Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
lGExERAL NAruRE-No. Gal


an ACT for the government District Columbia
B. enacted by House Of Reprssentanyes
Cued States oi America in Congress assembled That
ali ynvI>ious Inv providing executive,
m 'r District to: assembly, m & Tor hoard 81 pqGc
b hereby repeated: Provided That this rep shall not
That President OF the United states by and with
The advice and e"nsen oi the senate hereby aut 3rLd to
S.P n comm eJhsS his a o %rcIs % N l ' Th noyrT and
NM ] Ds " i be ysTnar ar ar % sar ot nn
lie works OF said District except "a hereinafter limited; and
shall be subject to all the restrictions and miaiinns now i'm
p@ by law SAID governor or board and shall have power
current expenses thereof th the pub
nrni District secured pledge of the
Of said District or boAri ol public works coaera
A board OF pub works snd for that purpose
pA : rrrs 0neys credits SECURITIES
IT, o. Tie District Of Columbia and the board OF
pubic Sof $H ana e1rIG &c % e "a s ac n1
shall nuke contract incur obligation other than
faithful valid enacted the govern
IIons aud contracts. the pfoecton preservation
~ Ir,. If ,b ns.s,a ~ Gis an Al taIas br,,rr law
taIy ases,4d spd due or to- h ONE due shHI h. Uur
cmmls;loneT shall have no power to anticipate ayeS bY
Pt"vi-d That nothing III tn. clause contained shall affect
c-r,hcate- a..+sment with the si2kimgfund eomml,-
sGs o. SAD o. pslrft; snd 'aid are hereby
"ees reduce thu number OF EMPLOYEES remove from Office
the compensstnn all ocer| and employees teachers
Sad e"mn.son~r. shat each before ent~rng upon the
Of United aud faithfully discharge duties
tnVosi HIM by law aud shall each bond in the
penal Of fifty thou.sn dollars be approved by the
"i his c aud shalt each for his services
drd Tina, n",hag this act shall construed to ase
S.. n,eTT Hh any SUIT peninS IN iavor o. or against
hereafter commenced against the district OF Columbia
otherwise provided by law.
That President the United states shall detail
an e-r Of ihe ENGINEER Corpse OF the Army OF the Litrd
the -ad 6osr Of have the c"nto
sharEr OF te work o repair aud Improvement 3 az Streets
Columbia aud he is hereby vested with all the and
GV,n. The chip engineer the board Of public ne
,-ni. PERTAINING 10 Office the msp- charts
ry Sk' rreord and papers relating to 1ad DstTc, or to
and buildings thereon OF them ia OF
works aud shall books provided that and
3. required by r~Eulsiions board lie
than two assistant enEneers from civil lie Who shall
T and snail B. Be- Sa a 10 bis sf h%nrp and
lie shall receive additional compensation tor such services
naned to hold civil oace GHder the laws Of the Unitet
surveyor OF the District or any Of his excep
lees Tor special eyles are oy law And the Once
Ds.rei o. ColGmbi, are hereby abolished Il. 49, nj.
st q" Coam6a and maatsninE the credit thSreoi Tor IN
d's there shall be levied all ad District
Of Columbia used tor educational and charitable pur
's & 70, & tooxnt tsse. namely Upon al neh rea esat
collars Of the assessed thereof all
each one hsodrd dollars Of the present assessed
bA outside Of the cities Washington Georgetown, tw
n on each one hundred dollars Of the present
on The first day O November eighteen hundred and
shall aTcept a. herein modified be
e nS s%
reimburse The United States Tor rs Alliances On account
funded ss sse % s sTs Sssa % DS Gy The UnSS s1s
and due and payable July 6st eighteen bund[
funds Tor the hsca year ending JuI
IsPdsr q aid ases not eSurd for aforesaid purDos
Wed ~ the The es semb1 snS @ 1s e 6
appTSsTd June eighteen hundred
year essnE JUNE 6T.h eighteen hGndrsd aud seyent
act Provided That no evSeTee Of debt issued BY the Ds,
works shall 10 any received 10 payment dT "a
ans q s @s n ad be on @ G
sns DsSt s u Upon all Osss1t. Of Of G .d ia sTs9
81 NOembeT hundred and seyenyiour. there sh
and eSsry month paid in advance; and that upon az .
Nose@5sf. there shall be added penalty o. cent
e the ameuat thereof to be collected WIN t suef ho u
De aaded the first ds q each spcssedpT %o% no .e
Aforesaid IL shall be the dstS o the collector OF taxes to
are SS%ssss assd iS n a. arrears s s on he
T'sp ten days ,6seaeG Pso1h m ' aid District
ds.EDated by said board q cO@isonsrs for the tine AHs
sss@ss grsssblns tie s Gst,ss ,:;9 %f
ee3aon approved August eshtsen zen n1na 10
s oi eroDeTy and the collection Of taxes 10
made applicable to the taxes hereby imposed aud 10 sr
.:d snail saseStsd By said board Of commissioners
stead OF the governor and the secretary. -,
sac 3 That Joint select committee shall De
snR OF two Senator'S TO be appointed by the pIesuinEK m ~
Ger 81 the Senate. and members OF the House 10 Dc
ponted BY the House OF Representatives. VII
aaiy shall be suitable frame OF government
the District OF Columbia and approate draURhts OF sta -
enacted ~ Congress for carrying the same into en-
ha report the the twO Houses respectvey on
s aAy Of the next session thereof and they sns aso
and submit TO Congress statement OF the proper po
ss o 81 a f aSSs G5 TsR
of said District The United States respectively toKe
Win tue which their conclusion may oe 0as
sa la the dseharRe OF the duty hereby imposed ssIo
Ise authorized 70 employ such assistance ~ " NAY y
rsabie at exceed thesum OF nve tlous
and said much thereof as may De neeesS
the hereby. appropriated for
sEc That shall be The duty the First comptroui