The Portland daily press., 1874-09-21


bers of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, whose duty snail
District of Columbia, and appropriate draughts OF
statutes to be enacted by Congress for carrying the
same into effect, and report the same to the Two
Houses respectively, on the first day OF the next
session thereof and they shall also prepare and sub
nit to Congress a statement of the proper proper
ton Of the expenses of said governments OF AN, any
branch thereof including intereston the funded dept
which should be borne by said Dlstrlct ana the
United States respectively; together with the rea-
upon which their dS nar ay pS
said committee is authorized to employ such assist
ance it may deem advisable, at an expenses not to
exceed the sum of five thousand dollars; and said
sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be-
and the is hereby, appropriated Tor that pur-
pose.;
Comptroller of the Treasury and the Second Compt-
roller of the Treasury of the United States, who
hereby constituted board of audit, to examine and
audit for settlement all the unfunded or floating
debt of the District of Columbia and of the board
of public works, hereinafter specified namely first
the debt evidenced by sewer certificates; secondly
the debt purportng to be evidenced and ascertained
by certificates of the auditor of the board of public
works thirdly, the debt evidenced by the certificates
of the auditor and the comptroller of the District Of
Columbia fourthly claims existing or hereafter
ated for which evidence Indebtedness has been is
sued, arising out of contracts written or oral made
by the board of public works; filthy, claims for
which no evidence of Indebtedness has been issued,
arising out OF contracts written or oral, made by
the board of public works. filthy, claims for which
arising out of contracts written oral, made by or
behalf of the District of Columbia; sixthly, all
claims for private property taken by the board OF
public works from the avenues Streets and alleys OF
the cities of Washington and Georgetown; and sew
entity, all unadjus claims for damages that may
have been presented to the board OF public works,
pursuant to act of the legislative assembly of the
District of Columbia, entitled can act providing
for the payment of damages sustained by reason OF
twentieth eighteen hundred and seventy-two which
last-named claims shall severally be examined and
audited without regard to any examination hereto
fore made; and shall make detailed and tabulra
statement of all claims presented, the persons or
corporations owning the same, and the amount
tabular statement of the funded debt Of the Dis
trict of Columbia and of the cities of Washington
and Georgetown of every kind and character what
soever giving the date of issue, time of maturity,
AMI the Of interest. And it shall further be the
duty Of said board to ascertain the amount of sewer
age tax assessment paid by any person. persons or
corporation, under the act of the legislative assem-
bly, Of said District, entitled, Gan act creating drain
age and sewerage sections in the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown, in the District OF Columbia,
sewers and drains therein by assessments, and issu
ing certificates therefor, approved the twenty sixth
day of june eighteen hundred and seventy-tbree,
and to prepare tabulated statement thereof Said
board of audit shall also issue to each claimant a
certificate signed by each of said board and counter
signed by the comptroller of said District, stating
the amount found to be due to each and on what ac
count; and register thereof shall be kept by said
board to be transmitted to Congress- and also by the
comptroller of said Distrct and said board OF audit
shall also ascertain and report to Congress, at the
next session thereof the amount equitably chargea-
BILE to the street-raroad companies on account OF
paving along and within the tracks of said compa-
nies pursuant to the charters of said companies or
the acts OF Congress relating thereto together with
their therefor 1t shall further be the duty
of said boatd of audit to examine into and audit all
of the accounts of the auditor and of the treasurer
of the board of public works, and of the auditor.
the treasurer the collector, and the comptroller OF
the District of Columbia from the date of organiza
ton OF said board and of the present government Of
said Districts, and for the purposes hereinbefore
specified shall have power to subpoena wit
nesses, administer oaths and examine witnesses
der OATH and shall have full access to all of the
whatsoever Of the board of public works and Of the
District of Columbia; and to the end that said
books and accounts may be thoroughly examined
board of public works, and the state of the books
and accounts of each of the officers aforesaid, may
be accurately ascertaned, shall employ one more
sku and impartial accountants nonresident OF the
District of Columbia, and such other assistants as
they may deem necessary, to make examination OF
said books, vouchers and papers, and discharge
their other duties under this act and shall procure
inspection of such blank books and papers as may
be necessary; and they are hereby authorized to
allow for the services of such accountant account
ants and assistants such sums as they may deem
proper which shall be paid by the Board of Commits
sioners out of the revenues of said District. And
said accountant accountants shall take oath to
faithfully discharge the duties imposed by this act
Said board of audit shall give notice for the present
alton of the claims hereinbefore specified in sucI
r,
shall be audited allowed unless presented within
ninety days after the first publication of such no
acts and proceedings to the President to be by hin
transmitted to Congress on the first day of the nex
session thereof. Each of the said officers consti
tutng said board shall be paid the of two thou
sand dollars for his services under this act, out o.
