Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-06

An ACT regulating restaurants and other
public places, and for other purposes.
Ben enacted bg ths Legislative Assembly o.
he District Of Columbia, That keepers OF
owners OF restaurant, eating-housea, bar
rooms, or lce-cream saloons, or soda-foun-
talns, at which food, refreshments or drinks
are sold, or keepers Of barber-ahopa and
clearinghouse, must put In a conspicuous
place In their restaurant, cating-hous Ice
cream saloons, or places for the sale Of coda
water, scale Of the prices for which the
different articles they have for sale will be
Sec. 2, And Be q Further enacted. That
persons violating the provisions of the above
section are 10 be deemed guilty Of mlsde-
neanor, and, upon conviction In a court
having Jurisdiction, are 10 DO fined by the
court not leas than twenty dollars, and not
more than atty dollRra.
Bee. 3. And b u further enacted, That any
restaurant Keeper or proprietor, any hotel
keeper or proprietor, proprietora or keepers
OF ice-cream saloons or places where soda
water IL kept for sale, or keepers Of barber
chops and bathing houses, refualng 10 sell
oL wait upon any respectable wel-behayed
Ylous condition Of scrvitude, or any restau-
rant, hotel, lce-eream saloon or soda foun-
tain, barber shop or balhlng-houso keepers,
or proprletorn, who refuse under any pretext
10 serve any well-behayed respectable person,
In the same room, and At the same prices as
other wei behaved and respectable persons
are served, shall be deemed guilty Of 4 mia
deineanor, and upon conviction 10 n court
having tnrisdiction, shall be fined one hun
dred dollars, and shall forfeit his or her
lieeuse as keeper or owner OF q restaurant,
hotel, ice-cream saloon, or soda fountain, a.
the case may be, and ID shall not be lawful
for the Register OF any officer OF the District
OF Columbia 10 Issue license 10 any person
O. persons, or 2 their agent OF agents who
Proyisions Of this act, until period OF one
year shah have elapsed after such forfeiture.
Approved June ~, lsT9. .aua
Az ACT for the condemnation and closing
and for the opening Of an alley In square
one hundred and twenty. IEEl
De enacted by ths Legislative Assembly Of
he District Of Columbia, That the Board Of
Public Works be, and II Il hereby, authorized
60 condemn and close part Of a tweNe-foot
ming along original lots two and three In said
square, sald alley being described a. follows;
BEGINNING on q street. ut the Aoutheast cor
ner OF house Number nlneteeu hundred and
nfteenj thence east along aald @ street twelve
feet; thence north one hundred and four feet
and one Inch; thence west twelve feet; thence
aonth 70 the place OF beginning.
Bee, 3 And b Further enacted, That on
the condemnation and closing OF the afore-
said part OF said alley the said board shall
view and open public alley u sAla square,
Ing on the eaat side o. Twentieth street at a
point one hundred and nine feet ono linen
north from the north llne Of q street; thence
east elghty-twO feet ono Inch; thence south
nve feet thence east seyenty.three feet nine
lnthes; thence north fourteen feet; thence
wet, on q straight line, one hundred and ar
ty-hvo feet ten Inches 10 Twentieth street;
thence along the east line Of Twentieth street
ulne feet 10 the place Of beginnlng, through
5ts owned by William Brown; Prouidea,
10 fec simple, for the ground which may b
taken and used for said alley, 10 the District
OF Columbia, and release all claim for dam
ages which may arise, if any, from the open
Ing Of said alley.
Bee, 8. And e q Jari'sr enacted, That on
the opening Of nAld alloy, and execution OF a
release and couyoyanee Aforesaid, and In
confederation thereof, the title 10 the ground
now occupied by the existing alley descflhhd
10 the ast section shall be vested absolutely
Sec. 4. And b u iirther eadoied. Thai. In
view Of the emergency therefor, this hct shall
take effect on " approval BY the Governor.
Approved june %, 1879.
An ACT for the introductlon Of PdtomAc
water Into Georgetown College!
BE u enacted By he Legislative A sseihbly Of
ne District Of Columbia, That the prSsident
and directors OF Georgetown College are
hereby granted pemlsslon to introduce the
Potomac water Into said premises on the
same terma and conditions A. said water has
been introduced Into the houses and premises
OF other corporations and private buildings
Of Georgetown; ProvideI, That this act shall
not go into effect until the new thlrty-slx-I Inch
Hatsr-mAln Of the Waahington aqneduct IL
In condition 70 furnish an additional supply
OF water 10 the District cities; Fr0utdsu fur
Tier, That Il the Introduction OF Potomac
water Into Georgetown College, ~ provided
for In this act, shall at any time cause any
Inconvenience 10 the private residences In
Georgetown, or scarcity OF water 10 said
residences, then the water shall be cut on
from Georgetown College by the proper
officers until said private residences are
properly supplied with water.
Approved June 20, 1877. ..l|
An ACT for the relief Of George W. Dutton.
Bsheahctedby ne Legislative Assembly oILAs
District Of Columbia, That The sun OF nifty
dollars and ninety cents, or 90 much thereof
n may be found due, Is hereby appropriated,
payable Out OF any fund not Otherwise Ap-
II pTOpriaied, % enahh the Comptroller TO 10
fund TO George W. Dutton for tAKes CHROME.
ously paid Ia ibe year eighteen hundred and
seventy. %.
Approved June 70, 1879. moo
An ACT 10 establish the Columbian Institute
o.. for the Blind.
Be neaaoied BY he Legislative Assembly of
The District Of Columbia, That the board OF
rcgonn Of the American Printing House for
the Blind and the American University for
the Hind are hereby authorized and empOw-
cred to establlsh . school for the blind In
this DlAtriek 70 DO known - the Columbian
institute for the Blind" PrOpidsd II be with
out cost TO the Districts Prooidei further,
That they comply with tho general lncor!
poratOa act OF Congress for the District. n
Sec. y. And b. u Further enacted, That the
objects OF the said Institute shall DC TO furnish
the blind with elementary education, Instruc7
tlOn In music, and some uaefnl trade. Il
Approved June 90 1871.
RESOLUTIONS.