Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
Tho District I'm Congress.
MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST

Tne Dill 10 regulate the foreclosure OF mort
cages and deeds of trust in the District, pre-
sented in the House by Mr.. Williams, provides
that no sale OF real estate In the District OF CO.
lumbia shall be made under any power OF sale
contained In any mortgage, deed of trust, or
other conveyance having the legal effect OF a
mortgage, which may be hereafter executed
Sec. ?. Upon default in the payment of any
money due or the performance of any obligation
secured by any such conveyance, the Supreme
U9aas OF tne District OF Columbia, or any court
subject matter, on the application of any person
entitled to the payment OF any money or the
performance of any obligation so secured shall
have authority to decree foreclosure of such
mortgage or other conveyance as aforesaid
and a sale OF the mortgaged property,
or so much thereof as may be necessary
whether the same shall all be due or not
Sec 8. Any person who shall hereafter sign, ex-
ecute, acknowledge or deliver. or who, by any
trick, device, deceit, false representation or
otherwise, shall procure or aid in procuring the
signing, execution, acknowledgment, delivery
or recording Of any deed, or other conveyance,
or writing for the release OF any property in the
District OF Columbia from the incumbraHce or
effect OF any mortgage, deed OF trust, or other
instrument or conveyance operating as such,
given to secure the payment or money or other
obligation with the intent to cheat tnjure, or
defraud any person, corporation, OR voluntary
association so secured, or to hinder, delay, or
obstruct the collection of any debt or obligation
so secured, shall upon. conviction thereof be
punished By fine not exceeding $4,000, or by
imprisonment In The penitentiary for term not
exceeding five years, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment, in the discretion of the court is
the usual repeating clause.
PROPOSED NEW LOTTERY LAW FOR THE DISTRICT
MIR. Meals bill to prohibit the publication of
lottery schemes In the District. provides ':that
whoever writes, prints. or publishes in any way
In the District of Columbia an account Of any
lottery or scheme of chance OF any kind or de-
Scription, by whatsoever name, style, or title,
the same may be denominated or known, stat
ing when or where the same Is to be drawn, or
the prizes therein, OF any OF them, Or the price
OF ticket or showing therein where any ticket
may be obtained, or In any way giving publicity
to such lottery or scheme Of chance, or giving
any other information concerning the same shall,
on conviction thereof, be liable to fine not ex-
ceeding $780, Sec. 2. That whoever vends,
sells, or barriers, or in any way diSposeS in the
District of Columbia OF any ticket, ORDER or device
OF any kind for or representing any number Of
shares, or any interest in any lottery, policy,
or scheme OF chance of any kind or description
by whatever name, STYLE, Or title. the same may
be denom1nated, whether located or to be
drawn, paid or carried out within Or without
this District, shall, on conviction thereof, be
liable to fine not exceeding $500. or be i'm
prisoned not more than SIX months or both.
Sec. 8. That whoever publicly or privately, in
the District Of Columbia, as owner or agent,
establishes, opens. or sets on foot carries on,
promotes, makes, draws or acts as 'backer" OF
'yender" for or on account of, or in any way
concerned in, any lottery, policy, or scheme OF
chance Of any kind or description, by whatever
name, style, or title the same may be denomn-
ated or known, whether located or to be drawn,
paid, or carried on within or without this Dis
trtct, or by any OF the means aforesaid exposes
or sets to sale anything of value, shall, on con-
viction thereof, be liable to fine not exceeding
$780, and to be imprisoned not more than six
months Sec. 4. 1t Is hereby made the duty of
the attorney OF the District OF Columbia to lay
before the grand jury OF the District, at each
session Of same, any and all newspapers printed,
published, or circulated in the district, and
other written or printed advertisements or no.
ticcs which In any manner violate any Of the
provisions OF this act, upon which the said
grand jury may find such bills of indictment as
may be justified: and upon Indictment found
to prosecute the same to final judgment, or said
district attorney may proceed. by information
in the Police Court, against any violator5 OF
this act. Sec. Is a repeating clause.
PAY OFSwoRKMEN.
Mr.. Phillips bill with reference to the pay OF
laborers under the old board of public works
continues in force the clause In the sundry civil
act Of 1873, which appropriates s15,e00 and
makes it applicable to such as have not been
paid.