National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-19

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o ths worthouse for the period not exceed
Bee. .. And Dc h J,~thre,aaed, That from
and after the passage Of this act, all pawn
brokers. OF persons receiving elothing, Jew
elry, valuables or other property as q pawn
or security Tor tho repayment Of money adj
yanced thereon, shall keep book In which
shall DO entered In plainly written Engiish
description Of Color, eycs, hair, heighth and
general appearance, ~ well rs the particular
residence whore he or she can be found, the
name and description Of the article pawned,
Its fair estimate value, and the sum advanced
upon such property; and Also the period for
which tho pawnis given, and tho pawnbroker
person pawning or plcdging the sold article
or thing q certificate or ticket numbered 70
correspond with tho number or description Of
his or her original entry. .....
See. o. And be u further enacted, That upon
all articles pawned, pledged, or deposited as
collateral, tho pawnbrokcr may advance
such sum as may be agreed with his customer,
and shall charge no more than al the rate Of
i've per cent. per month.
Sec. (. And De u further enacted, That upon
failure upon part Of the person who shall
pawn or give any article In pledge TO redeem
the articles or things pledged or pawned at
the appointed time agreed on, then and after
the expiration OF three months thereafter, the
pawnbrokcr may sell such articles or things
at public auction: Progided, That notice Of
sale Ia first given through two daily newspa-
pcrs having the largest circulation In the
District by three Insertions In each, naming
tho place and time OF sale, and the customer
shall have tho privilege Of redecming said
articles or things up 70 the time of sale.
Sec. 8. And BE- u further enacted, That no
pawnbroker shall receive, by way Of pledge,
purchase, or pawn, any goods, articles, or
things whatsoever, from any minor, know
Ing or having reason 10 believe him or her
To DO such, and no junk-dealer shall purchase
or receive In any manner any goods, articles,
or things Whatsoever from any minor, know
Ing or having reason to believe him or her 70
he such. aa
Sec, 0. And BE- q further enacted, That 1t
junk dealer, and they arc hereby required, to
admit to his OF her premises, at any time, the
major Of police, the captain Of police, any
lieutenant Of police and any detective police
officer, to examine his or her pledge or pawn
books and to search for articles missing or
stolen without the formally Of O writ Of
search-warrant, ..... .sgr'n ..l o. %
Bee. Z. Aud Dc u further enacted, That all
licensed pawnbrokers arc hereby required.
within i've days. after obtaining license, to
afiix and keep In conspicuous, place, Ia
frontof their premises, the usual pawnbrokcr' 8
Sign, to wit, three gilt balls, pendant.
Bee. 8. And " u further Enacted, Thet the
penalty for violating sections two, three, four,
i've, SIX and seven Of this oct, Or either OF
them, shall be nnc, upon conyiction before
the Police Court, OF not less than ten dol
lars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
In the discretion Of the cour.; and upon q
failure 10 pay such nne the party convicted
shall be committed to the workhouse for a
period not exceeding sixty days.
Sec. 0. And Dc u further enacted That all
acts or parts OF acts In force In this District
conflicting with the provisions Of this act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed. IF.
Approved June %, 1873.
An ACT In relation to the registration Of
voters In the District of Columbia.
Be Il enacted BY he Legislative Assen,Liy OF
The District Of Columbia, That the rcgistra-
ton Of voters OF the year eighteen hundred
and seventy-two stand as the registration OF
voters for the general election Of eighteen
hundred aud seycnty-thre subject TO such
| changes and corrections as may be made by
the board Of registration, who are hereby 70.
qulrcd to sit for the purpose Of making sucii
| changes and corrections at some central point
| In the District Of Columbia for fifteen days
prior to the general election, between the
hours OF twelve m and eight p. m. Of each
day; the board In making such changes &c
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force by existing law.
Approved June 20, 1873.
An ACT amendatory Of the act prescribing
| the duties Of certain officers for the Dis
| trict Of Columbia. and liking their compcn
sation.
| Be Il enacted BY DE Legislatire Assembly o.
DC Disirict Of Columbia, That the act CD
titled "An act prescribing the duties Of Ger
Il tain offlcors NJ tha ni.trict ~ CnIn,.hla 49,
fixing their compensation, approved Angus
twenty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, be, and Is hereby, amended BY ipsertinl
therein the following as the thirty-second
thirty-third and thirty-fourth sections In liel
Of the sections bearing those numbers In tn,
act Of which this act Is amendatory, viz.
Sec. 81. And be u further enacted, Tha
assessments and tases, Who shall have charp
/ Of all assessments In the District OF Colum
bia, and receive and collate all returna Of I'M
same made TO him by ..,ac Assessors Of Inc sey
eral districts, Upon the completion OF cacl
ASSESSMENT, and the revision thereof by tn
board Of appeals, he shall prepare In duplI
cate complete and accurate list Of the same
sons ASSESSED, with description Of the prop
erty assessed against them respectively, on
Of which said lists shall, In book form, be re
tained In his Office, and the other trans
mitted 10 the collector Of taxes; and the sal
superintendent shall, In addition, prepare
book form and retain In his Office list a,
, Ing In numerical order the number OF th
square, subdivision and lots assessed In tn
. cities Of washington and Georgetown, wit
the names Of the owners thereof. He sha
1 also keep book In which the recorder
deeds and register of wills shall each da
\ enter In manner sufficiently distinct |
4 enable the changes 10 DO noted In the tn,
i book and assessment lists, all transfers ,
! real estate In the District Of Columbia, wit
a description Of the metes and bounds Of Il
= property so transferred, and the said supe
' intendent shall enter such transfers as ini
I be thus recorded In the assessment books
4 his office and In the Office Of the collector
/ taxes. The Superintendent of asseasriien
I. aud taxes shall receive annually eompens
8 tion Of three thousand dollars, and give bon
' to be approved. by thr Governor, In the 81,
a Of zen thousand dollars, conditioned for u
! faithful performance Of his duties. 10.
Sec. 50. And be q further enacted, Tn
4 there shall DO appointed for each Council ID
z trict an assessor Of taxes who shall be re-
8 dent Of the district for which he Is appointe
D and II shall be the duty Of tho said asseesc
4 under the direction OF the superintendent
= assessments and taxes, TO assess triennial
y within their respective districts oil proper
n now or hereafter made taxable, the asse,
| ucht hoI tho hhcuA year VI oiButcen nunuf
y and seventy three and eighteen hundred q
u seventy -four, already made, 10 be deem
}, the first Of said assessments, and 10 rems
y and continue three years, subject to the 9
o nual lamentations and corrections herein d
" thorized respecting this and ell other trisnn
" assessments, namely That In each and eve
" intermediate year between the triennial
" sesment 1t shall be the duty Of the assesss
N to inform themselves Of all taxable proper
" which may have escaped assessment and v
!, uation at any previous assessment and also
Is the increase In valuation Of any proper
Is which shall have been enhanced In value
,r reason Of any addition thereto or impro,
o. ment thereof, all Of which assessments sh
Dr. be completed before the frst day Of Jsnun
" In the respective fiscal years for which III
o are made, and within ten days thereafter
In turns thereof, alphabetically arranged as
0, CARDS the names Of property owners, shall
Dr. made 10 the superintendent of asscssme
O. and taxes; that the compensation Of
es said asst ssors shall be ono thousand
L. lars per annum, and that In addition
n, the duties prescribed In this act they 81
TO perform such clerical duties as may be D
ID scribed BY tho superintendent Of assessme
In and taxes.
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