Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-27

skfllful and impartial Accountants non resident
OF the District Of Columbia, and sach other a.
sistanz ss they may deem necessary, % MAKE
and discharge their other dates under tkis sci'
shd snan procure inspection OF such blank books
and papers - may be necef Sary; and they ara
hereby authorized 20 allow for the services OF
such accountant or accountants and assistants
such sums as they may deem proper which shall
be paid by the Board Of Commis aoners out OF
the revenues Of said District. Ara said account
ant or accountants shall take an oath 90 faithful
ly discharge the duties imposed by tins act.
Said board Of audit shall give notice FOR the pre-
sentsuon OF the claims herenoe fore specified In
such manner ss may be deemed necessary; and
no claim shall be audited or allowed unIess pre-
scented within ninety days after the FIRST publica-
ton Of such notice, and said board SHALL make
Jul Ia, report OF AL then acts and proceedings 20
gress on the first day OF the next session thereof
Each OF the said officers constituting said board
shall be paid the sum OF tuO thousand dollars
Tor his ryicss under this act, out OF the funds
ofsald District, In addition 10 his present CON-
SIC. Z, That the shining fund commissioners
OF said District are hereby continued; aud N
shall be the duty Of said sinking fund commits.
sioncrs 20 cause bonds OF the District OF Column
bia 20 be prepared, in suns OF my ana I've
hundred dollars, bearing cate August first,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four, pavable
nifty years after date, bearing interest al the
rate OF three and sixty i've hundredths per
centuu ger snnum, payable semi-annually 20
sinking fund commissioners and countersigned
by the compti Oller of said District ana scaled s
the board may direct which bonds shall be
exempt from taNation by Federal, State. or
municipal authority. engraved and printed AZ
the expense OF the District OF Columbia, ani in
form not inconsistent herewith. And the
isith OF the nited State is hereby pledged
that the United States wall, by proper pro-
PoTuonal appropriations as contemplated
IN this act, end by causing 90 be
levied upon the property within said
necessary TO pay the interest on said bonds As
the same may be come due and PAYABLE AMI
create sinking-iun for the payment OF the
principal thereof ~ maturity. said bonds
shall be numbered cOnsecutively, aud registered
IN the Cftce of the comptroller OF said Disteict
and shall also be registered in the ONCE of tue
Register OF the Treasury OF the United States,
for which lsst named registration the Secretary
IF the Treasury shall make such provision AZ
may be necessary. And said Commissioners
shall ufe all necessary means tor the preven-
ton of any unauthorized orirsudulent issue OF
any Of such bonds. And the said sinking fund
commissioners are hereby authorized 20 ex-
change said Dor de At par Tor like sums OF any
class ofindebtedness Ia the preceding section OF
this act named, including sewer taxes or assess
ments paid, evidenced by certificates OF the aud
iting board provided for I'm this act.
SIC. 5. That the authority conferred on the
board OF public works % issue additional certi-
ncstes OF Indebtedness by section four OF the
act OF the legislative assembly approved on the
twenty-ninth dsy Of May, eighteen hundred
and seyenty-three, ie hereby annulled. No
property shall be advertised for sale or sold for
the collection OF any assessment authorized by
the legislative assembly by the act entitled
IAN act creating drainage and sewerage sec
lions in the cities OF Washington and George
town, IN the District Of Columbia, aud prOvid-
ing for the pay ment OF the cons, .uction OF sew
ers and drains therein by assessments aud fssu-
ing certificates therefor" approved on the
twenty sixth day OF June, eighteen hundred
and seyenty-three, until otherwise ordered BY
Congress; and II shall be unlawful 20 issue any
turthcr ceruhcates OF Indebtedness authorized
by said act.
SIC. .. That no board OF commission OF which
the governor is ex- of1iCio a member (the board
OF public works excepted) shall be abolished by
THIS act, but the members or the same other
than the governor, shah constitute such board
OF commits ION.
SEC. 10. That the act OF the legislative assem-
bly, Of the District Of Columbia entitled m
I 10 fund unsettled liabilities Of the city of
Washington, and providing for the issuing Of
the bonds, and leyying ana collecting taxes 70
pay TIE same" approved June twentieth, eIgh-
teen hundred and seventy-twO, Il hereby rati-
fed and approved; but none Of the bonds au-
thorized by said act remaining unsOld shall be
ne EOtiated or sold st less than par.
Approved, June 20, ls1i.