The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-06
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FoRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


AN ACT for the government of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and for other pur-
poses.
Be ii eraactet bu the Senate ard House Of
Representatives. If the Tinted States Of 1AnIeT-
icd in Congress assembled.
That all provisions of law providing for
an executive, for a secretary for the Dis
trict, for a legislative assembly, for board
of public works, and for q delegate in Con-
gress in the District of Columbia are here
6v repealed: Provided, That this repeal
shall not affect the term of office of the
present delegate in Congress.
States. by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, is hereby authorized to
appoint commission, consisting of three
persons, who shall. until otherwise pro
vided by krv, exercise all the power and
authority now lawfully vested in the gov
ernor or board of pubic works OF said DIS, DIS,
shall be subject to ali the restrictions and |
limitations now imposed by law on said |
governor or board; and shall have power |
to apply the taxes or other revenues of |
said District TO the payment of the current |
expenses thereof, TO the support of the |
public schools. the fire department, and |
fhe police and to the payment of the debts |
of said District secured by a pledge of the |
securities of said district or board of pub |
lie works as collateral, ond also to the pay |
ment of debts due to laborerS and employ
ees of the district and board of public
possession and supervision of all the offices
books. papers, records, moneys, credits,
securities, assets; and accounts belonging
or appertaining to the business or interest
of the government of the District of Co
lumbia and the board of public works, and
exercise the power and authority afore-
of such power or authority, shall make no
contract, nor incur any obligation other
than such contracts and OBLIGATIONS as
may he necessary to The faithful admins
tration of the valid laws enacted for the
government of said district, to the eNecu-
fion of existing legal obligations and con-
tracts and the nrntpetlDn n
tiOn of improvements existing. or COM
menced and not completed, at the time of
the passage of this act. All taxes hereto
fore lawfully assessed and due or to be-
come due shall be collected pursuant to
Ia (, except as herein otherwise provided;
but said commissioners shall have no pow
er TO anticipate taxes, or evidence thereof:
Provided, That nothing In this clause con-
tained shall affect any provisions of law
authorizing or requiring n deposit of GER
titiczIteS of assessment with the sinking
| fund commissioners of said district; and
said commissioners are hereby authorized
| TO abolish any office. to consolidate two or
more offices, reduce the number of EN-
| plOyeeS except teachers III the public
| schools, officers and employees in the fire
| department, shall be reducer twenty per
| centum per annum, Said commissioners
shall each, before entering upon the dis
| charge of his duties, take an oath to sup
| port the Constitution of the United states
! and 10 faithfully discharge the dulies inn
posed upon MN by law: ana snan esich
| give bond in the penal sum of fifty thou
| sand dollars. to be approved by the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury, for the faithful dis
| charge of the duties of his office: and shall
| each receive for his services a compenSa-
| tion at the rate of fie thousand dollars per
| annun: PIUGided, That nothing in this
| act shall be construed to abate or i'll any
| wis interfere with any suit pending in
| favor ofor against the District of Colum-
bia; Ind prUritted further, That in suits
! hereafter commenced against the District
| of Columbia, process may be served on
| any one of said commissioners, until
| otherwise provided by law.
l That the President of the United
| States shall detail an officer of the Engin-
| eer Corps of the Army of the United
States. who shall, subject to the general
/ supervision and direction of the said board
of commissioners, have the control and
| charge of the work of repair and improve
meut of all streets. avenues, alleys. sewers
| and roads, and bridges of the District of
Columbia; and he is hereby vested with
all the power and authority of. and shall
perform he duties heretofore devolved up
on, the chics engineer of public works.
| He shall take possession of, and preserve
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 of the avenues,
| streets. alleys, public spaces, squares, lots
and buildings thereon, sewers, or any of
| them, as are now in or belonging to the
office of said engineer of the board of pub
| lie works, and shall, in books provided for
| that purpose, keep and preserve the record
now required Is be kept, and such as may
be required by regulations of said board.
