Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-01


twelve dollars and ninety-slx cents b6 and |
the same Ia hereby, appropriated out OF the |
Washington general fund, TO refund 10 John |
A. Graham that amount for taxes enormously |
with an act OF the Board Of Aldermen and |
Board Of Common Council OF the city Of |
Washington, approved April twenty. seventh, |
eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
Approved June 20, 1879.
AN ACT TO authorize the Governor TO Insti.
tute proceedings for opening and extending |
Monroe street TO Bridge street. In the city /
OF Georgetown also 10 stralghten NJ street, |
In the city Of Washington.
be henaoted BY he .LegiIlatipe Assembly Of |
TIC District Of Columbia, That the Governor |
be, aud be Is hereby authorized to institute |
the necessary proceedings provided for In |
the nth section Of the act Of Congress en-
titled IAN act supplementary 10 the act en-
titled An act to amend the charter of George |
town, approved March NTH, eighteen hun
dred and niue, 10 order to condemn to public
use, and 10 open and extend Monroe street, |
In the city OF Georgetown, so as to make II /
lnterscct Bridge street. according to plat TO |
be fnrnlshed by the surveyor OF the Board OF
Public Works.
Sec. g. And be IL further enacted, That the
Governor is alsO authorized 10 institute pro-
Ceedlngs 10 stralghten NJ street, between |
Twenty-arst and Twenty-socOnd streets, In |
the city Of Washington.
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An ACT making an appropriation for the |
extension OF the new market building on |
North Carolina avenue between Sixth and |
Seventh streets east.
Be Il enacted bY he Legisldiipa Assembly Of /
Tie District Of Columbia, That the sum Of |
twenty-five thousand dollars be, and the same /
Ia hereOy, appropriated out OF any money not |
otherwise appropriated, for the extension Of /
the new market building on North Carolina
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east the same 10 be expended under the d.
rection OF the Board Of Public Works
Approved June 90 1879.
An ACT for the protection Of parks In streets
and avenues.
BE q enacted by The Legislative Assembly |
Of he District Of Columbia, That Il shall |
not be lawful for any person or persons who |
are not the owners or occupants OF the lots /
lying In the same street or avenue, and trout |
Ing on the parks now made, or which shall /
hereafter be made, on the side or sides OF any
street or avenue In the cities Of Washington |
and Georgetown, TO enter, walk or trespRss |
on such parks, or to cut or lnjure In any way, |
the grass flowers, trees or shrubbery growing |
thereon, or 10 deface, climb upon or lnjure |
the ralllngs, posts or chains inclOslng the |
same, but such parks shall be under the i'm |
mediate care and keeping OF the owners or |
occupants OF the lots fronting thereon, and |
on the same side Of the streets or avenues, |
who may enter, care for and uso them for |
such purpose and In such ways as will not |
injure the grass, trees, shru6bery, fences, |
posts, chains and rallings upon and lncoslng |
the same subject TO such general control and |
regulations as the Board Of Public Works may |
from time 10 time prescribe.
Sec. 2. And Le a. further enacted That Il shall :
not be lawful for any person or persons TO !,
cut or injure the trees or shrubbery IN any OF |
the parks now made or which shall hereafter |
be made In the centre OF any OF the streets or |
avenues In the cities Of Washington and |
Georgetown, or TO climb upon, deiace or In |
jure the posts, chains or raillngs inclOsing the |
ZANE.
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted That any |
person offending against the provisions Of |
this act shall be punished by u fne OF not less |
than Ave dollars, nor more than fifty dollars
for each and every offence, TO DO recovered In |
the police court In the name OF the District |
Of Columbia, In the manner prescribed In the |
police act for the recovery OF fines In viola
lion Of ordinances Of the late corporation Of |
Washington and Georgetown.
=. Approved June 20, 1879.
AN ACT fixing the time for the holding Of the |
annual elections In the District OF Columbia. |
BE Il ends'ted By DE Legislative Assembly of |
the District o. Columbia, That the time for |
holding the annual elections In the District |
OF Columbia Ia hereby fxed and held on the |
second Tuesday In October Of each year, be- |
tween the hours Of eighI q. m. and seven p, |
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Sec. 2. And be Il further sndcted, That
all acts or parts Of acts inconslstsnt with |
this act be, and the same are hereby, re- |
pealed.
Approved June 20, 1871.
An ACT prescribing the duties and salaries OF |
the surveyor aud assistant surveyors, and |
for other PURPOSES.
be d enacted 6yths Legisldiipe Assembly Of |
he District Of Columbia, That the Governor |
be- and he "a hereby, authorized 10 appoint |
an additional assistant surveyor at an annual |
compensation Of hfteen hundred dollars, pay |
able monthly, who shall reside 10 the city OF |
Georgetown, and one dTaughtsman at an an
nual salary Of twelve hundred dollars, paya- |
BILE monthly.
Sec. =. And BE- Il further enacted, That |
the assistant surveyor and draughtsman APP |
pointed as aforesaid shall hold their Offices
Tor one year unless sooner removed by the
Governor or until their successors shall have
been appointed and qualified, aud they shall
be under the control OF the surveyor OF said !
District, 10 be by him employed on such
work a. he may deem proper
Approved June 20, 1871.
debts u the late Levy Court Of the county
OF Washington.
Whereas, 6y the fOrtleth section Of the act
Of Congress approved the twenty first day Of
February, eighteen hundred and seVenty-one,
an act entitled IAN. act to provide govern
ment for the District OF Columbia, II is en-
acted that the Legislative Assembly shall
have power TO levy special tax upon prop
orty, except the property OF the United States,
within the city OF Washington, for the pay
ment Of the debts OF said city; and upon
property, except the property OF the Govern
mont OF the United states within the limits
of the city of Georgetown, for the payment
Of the debts Of said cltyi and upon property,
except the properly Of the Government OF tho
United States, within the said District not
Included within the limits of other OF said
citloS 20 pay any debts owing 10 that portion
OF said District" and whereas, TO carry Into
effect the aboVe-recited provisions of the
aforesaid act OF Congress the Legislative As
sembly passed an act entitled IAN act To au-
thOriZe the Governor 10 appoint commits
slTn TO audit all outstanding claims against
the corporations Of Washington and George
town AID the Levy Court and 10 devise q
plan for tic liquidation thereof" which said
act was approved the sixteenth day OF June,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-onei and
whereas, by virtue OF said act Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly the Governor did appoint q
commission for the purposes therein set
forth; and whereas, under data u. November
nine, eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, said
commissioners submitted 10 the Legislative
Assembly O report OF the outstanding claims
against the late corporation OF washington,
with plan for the liquidation or payment
thereof and whereas, In consequence OF the
abolition Of the old governments Of the Dls-
trlct and the creation Of the present govern
ment no tax wa assessed or levied In the
county of Washington for the SIX months
which commenced with the frat OF January,
eighteen hundred and aeyenty-one, and
eGded on the hrst OF July OF that year. there
fore, r.
BsuendotedbyRs Legislative Assembly Of he
District Of Columbia, That, for the purpose
Of paying the floating and past due indebt-
eGness OF the late Levy Court Of the county
OF Washington, there shall be, and hereby Is,
levied and assoossed on all the real property IN
the said county subject 10 taxation, accord
ing u the present assessment thereof by the
District OF Columbia, q tax TO the amount OF
thirty cents on each one hundred dollars
thereof.
Sec. .. aud be u further endGfed, That I'M
medlately upon the passage OF this act, and
annually thereafter, II shall be the duty OF
the collector of taxes 10 prepare llst OF the
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