Smyrna times., 1874-09-02
GGESERAL XATURE-No. 64.l
AN ACT government the District Columbia
for other purposes.

AN ACT for the OF the District OF Columbia and
Be enacted by Representative
ali PROVISIONS providing executive secretary
Tok M s"i o Delegate in Congress in bp District Of CSum
ba are hereby rp-sed PTovied That Eis repeal shall not
That The Presrien! Of the United states by and with
comnission, consisting of three persons. who shall
authority lawfully the governor beard OF pub
s, bs .u1ecf t All the reTtions and now inn m
posed oy law ON SAID governor or board and shall have power
the current thereof the of the pub
The debt: said District secured by pledge o. the
and also TO the payment ets due TO a Orers and employees
OF the District and board OF public works and tor that purpose
page is, credits securities and
t1 Of Se Dis ric Of &" unGn and the board Of
b. and e,mmsson n the txdcise OF such power Or authority
si.! .Se .. c"nir r nor incur any oGsaio "ihr 'nan
faithful OF the val laws enacted govern
tons and contracts and to the protection preservation
ia tssp.>i and ue or to come due sha collected pur
uAnt n law p,crpt a. hrT-r ih-rujS pr, ind hut Isd
c"mmsoneT' shall have lower to anticipate tayes BY
II"vrei That nothng IN this clause contained shall affect
certificates ssse-.ruen with the snkng fund c"mms
District aud SAID cmmi ssinners are hereby
asoz abolish any "fRce 20 cunsidate two or more
fe@ teiuc- Ia" numbrr ct emgo'ee~ remove from office
Gl % mnse q" nn "ihce ap'hnrikri by law and
% q" Al, r'hcsrs and employees eXcep t'schsrs
ya,mru shall b" reduced twenty per centum per annum
discharge nj duties take an oath TO support the "titu
tnr"'ei u;on him by law; and shall each bond in the
pnsl sum :" fifty thousan dollars be approved by the
this otic: aud shall -a: his
& Ths this act ha BE- @ aata o2 IN
@ Hie % % any nut TeT5 in v9T bs Fl or HSsnss
~Iea,er commenced against the District Of Columbia pro
cS may De- served on any one OF said commissioners until
3 Tha; the President of the United States shall detail
an "t-t he Engineer Corpse OF the Army OF the Cned
ton the said board of commissioners, have the control and
cnArgr "i tne work q repair and Improvement 81 al streets
Columbia aud he /: hereby vested with all the and
he chief the board public WORKS. He
Vry rn+d " sd % ce % ana & Al tne ma @P; II; , su
ana oulinK' thereon sewer. OF them in OF
works and shall books provided fOr that keep
required by -EnIs;isa; board lie may with Ih'
aAs and consent 81 said board Of commaener appoint
% as a g g. S9 % S be ef asH sn5 c60 td
na receive no additional mpensaton tor such
hold under the law. Of the Unite
Surveyor Of the Dsci or aPy Of bs Gg p ~ m
sgch ices tor special services so~ed by law And the office
DsSret Of ColGmbi1 are hereby abolished -.
s es Of Columbia and Taatanin9 the credit Thereof for tn
i've, shall Be levied upon ali real e1tats in SAID st1c
Columbia and ths used for AND earab a
poses. he lnoTng taxes namely Upon all such real eat
dollars prsssnt assessed value thereof upon ali sue
HUNDRED % the 5rS ass @
& outside @ M s1 df Fs ssss s .D Pses
as a, on eSch one hnndred dollars Of the present
on The rst day OF November eighteen hundred and
thai date and shall herein modified be
Ips oT tie b E he Of oamb I% and % Il
sums 80 collected thereof shall be applied hrst
R: s a@ -Hss s sssI s n hsTs been Dsa Rs u1tsS state
sad GeorEetown due and payable July eighteen huni
10 the various fund.- for the ea ya ST pdn
reSS s a G "ore.d ASd al puIDo In
Sdd 81 he se. he s D9TRS.e and n The
Columbia approved June ,wenysiIth eighteen hundred al
ending June thirtieh eighteen hundred and sevent
ae Provided That no evderce debt BY
works. shall in any be payment or sa
H seoan aRe % S Of on @ s h Se
erecting District la Upon all payments Of said taxes
Of November eighteen hundred and sevenyiOur there
every %ons6 20 paid 10 D sdyanee and that upon al
S nen % ha q % m ad u snS,y OF one Der
amount thereof to Be collected With such
addsd on The %f aSt S ds y eseS succsedns month
Aforesaid II snail Be sbe duty Of the collector Of taxes
@ are S"%ps, sssss a. 1 al al aSs o G sna ri ~ March
shall within days thereafter publish the same with
dssSSsea ss board r. The
.s@S iSGl5f PssserSna %
pensson approysd August tSenS"third eighteen hund
and % A9s all the " q SAID act a. e
@sS tsS ssss o s0d p4oper p art:
y shall be xrcuted by the said board oil cOmmissi0ners
hesa OF the governor and the secretary.
That ioint select committee shall De appolnsd
hung 9t two Senator'S to be appointed y the presiding
~ the Senate and two members OF the House 10 De
oned BY the Speaker OF the House OF Representative VIII
t shall be suitable frame OF government
ne District Of Columbia aud appOrae draughs OF sta
oe enaefed By Congress for carrying the same into en-
aa report the 10 the two HOuses respectively on
"a, VI the session thereof; and they shall also
In ona submit to Congress statement OF the proper Pro
o the expenses OF said government, branch te
aeaaing Interest the funded debt, WHICH should be DO
s ,s EG's s s:s na sea! G.
~ the discharge OF the duty hereby imposed said q
authorized to employ such assistance as may d'
az an expense not to exceed the sum OF i've fhons
s and said sHm much thereo AZ may be necess
ne same hsreby Iot that