Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-24
NEW LAWS or The DISTRICT or cn,.uMBIa
Bills Passed ut the First Sessiou of
the Legislative A. a,,hI.


seh03is OF tie District Of Columbia; granting certain
Ilyileses TO the vestry of Rock Greek church; au.
TIE CURRENT year by heg9ating loan Of SCOOP
in relation TO posting bills; making appropriations
lumIia and providing for the payment thsreof res
olution granting SPECIAL peders license to Simon
Caro- acts to amend the criminal laws If the District
Of Columbia; to authorize the Governor to appoint
% e audit a. outstanding claims against
the Levy Court; and 10 devise plan for their lQu-
datlon to enable the city Of Georgetown to antici
for improvements and repairs in the District of Co
lumbis' and anticipating the revenue for the pur
pose Of providing for the payment thereof; concern
ing notaTies public; to authorize the laying Of a
water nam IN New Jersey avenue, between d and
pay the semi annual interest on the bonds
making appropriation for the payment of the TEN
Porary and permanent officers and employees Of the
ployes Of the Legislative Assembly; To change the
pane OF an alley IN square No 1874, to be hereafter
Of fire; with regard TO the acknow Judgment Of deeds
&C made and taken before nOtaries public resident in
resolution continuing in force the act entitled IAN
act to provide Temporary officers for the cities Of
Washington; acts for the relief of Columbia College
IN the District of Columbia to provide conyeyances
i2r real estate purchased from the Corporations of
Washington and Georgetown and from the Levy
Court at tax sales aud otherwise; for the exemption
praisement sale in certain cases; adopting n seal
ior the District of Columbia resolution authorizing
Ihe governor To suspend the work on the northern
market Joint resolution To provide for the expendi-
ure OF certain moneys; acts making appropriations
der the act Of Gonsress approved March a. M p @
vldng Tor the appointment Of superintendent of
mediate assessment and valuation Of real, mixed
and personal property in the District Of Columbia
70 nN the salary OF the collector of taxes TO prevent
the carrying of conceal ed weapons; in relation to
repair os the Cham oT an for the
authorize the Governor to institute proceedings for
Street in GeorgetsTa t OF Aqneduct
StDy 70 pay the teachers and employees of the
nishing station houses and detrayng the contipeet
expenses thereof; 10 authorize the Governor to
and Territories; making appropriation of SIN for
the Associated Soldiers of the War of 1872 to canse
to AZ streets making an appropriation for the ere si
ton OF public drinking fountains; TO lay a water
the appointment Of Justices Of efG I'M
peace in and for the District of Columbia, and to
certain ground east Of the Capitol and TG or the Sl
erection thereon Of public market house fixing
regular session Of the LeSisiatiye Assani the
for The relief of J. r. Cassin and j. j. wormiey: t.
Of certain streets between 9th and 10th street. ~
pay D. ? nickling; for the relief OF Frank B. Win.
the Water Board Board Pubic SWSt or2. acts {.
70 incorporate the National Junction Railroad Co;
tc IN relation To reports Of births in the District
81 90, Jbop@bia to authorize subscription TO the stock
e9pdtIons Joint resolutions authorizing the
n oa dat 81 PIGc Works 70 fix certain grades and
IAN act in relation to notaries public" approved
ant Attorney the District Of Columbia to aimnis
Ter oaths and afhrmaions; TO create commissioners
the District S eRef das
ior special improyements and repairs in said District
tax for the payment of the interest as il shall an
nnslly accrue thereon, and submitting the act with
proyement bonds TO vote Of the people at general
geG,ion in n said District levys tax for the
accrue on four million dollars of bonds an
n th9 2rax;i to be issued by the above act
militia q the District Of Columbia; authorizi3e the
Ley ing Of water main in street north, between
tlGn for the same; fixing the time for holding the
SG1zn elections in the t District Of
the erection thereon of suitable brick building to
gssf 1q ana P9 1 che ni ~ creating
a2sas Of f a thereto to Gudae the
appropriations therefor to reense The and
PRODUCTION OF Potomac water in premises or tene-
north from North Capitol street to 18th Street ssTest
IN relation to draining certain lots relating TO in
SS district 4 SP @ h ssaS
Printing House OF the Blind and the American Uni
Columbia, and anticipating the revenue for
the q Deeds Inc TO nus,
Gates of incorporation I'm Lis office; 10 supply the de-
pioyes the Legislative Assembly making ana spe em
praton for the contingent expenses of the Council
weaver; to provide for the laying Of several wstsr
mains; for the relief of R. B. Ferguson; TO provida
oce the Register Of Wills left unrecorded BY the
late Register, r. OBeirne; to cause a water main
west; in relation TO the storage Of petroleum and
ether oils; Tor the Improvement of The harbor OF
tive assembly; appropratng from the general fund
SUFFICIENT len, Spm Of money to complete the abuent
holding OF general elections in the District OF Co
= IN ASH
Georgetcwn and roads in the county to change the
the cf Of Moore 70 Grace
ths r the 56 of pgb ii lamps for private
TO cure defective acknowledgements: 10 renair RE
Market Company; authorizing the Governor and |
Board Of pqblic Works to lease the land laying
AIMS Infant Orphan Asylum; providing for the |
registration Of voters for the more efectuai pre-
struction Of water main in Vermont avenue: ap-
propriatng $1,000 for sweeping certain avenues;
making appIoPraon to deTSy ta
the EOsr ID Of PHblic Works providing for white
Columbia into election districts; providing for the
pay Of the clerks and employees in the Legislative
Assembly making appropriation to defray the ex-
Of the several departments Of the District Of
Sgiumssa making an appropriation 70 the sal
and Ohio, Alexandria, ashington and Georgetown,
BaIimSre and p9tomae and the National Junction
street; 70 change the division lines between the 81
rcnOOl the duties
OF certain officers of the District of Columbia: i'm
posing licenses on trades and occupations; regula-
ting hacks and hackney Carriages; making annro-
priation to defray the expenses Of the Board Of
Health authorizing the commissioner of the sink
ing fund to pay interest bonds of the cities of
ashngton, Georgetown and the District OF COlum-
tla; providing FOR the purchase of certain market
sles, and the erection thereon Of certain markets.
authorizing the Governor to sell at auction franc
building on the corner Of 10th and streets inos
ing taxes for the fiscal year ending June Goth i9
amend the laws in relation To titles in the District
Of Columbia.
HABEAs CORPUS IN THE PATENT Perjury
CAsE-The Prisoner, VIM. n. Groy, DISCHARGED
from CustOdy.-Yesterday, VIM. II. GRAY, con-
fined in Jail on charge Of perjury, in an appli-
cation for a patent was brought before Judge
on a writ of hdbeds corpus sued ont
by Messrs. j. b. Adams and o. D. Barrett, his
counsel. 1t appears that the defendant, the
owner OF patent for lampburner, known as
the Lupton patent, was approached by one T.
w. Gardner, who suggested that he could make
an Improvement on the patent, and the parties
entered into a written agreement that ii q pat
ent could be procured on the Improvement,
Gray was to give Gardner fifteen hundred
dollars for the exclusive ownership thereof
Gray came 70 this city and made application for
a patent Tor the Improvement, but as IL was not
such an improvement as justified patent GRAY
TOOK ont patent for the burner, with the i'm.
Provement added in his own name. Several
letters were also read from Gardner to Grav
acknowledging the ownership of the latter In
the lmDrOyemenf C,rav coy,, ,;+%a1 r., A.