Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-08-20
OFFICEAk :
Laws of the United states Passed as
the First Session of the FOrty-EhIrt1
Congress.
GENERAL xATURE-No. 81. !

Be It enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Req
resentatiues Of the United States Of America i
Congress assembled, That all provisions of LAY
providing for an executive for a secretary fo
the District, for legislative assembly, for
board of public works, and for a Delegate i
| Congress in the District of Columbia are here
by repealed: PrOUided,. this repeal shall no
| affect the term of Office of the present Dele
gate in Congress.
SEC. 2. That the President OF the United
States, by and with the advice and consen
of the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoin
commission, consisting of three persons
| who shall, until otherwise provided by law
exercise all the power and authority now law
| fully vested in the governor or board Of pub
| lie works of said District, except as hereiI
| limited; and shall be subject to all the restric
tions and limitations now imposed by law OF
said governor or board; and shall have powel
| to apply the taxes or other revenues of saiC
| District to the payment of the current ex
penses thereof, to the support of the public
schools, the fire department. and the police
and to the payment of the debts of said Dis
triet secured by pledge of the securities oi
said District or board Of public works CO.
| lateral, and also to the payment of debts due
to laborers and employees of the District and
| board of public works; and for that purpose
| shall take possession and supervision of all
the Offices, books, papers, records, moneys
credits, securities, assets, and accounts be-
longing or appertaining to the business or in
terests of the government of the District OF
Columbia and the board of public works, and
exercise the power and authority, aforesaid
but said commi ssion, in the exercise of such
power or authority, shall make no contract
nor incur any obligation other than such con-
tracts and obligations as may be necessary to
the faithful administration of the valid laws
enacted for the government of said District to
the execution of existing legal obligations and
contracts. and to the protection or preserva-
ton of Improvements existing, or commenced
and not completed, at the time of the passage
of this act. Ali taxes heretofore lawfully as
sessed and due OF to become due shall be col
leeted pursuant to law, except as herein 9th.
erwise provided; but said commissioners shall
have no power to anticipate taxes by sale of
hypothecatiOn of any such taxes, or evidence
thereof: PTOUided, That nothing in this clause
contained shall affect any provisions of law
authorizing or requiring deposit of certif-
Gates of assessment with the sinking fund
commissioners of said District; and said com
missioners are hereby authorised to abolish
any Office, to consolidate two or more offices
reduce the number of employees, romove from
office and make appointments to any office au-
thorized by law; and the compensation of all
officers and employees, except teachers in the
public schools, and officers and EMPLOYEES in
the fire department, shall be reduced twenty
per centum por annum. Said commissioners
shall each, before entering upon the discharge
of his duties, take an oath to support the Con-
stitution of the United States and to faithful
ly discharge the duties imposed upon him BY
law; and shall each give bond in the penal
sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the faith
full discharge of the duties of his office: and
shall each receive for his services a compensa-
ton at the rate of five thousand dollars per
annum: PTOUtded, That nothing in this act
shall be construed to abate or in any wise in
terfere with any suit pending i'll favor of or
against the District of Columbia; Provided fur
theT, That in suits hereafter commenced against
the District of Columbia, process may be served
on any one ofsaid commissioners, until other
wise provided by law. s
T SEC. 8. That the President of the United
States shall detail an officer of the Engineer
Corps of the Army of the United States, who
shall, subject to the general supervision and
have the control and charge of the work of
repair and improvement of all streets. aven-
ues, alleYs, sewers, roads, and bridges of the
District of Columbia; and he is hereby vested
with all the power and authority of, and shall
perform the duties heretofore devolved upon
the chief engineer of the board of public
works. He shall take possession of, and pre-
serve and keep, all the instruments pertaining
to said Office, and all the maps, charts, sur
veys, books, records, and papers relating to
said District, or to any ofthe avenues, streets,
alleys, public spaces, squares, lots and build
now in or belonging to the office ofsaid engin-
eer of the board of public works, and shall,
in books provided for that purpose, keep and
preserve the records now required to be kept,
and such as may be required by regulations of
said board. He may, with the advice and con-
sent of said board of commissioners, appoint
not more than two assistant engineers from
civil life, who shall each receive O salary o1
one thousand eight hundred dollars per an
mum, and shall be subject to his direction and
control. He shall receive no additional COM
pensation for such services. And he shall not
| be deemed by reason of anything in this act
contained to hold a civil Office under the laws
| of the United States. And no salary or com.
pensation shall be paid to the surveyor of the
| District, or any of his subordinates, except
such fees for special services as are allowed
| by law. And the offle es of assistant survey
or and additional assistant surveyor of the
| District of Columbia is hereby abolished.
! SEC. 4. For the support of the government
| of the District of Columbia, and maintaining
the credit thereof, for the fiscal year ending
June thirtietl, eighteen hundred and seventy
| five, there shall be LEVIED upon all real estate
in said District, except that belonging to the
| United States and to the District of Columbia
| and that used for educational and charitable
| purposes, the following taxes, namely: Upon
all such real estate in the City of Washington
| three dollars on each one hundred dollars ol
| the present assessed value thereof; and upor
|
outside of the cities of Washington and
| Georgetown, two dollars on each one hundred
1 dollars of the present assessed value thereof
which said taxes shall become due and paya-
BILE on the first day of November, eighteer
| hundred and seventy -four, and, if not paid
shall be in arrears and delinquent from tina
| date; and shall. except as herein modified, bt
assessed and collected as now provided by Law
| for the assessment and collection of genera
| taxes for the District of Columbia; and of tn,
sums so collected, one fourth thereof shall b.
applied, first, to reimburse the United States
for its advances on account of interest, which
shah have been paid by the United States OF
the funded debt of the District of Columbii
and Washington and Georgetown, due anC
payable July first, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-four; and the remainder shall be used I,
paw deficiencies in the various funds for tn
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteel
hundred and seventY-four. And all the re-
mainder of said taxes not required for tn
aforesaid purposes shall be distributed for tn
purposes and in the proportions provided b,
this act of the legislative assembly of the Dis
triet of Columbia, approved June twenty.sixtl
eighteen hundred and seventy three, entitle,
''An act imposing taxes for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty- four, " so far as said apportionmentis no
inconsistent with this act; Provided, That n
evidence of debt issued by the District of Go
lumbia, or any branch thereof, or by the boar
of public works, shall in any manner be re
ceived in payment of said taxes: And proUide
further, That no payment shall be made O
account ofthe militia of said District, or fo
the purpose of erecting District Jail. Upol
all payments of said taxes hereby impose
which shall be made in advance Of the sal
! first day OF November, eighteen hundred an
seventy -four, there shall be an abatement a.
lowed of one per eentum per month for eac
and every month SO paid in advance; and tha
upon all said taxes which shall be delinquen
aud unpaid on said first day of November
there shall be added penalty of one De
i centum to the amount thereof, to be collecte
g with such taxes; and like penalty of one pt
eentum upon the amount thereof shall be ado
. ed on the first day of each succeeding mont
4 to oil of said taxes as are then delinquent an
}. unpaid, to be collected as aforesaid, It sha
: be the duty of the collector of taxes to pr
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