The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-06

as hIOFSSstltlp cACcpJ that IbG hSCo COhNCy-
ing the property SO sold shall be executed |
by the said board of commissioners in
stead of the governor and secretary.
Sec. 3. That joint select committee |
shall be appointed, consisting of two Sena-
ators, to be appointed by the presiding
officer of the Senate, and two members of
the House, to be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, whose
duty it shall be to prepare q suitable frame
of government for the District OF Column
to be enacted by Congress for carrying the
same into effect, and report the same to
the two Houses, respectively, on the first
day of the next session thereof; and they
shall also prepare and submit to Congress
a statement of the proper proportion of
branch thereof, including interest on the
funded debt, which should be borne by
said district and the United States, re-
spectively, together with the reasons up
on which their conclusions may be based;
and in the discharge of the duty hereby
imposed, said committee is authorized to
employ such assistance it may deem
advisable, al an expense not to exceed the
sum of five thousand dollars; and said sum
or so much thereof as may be necessary.
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated
for that purpose.
Sec. 8. That it shall he the duty of the
First Comptroller OF the Treasury and the
Second Comptroller of the Treasury of the
United Ttatcs. who are hereby constituted
board of audit, to examine and audit for
settlement all the unfunded or floating
debt of the District of Columbia and of the
board of public works, hereinafter speci-
fed namely: first the debt evidenced by
sewer certificates; secondly, the debt pur-
porting to be evidenced and ascerta1ned
by certificates of the auditor of the board
ofpublic works: thirdly, the debt evidene-
ed by the certificates of the auditor and
the comptroller of the District of Column
bia; fOurthly, claims existing or hereafter
ness has been issued, arising out of con-
tracts, written or oral, made by the board
of public works; 1ifthly, olaims, for which
no evidence of indebtedness has been IS
sued, arising out of contracts, written or
oral, made by or on benalf of the District
of Columbia; sixthly, all claims for pri-
vate property taken by the board of public
works from the avenues. streets, and all
eys of the cities of Washington and
justed Claims for damages that may have
been presented to the board of public
works. pursuant to an act of the legisla-
tive assembly of the district of columbia
entitled IAN act providing for the pay
ment of damages sustained by reason OF
public improvements or repairs" approx
ed June twentieth, eighteen hundred and
Seventy-twO, which last-named claims
shall severally be examined and audited
tofore made; and shall make detailed
tnd tabular statement of all claims pre-
sented, the persons or corpOrationS own
ing he same, and the amount found TO be
due on account of each; together with a
tabular statement of the funded debt of
the District of Columbia and of the cities
kind and character whatsoever. giving
the date of issue, time of maturity, and
the rate OF interest. Ana Sll2ll IuEIn6E
be the nuty of said board to ascertain the
amount of sewer-taX or assessment paid
by any person, persons, or corporation,
under the act of the legislative assembly
(, said district entitled IAN act creating
drainage and sewerage sections IN the
citirs of Washington and Georgetown, in
the District of Columbia. and providing
for the payment of the construction of
sewers and drains therein by assessments,
and issuing certificates therefor, " ap'prov-
hundred and seventy-three, and to pre-
pare tabulated statement thereof Said
board of audit shall also issue to each
said board and countersigned by the
comptroller of said district, stating the
amount found to be due to each on what
account; and register thereof shall be
kept by said board, to be transmitted to
Congress, and also by the comptroller of
said district; and said board of audit shall
also aScetain and report to Congress, at
the next session thereof, the amount eQuf-
tably to the street railroad companies on
account of paving along and within the
tracks of said companies. pursuant to the
charters of cold companies 90 the acts of
Congress relating thereto, together with
their reasons therefor. 1t shall further be
the duty of said board of audit to examine
into and adudit all of the accounts of the
auditor and the treasurer OF the board OF
public works, and of the auditor, and OF
| the treasurer, the collector. and the comp
troIler of the District of Columbia, from
| the date of the organization of said board
and of the present government of said
District; and for the purposes hereinbe-
| pdena witnesses, administer oathS, and ex-
! anime witnesses under oath, and shall
full access to all of the records, books, pa
pers, and vouchers of every kind whatso-
| ever of the board of public works and of
| the District of Columbia; and to the end
| that said books and accobnts may be
| thoroughly examined, and the indebted
| ness of said district, and of the board of
| public works, and the state of the books
aid s aV be aec9ely es % ae sa
| employ one or more skillful and impartial
| accountants nonresident of the District of
Columbia, and such other assistants as
| they may deem necessary, to make ex-
| animation of said books, vouchers, and
| papers, and discharge their other duties
under this act, and shall procure inspec-
| ton of such blank books and papers as
may be necessary; and they are hereby
authorized to allow for the services OF
ants such sums as they may deem proper
which shall be paid by the board of COM
| miSsioners out of the revenues of said dis
| trict. And said accountant or account
ants shall take an oath to faithfully dis
/ charge the duties imposed by this act.
Said board of audit shall give notice for
| the presentation of the claims hereinbe-
fore specified in such manner as may be
| deemed necessary; and no claim shall be
audited Or allowed unless presented with
| in ninety days after the first publication
of such notice, and said board shall make
fun report of their acts and proceedings to
Congress on the first day of the next sess-
ion thereof. Each of the said officers con-
| Stltutln2 said board snail be paid the sum
| of two thousand doh lrs for his services
under this act, out of the funds of said
district, in addition to his present COM
penSatiOn.
Sec Z. That the sinking-fund commits
sioners of said district are hereby contin-
| ued; and it shall be the duty of said sink
ing-fund commissioners to cause bonds of
| the District of Columbia to be prepared, in
| sums of fifty and five hundred dollars,
dred and seventy-four, payable fifty years
| after date, bearing interest at the rate of
| three and sixty-fVe hundredths per cent
um per annum, payable Semi-annually, to
| be signed by the Secretary and the treas
urer of said sinking-fund commissioners
and countersigned by the comptroller of
| said district, and sealed as the board may
direct; which bonds shall be exempt from
taxation by Federal, State, or municipal
| authority, engraved and printed at the
| expense of the District of COlum bia, and
in form not inconsistent herewith. And
| the faith of the United States is hereby
| pledged that the United States will, by
proper proportional appropriations as con-
templated in this act, and bo causing to be
| levied upon the property within said dis
| nues necessary to pay the interest on said
bonds as the same may become due and
| payable, and create a sinking fund for the
| payment of the principal thereof at ma
| turity. Said bonds shall be numbered con-
SecutiVely, and registered in the office of
| the comptrolIer of said district, and shall
lister of the Treasury of the United States
for which last named registration the Sec
/ Ol ING SlAdAA IAl&AkO SUCH
| provision as may be necessary. And the
commissioners shall use all necessary
/ foa the prevention of any unauthorized or
/ fraudulent issue of any such bonds. And
the said sinking fund commissioners are
hereby authorized to exchange said bonds
/ at par for like sums of any class of indebt-
edness in the preceding section of this act
named, including sewer taxes or assess
menfs paid, evidenced by certificates of
| of the auditing board provided for in this
| act.
Sec. 8. That the authority conferred On
/ the board of public works to issue addi-
tional certificates of Indebtedness by sec
tion four of the act of the legislative as
sembly approved on the twenty ninth day
| of May, eighteen hundred and seventy
| three, If hereby annu1led. No property
shall be advertised for sale or sold for the
| collection of any assessment authorized by
/ the act entitled "An act creating drainage
| and sewerage sections in the cities of
Warrington and Georgetown, in the Dis