Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-29
The District ira Congress

BILL TO PROVIDE PERMANENT FORM or
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF CT
LUMBIA.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hendee IN the
House this morning 10 provide form Of
government for the District Of CDlumbia
is the same bill agreed upon by the Joint
committee of the TWO Houses of the lith
COtgresS. 1t provides for g0yernTG euJ OF
commissioners, one appointed by the Presi-
dent, one elected by the House and one by
the Senate. 1ue Commissioners snail esti-
male annually and report through the Secre-
tary 81 The Treasury at tue beginning of sacD
session, to Congress, the amount necessary
% Cetr6y the expenses and pay the accru ing
inGt btedDesS of the government OF he Dis
tTict OF Columbia for tie next fiscal year, and
to The extent to which the said esLI m ateS snail
be approved, Congress shall appropriate the
ais cunt OF forty per centum thereof, and the
remaining sixty per centum thereof shall b p
levied and as eSSed upon he property in Salt
District other than the property OF the UniIet
States and OF the District OF Columbia an Sucl
manner as theCommissiOners may dee n best.
The rate OF tax return shall not eXceei ~ -
per hundred on real estate, and on agrical-
luTal lands one dollar, and one dollar on
p6rSOnal property, provided further that the
aleDt 10 such tax on personal property or
any part thereof, by licenses for business
tary Of the Treasury shall pay the interest
accl uiDg on the hree-siXty- five per centum
bonds of the District of Columbia as the
same natures, and the amounts so paid shall
be Credited as part of the appropriation for
the year by the United States TO ward the ex-
penses OF the government of the District, as
herein provided. The powers and duties of
the boards OF health, police, fire com mission
ers and school trustees are transferred 10 the
commissioners of the District.
PROTECTION OF LIBRARIES.
Mr.. Frye's bill, introduced in The House
this morning, with reference to libraries in
the District OF Columbia, makes it a IA. sde-
meanor TO steal, mutilate, tear or destroy
any book belonging to the Congressional or
other public libraries In the District, punt sh-
able by a fine OF not less than ten dollars or
more than one thousand dollars for every
offence.
BILL IN RELATION TO NoTARIEs PUB
Lie.
The bill introduced in the House to-day by
Mr.. Frye with reference TO notares public in
the District of Columbia provides that seq
ton SIS of the revised statutes be amen lie 4 as
follow -" And a notice of protest from
temporary or permanent resident of the Dis
rict OF Columbia, maile1 by the notary
puol1c upoh the day of protest, direct "a -
Tie residence or place OF business Of susa
party, shall be as efiectuai To bind such
party as II the notice was PERSONALLY served !"
Thrt section s9i be amended as follows
Any agreement between the holder for
collection or owner OF commercial paper,
whether a body corporate or not, and no.
Lary, under which such holder or owner In
any manner wiihnOlds or receives any part
of the notary fees for official services rem
dered, or under which such holder or owner
receives or requires from such notary public
The beneft OF the performance by him OF
other than notarial services in consider Itlon
either in whole or in part of his selection or
appointment by such holder or owner for
notaria duty, shall be void; and the notary
public may recover in suitable action at
law the fees so withheld or paid, or the value
OF such services rendered, or both, as the
case may be-"