Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-03

snail be known as the township Of e, in the
county Of -, and may su" and be sued by
such title. In each township there shall be
elected, annually, one supervisor one township
cerK, one assessor, one collector one commits
slonar OF roads, one overs or of the poor, one
justice OF the peace who shall hold his Office
three years; one constable, who shall hold his
office three years provided, that at the first
election held under this provision, there shall
be three justices of the peace and three consta-
three years respectively. All regular elections
for township officers shall take place on the
fourth Thursday in May, and all officers so
elected shall enter upon the duties of their re-
spective Offices on the first day of July next sue.
ceeding their election. The supervisors of each
township shall constitute the board of supervisors
for that county, and shall rs emble at the court
house thereof on the first Monday in December
in each year. and proceed to audit the account
of said county, examine the books Of the asses
sors, regulate and equalize the valuation Of
property, fix the county levies for the ensuing
year, apporton the same among the various
townships, and perform such other duties rs
shall be prescribed By law"
And insert, in lieu thereof, the following:
PARTICLE VII
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
vi There shall be elected By the qualified
voters OF the county, one sheriff, one attorney
for the Commonwealth who shall also be the
Commonwealth attorney for the Circuit court;
one ,ourty clerk who shall also be clerk OF the
Circuit court, except that in counties containing
fifteen thousand rnsbtants, there may be
! separate clc's; for the Circuit court: county
treas urer, and so man conimi-? oners Of the
revenue as may be provided by law snd there
shall be,ppolnted, in manner to be provided
by law, one gu perintendent of the poor, and one
| county surveyor; ard there 81 all also be aD-
| pointed, in the manner provided for in article
| eight, one SUPERINTENDENT OF &C FOOLS. All regu-
| r..lar -b.l hall
the .ourth Thursday in May; and sli officers
elected or appointed, under this provision, shall
enter upon the duties OF their offices on the first
day CT July next succeeding their election, and
shall hold their 9ectve offices for the term ii
| four years, except that County and Circuit court
| clerks shall hold their offices for six years.
| 80. Each county OF the State shall be divided
| into so many conpActly located magisterisl dis
trcts as may De deemed necessary, no! less than
three: provided, that after these have been
| formed 40 additional districts shall BE- made
containing less than thirty square miles; each
msg:sterla! district shs!l be known as -
! mssiSterlal district, OF -- county. In each
district there shall be elected one supervisor,
three justices OF the peace, one constable, and
one oSerseer OF the poor who shall hold their
| respective offices for me term or two years All
regular elections for maglstcra district officer
| shall. take place on the fourth Thursday in May,
and all officers so elected shall e..tcr upon the
duties Of their csocc.lve offices the first day
of July next Succeedir e their election. The SUI
pervisors Of the districts shsll constitute the
board of supervisors for that county, whose duty
it shall be to audit the accounts OF the county,
examine the books OF the commissioners of the
revenue. .ogula.e and cqualize tle valuation o:
property, Tx the county lerres t2r the ensuing
year, and perform any other duties required oi
them By law
Strike cut the third section Of the same "rti-
cle which is in these words:
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
"z3 Each township shall be divided into so
many co npac y iocated -cho0 districts a. may
be deemed ncce 'sary: provided, that no school
district shall be 70 med containing less than one
hundred nhabtsnts. In esch school district
there shall be elected appointed, annually,
one school trustee who shall hold his office
three years: provided, that ri the first election
held under this provision taere shall be three
trustees elected, whose terms shall be one, two
and three years res pectlTety.
And insert, in lieu thereof, the following:
''scHooL DISTRICTS.
~ 3. Each .nagisterial district shall be divided
into so many cunpact!y located school districts
as may be deemed necessary: provided, that no
scroo district shall be formed containing less
than one hundred inhabitants. In each school
district there shall DE elected or appointed, an
nualy, one school trustee, who shall hold his
office three years: provided, that ~ the trst
election held under this provision there shall. be
three trustees elected, whose terms shall be one,
two and tnT years respectively.
From the same article strike out the fourth
section, which is in thee woods:
ROAD DIS RIOTS.
"z T. Each township shall be divided hto one
or more road districts. In each road distrlc.
there shall hc elected annually one oversecr .!
roads, under whose direction the roads shall be
kept in repair. the pablo expense, in mode
prescribed by law
SCHEDULE.
q The legally constituted officer, Il the sew
ersl counties and townships OF the State, At tie
date Of the ratification of these amendments by
the people shall continue to discharge the duties
Of their respective offices until the officers pro-
vided for By these amendments shall nave been
elected or appointed and qualified; and sIl
bords and recognizances entered into BY Any
county or township officer for the faithful dis
charge OF the duties Of his oiii ,e, shall rcman
vslid and bindiag, snd al rigots and liabilities
under the same shall continue and may be pros
ecutei rs pr vided by law.
klCHMOSo, Dec. BIT
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