF the Secretary Of said
District' Approved, August q, ISL.
An ACT in re- Iation TO the Baltimore and Ohio .,ex
an1rla and Washington, Baltimore and Potomac
aid National Junction railroads ''e'''''0
Di, t eng a ty The Lesistaire Assembly or,6s
D'ATsf 81 Cothnaotd, That no locomotive engines
or rallroad cars Of any description shall be run.
cities Of amy fa d track
Town al gre ateI speed than at the rate of six miles
and every Violation Of any Of tbn iot each
10 be forfeited and paid by the railroad com
railroad car the engineer or Conductor in WboSe
a sala locomotive engine or railroad may
pe seNeraIy ana respectively: PrOrided, That this
al pncina
rrnnnhg through any tunnel under the cities of
SEC Be Sr tSa SF snY part tb hfTG1f
ore and Ohio, Alex sndria and Washington Bsiti-
Eanies are hereby directed and required 70 Ckeen in
IN. daJ time, at every point where any public street
raDis stationed with red sa 81 s sad S o9
evening" until arrival and departure of the last train
flag and lighted lamp or lantern With red gisss. 10
give warning OF the approach Of the locomotive
companies, under the penalty Of ten dollars for etSrg
te any locomotive engine railroad car shall pass
tat any such crossings without such persons being
stationedl and such warning being giren r. BE- fnT
n IeTG and pad by the said Companies the ens
engine OF railroad car may be- orally and respec.
SEC. 8: And Be az further enacted, That no railroad
tc9motlIe engine or railroad car or train of cars
snaii cucumber or obsruct any sidewalk or cross,
wak, or any street In the cities of Wash ingon or
EeeessaIN o iof longer period than is absolutely
passeneers pIY Sf ana eH pedious discharge of
collars for each offence, TO be forfeited and paid by
owning OF using such locpms-
i've engine OF railroad car, train of cars or tha
agent, engineer or conductor In whose charge snrh
oComotNe engine railroad car, OF train of AR NAV
De; severaily and respectively.
cht =. daI Dc II further enacted, That no railroad
company sha lay down any rail or rails or raiirai
TRACK or tracks, or shall alter the grade or location
on any raiI OF rails railroad track or track in
acIohs, or along any street in the cities of Washing
.on OF SeoigeIown, except when directed and re-
guiLed Dy The Board Of Public Works to alter the
grade or location thereof without wing first given
twenty Gays notice TO the Board of Public Works If
NE desire and Intention of the said railroad com
pahy 70 lay down or alter the grade or location Of
sIch an or rails, railroad track or tracks except
Nntn Iepiaolng a worn OF broken rail, under the
St nity dollars Tor each and every violation
any 81 e PROVISIONS OF the section, be forfeited
anu paid Dy the SAID company the person or per-
spectiyely. "Ai' "i1 ie
=. sc o. And Dc a fprther enacted. That that -or-
lon 81 the street ing being bet weeu he rail- or
tracks ana TWO ieet from the outside rail or track ~
any railroad company, shall be layed in the same
manner as the rest OF the street or avenue in which
such rails or tracks may be laid.
oEc o. And De uJarther enacted, That rail or rails
tfaGk or tracks OF said companies shall be laid As
ena tast Obstruct the free passage vehicles and
over the same, and the per surface of the
Taiis shall be laid flush with the surface of the
streets and shall conform to the grades thereof "a
now established they shall from time 10 time he
reesabished or altered. the same TO be me al the
expense OF the said companies and i'm all streets or
parts OF streets " hich paved the said rail
snail De SO laid in such manner as shall least inter-
fere with the public travel thereon and sbaI r.