the funds of said District in addition to his present
compensation.
said District are hereby continued; and it shall be
the duty of said snkingf commissioners to
bonds Of the District of Columbia to be prepared, in
sums of fifty and five hundred dollars, bearing date
August first, eighteen hundred and seventy-four
payable fifty years after date, bearing interest at the
rate of three and sixty-fve hundredths per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually, to be signed by
the secretary and the treasurer Of said sinkngfu
commissioners and count ersigned by the comptroller
OF said District and sealed the board may direct
which bonds shall be exempt from taxation by fed
eral, state, or municipal authority, engraved and
printed at the expense of the District Of Columbia
and in form not inconsistent herewith And the
faith of the United States is hereby pledged that the
United States will, by proper proportional appropri-
atoms contemplated in this act and by causing to
be levied upon the property within said District
such taxes will provide the necessary
pay the interest said bonds as the same may be-
come due and payable, and create sinking fund fol
the payment OF the principal thereof at maturity
Said bonds shall be numbered consecutively, and
req IN tine na 0 Ss s the b
the Office of the Register OF the Treasury
ury Of the United States for which last named regis
tration the Secretary of the Treasury shall make
such provisions may be necessary. And said COM
missioners shall all necessary means for the pre-
vention of any unauthorized or fraudulent issue Of
any of such bonds. And the said sinking-fund COM
missioners are hereby authorized to exchange said
bonds at par for like sums of any class of indebted
GLIDING sewer taxes assessments paid evidenced
by certificates OF the auditing board provided for in
this act.
SEC. 8. That the authority conferred on the board
of public works to issue additional certificates of
debedness by section four of the act of the egsla-
tive assembly approved on the twenty ninth day Of
intf drad and to-
annued No property shall be advertised for sale
sold for the collection Of any assessment authorized
by the legislative assembly by the act entitled Gan
act creating drainage and sewerage sections in the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, in the Dis
trct of Columbia, and providing for the payment Of
the construction of and drains therein by
and issuing certificates therefor approved
on the twenty-sxth day of June, eighteen hundred
and seventythree, until otherwise ordered by Con-
gress; and it shall be unlawful to issue any further
certificates of indebtedness authorized by said act
SEC. 9. That no board commission of which
the governor is ofcio member (the board of pub
lie works excepted shall be abolished by this act but
the members Of the same, other than the governor
shall constitute such board or commission.
SEC. 10. That the act of the legislative assembly
OF the District of Columbia entitled San to fund
unsettled liabilities of the city of Washingt on, and
providing for the issuing of the bonds, and evying
June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two
is hereby ratified and approved; but none of the
be negotiated or sold at less than par.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 65.]
AN ACT to provide for the apportionment Of the
Territory Of Wyoming for legislative purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtioes Of the United States of Americd in Con-
greSs assembled That the apportionment of the Ter
rtory Of Wyoming tor the election of members OF
the next legislative assembly of said Territory shall
be made by the governor thereof in accordance with
the provisions of an act Of Congress entitled IAN
act to provide temporary government for the Ter
rtory of Wyoming" approved July twenty-fifth
eighteen hundred and sixty-eght: Provided, That
for the purpose of such apportionment it shall not
be necessary to take new or additional census OF
enumeration Of said Territory: A1d provided fur
her That the power hereby conferred upon the gov
ernor shall be continued in full force until appor
tionment shall be made by the legislative assembly
of said Territory under the provisions of the organ
ic act thereof
Approved June 20 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 66.1
AN ACT to encourage the establishment of public
marine schools.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
Sent1tlUeS of the United Gfnfea If fgo,,