| He may, with the advice and consent of
said board of commissioners, appoint not
more than two assistant engineers from
civil life, who ShTll each receive q salary
| of one thousand eight hundred dollars per
annum. and shall be subject to his direc-
tion and control Ae shall receive no addi-
| tional compensation for such services
! And he shall not be deemed by reason of
anything in this act contained to hold a
| civil oeEce under the laws of the United
| States. And no salary or compensation
shall he paid to the surveyor of the dis
trict, or any of his subordinates, except
| such fees for special services as are allow
ed by law. And the offices ofassistant sur
| veyor and additional assistant surveyor of
the District OF Columbia are hereby abol-
| ished.
Sec. 4. That for the support of the gov
| ernment of the District of Columbia, and
| maintaining the credit thereof. for the
! fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
| hundred and seventy-flve, there shall be
levied upon real estate in said district, ex-
cept that belonging to the United States
and to the District of Columbia, and that
| used for educational rnd charitable pur-
poses, the following taxes, namely: Up
on all .uch real estate in the city of Wash
| ington, three dollars on each one hundred
dollars of the present assessed value there
of; upon all such real estate in the city of
| Georgetown, two dollars and fifty cents on
| each one hundred dollars of the present
assessed value thereof; and upon such real
estate in the District of Columbia outside
of the cities of Washington and George
| toxin, two dollars on each one hundred
| dollars of the present assessed value there
of; which said taxes shall become due and
payable on the first day of November,
eighteen hundred and seVenty-fOur, and,
! if not paid, shall be in arrears and delin-
| linquent from the date; and shall, except
as herein modified, be assessed and col
| 1ected as now provided by law for the as
sessment and collection of general taxes
for the District of Columbia; and of the
sums so collected, One-fOurth thereof shall
he adplied, first, to reimburse the United
s. lor us 4SValSes % on ,id 1 ot IN IN
United States on the funded debt of the
District of Columbia and Washington and
Georgetown, due and payable July first,
i eighteen hundred and EnVRnfT-fOllE: and
the remainder shall be used to pay def
ciencieS in the various funds for the fiscal
/ year ending june thirtieth, eighteen hun
/ dred and seventy-four. And all the re-
mainder of said taxes not required for the
! Aforesaid purposes shall be distributed FOR
| for the purposes and IN the proportions
| provided by the act of the legislative as
Sembly of the District of Columbia, aI-
proved June tMenty-siX2 eighteen hmnEed d1 red
1 posing taxes for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
I not inconsistent with this act: FsOCided,
| That no evidence of debt issued by the
| District of Columbia, or any branch there
/ of, or by the board of pubic WORKS, snail
4 in any manner be received in payment for
4 said taxes: lind rT0Uided further; That no
| payment shall be made on account of the
/ of erecting a district Jail. Upon all pay
| rnenfs of said taxes hereby imposed which
shall be made in advance of the said first
\ dav of November, eighteen hundred and
seVenty-fOur, there shall be an abatement
i allowed one per centum per month f0r
/ each and every mon tn so paid in advance;
4 and that upon all said taxes which shall be
| deliuauent and upaid on said hrSt day OF
1 November, there shall be added q penalty
of one per centum to the amount thereof,
4 to be collected with such taxes; and q like
4 T1enaItV of one per centum upon the
aPmoITTaf thereof shall be added on the first
| day 9f each succeeding month to aH of said
l faxes as are then delinquent and unpaid,
1 fo he collected as aforesaid. II small pe the
dI,fv Of the collected of taxes to prepare q
complete list ofal1 taxes and property up
an which the same are assessed IN arrears
vv-itI1in ten days thereafter, publish the
| saTass- with the notice of sale. IN 4 news
paper published IN said district. 20 pc oes-
~ f.ae time and In the manner required
~ ~ -. asdeu1 pIy entitled stAn act prescribing
~ ds.fies al certain officers for the Dis
frict of Columbia, and nXtng thelr cO4hl-