Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15
IOFFICIAL.l
LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Passed ct the First Session Of the Legislative
Assembly Of the District Of Columbia.

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Assembly Of the District Of columbia.
An Act making appropriations for improvements
ard repairsin the Districjf Columbia. and ero
yiding Tor the payment thereof.
the Districf 81 Columbia, That the sum Of four
millions Of dollars hereby Apr p-iat, until the
journment Of the next regular session Of the Legs
latiye Assembly 1or the Improvement and repairs
trict Of Columbia, and for the constructor and re-
pairs OF sewers, bridges and other public works
50 Of fsSd act snd If &c din
states, entitled An act 70 provide n government
twenty one, eighteen hundred and severity one, and
as July as may be practicable and consistent ith
improvemsnt submitted to said Leeisiaturei bT the
Board Of Public Works of said District in it's com
muIication bearing date June twenty, eighteen hua
sFc. 2 And Be IL further enacted, That in no case
or improv ement the cost Of which shall exceed the
amount estimated therefor in its aforesaid plan, less
member q the Council or House of Delegates, or
person holding any office Of trust or profit under the
either directly OF indirectly, IN any such con Tsc
and no payment SHAH be made on account Of any
contract IN which any such person shall be 50 inter
SIC ;. And be IL further enacted, That the appro-
priation hereby made shall be disbursed upon war
rants Of SAID board upon the treasury of the
rant shall be drawn for any a or nv w"Tk
or under any contract therefor, unless the work
done and accepted shall be at least ten per in
tlement.
SEC T. And be IL further enacted, That the afore,
said four millions of dollars shall be paid out of the
general Improvement fund herein provided for, and
BE charged AGAINST the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown and the county Of Washington, in the
proportion OF the lmproyt meats which shalt be
with section thirty seven of the organic act shall be
levied in sections, wards, or districts of Washing
pay the cost OF the particular local improvements
WHICH may be male therein according to the plan Of
SEC. 5. And Be II further enacted, That to enable
the Board Of Public Works to commence and proceed
Immediately, and until the piratiOn IF the first
fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next reg
and work Tse .i p.
hsIenbefOrs provided, the G9veEnor is aathogz,d
& tn or esnss to q be 'ie
coupon bonds, DESIGNATED on their faces permanent
four millions Of dollars one million and one hall d
which may be sold during the year oie thou md
one half during the period ensuing between the first
day Of January, one thousand eight hundred and
quarter alter the Adjournment Of the next regular
session of the Legislative Assembly as aforesaid, in
and ne thousand doisrs the said bonds to be- paw
able within twenty years from the date OF their
az the rate Of seven per centum per annum. And
Tor the punctual payment OF the interest, aud the
government Of the District of Columbia is hereby
issued in Of this act shall be signed by the
Governor, countersigned by the Secretary of the
shall also be countersigned by the Comptroller;
and said Comptroller shall charge to said board the
record of all bonds issued under this act the date of
issue and their amount; and all sales thereof shall
sales shalt be deposited in the treasury OF the Dis
trict and be drawn out as herein provided; and
whom the custody OF said bouds may be entrusted
shall issue any one more thereof, permit any
cept for the purpose and in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act; P,or,dsd That no greater
issue than i required for the purposes Of this act:
tOdy such bonds are placed shall give such security
eO.sTnOr, and be shall make full report from time
snc mt OF sales and the proceeds thereof as well
e b q interest that shall have accrued
SEC; And Be IL JErthsr tEaetsd, That in order TO
gradual redemption of the bonds herein authorized.
sum sufficient therefor shall be annually leyie 1
respectively in The cities of washington ana George
town and the county Of Washington in the proper
therein; which shall be applied exclusively to
the Mt OF the interest and the redemp zion of
said bonds IN the respective proportion as above
SIC. s. And Be At further enacted, That any officer
Of this government, or any fduciary agent or en-
poyee thereof, who shall appropriate or apply or in
any manner consent, aid, assist in apprOpriatng
Of any eheck, warrant or otherwfse any p5rtioa Of
any money provided for the redemption of the bonds
Aforesaid or the payment of the interest thereon
or who shall direct or use any money belonging tO
the improvement fund for any other purpose than
hose for which the fund created, shall be
deemed to be guilty of misdemeanor, and on con
victiOR thereof, before court OF Competent juris
dctoD, shall be sube penalty of not less than
FIVE hundred dollars more than one thousand
dollars, and imprisonment for a term of not less
than three nor more than twelve months.
SIC. 3. And be a. further sHdrfed, That in view Of
the emergency arising from the necessity for the
and repars of the streets, avenues aleys
sewers, roads and bridges In the District of Colum
bia, this act sLal take effect Immediately upon it,
passage. tApproyed, July 10, ISL.
A RESOLUTION transferring the authority of tn,
Water Board TO the Board If Public Works.
BE u TeSotcsd By the LegiSidtics Assembly OF th
District Of Columbia, That whereas, Congress, il
its acts approved February twentY-One, eighteei
hundred and seventy -One entitled . An act to pro
vide a government for the District of Columbia,
enacted that the Board of Public Works shall have
entire control of, and make all regulations wncl
they deem necessary for keeping in repair the
avenues, alleys and sewers Of the city; and whereas
for the proper and contempOraneous improvement o
said streets, 6c il is important that the authorize
to lay water mains, and the additional authority ex
ercised by the water board of the city Of Washing
ton. shall be vested in the Board Of Public Works
therefore be IL
Rssoired, That all the authorities now exercise,
by and conveyed to the water board of Washngtni
city by the acts Of the corporation of said city b.
ard the same are hereby, transferred 10 the Boar,
ofPublic Works, and the Office Of said water boar
1 il hereby abOlislpd