Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

was a@FeeI 10 Dy the senate OF tue fOfty-siHth
Congress. The indications are that the code
Will be passed through both houses ut this ses-
sion. as the District committees intend to push
1t. The code as it passed the Senate committee
begins with a chapter on the construction OF
words and phrases contained in it; next ii
contains provisions against the holding of office
By any persons convicted of bribery, perjury, or
other Infamous crime, and makes void the Office
and commission of any officer who shall receive
bride or reward during his term of office. The
oaths of office. provisions for filing vacancies
and other routine matters follow if proper
order.
THE OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT
are created as follows: Collector of taxes,
treasurer and assessor. auditor and comptroller,
coroner. water registrar attorney and assistants.
surveyor. one or mere assistant assessors SUI
perinteEdent of lamps market masters, superin-
tendeDts of public schools, trustees of public
schools. three fire commissioners. chief engineer
and assistant of the fire department supPrin-
tendent OF fire alarm telegraph, Inspector of
buildings. health officer sanitary inspectors and
pOundmGsrer. major and superintendent OF pO
lice, and officers and members OF the police
force. seaer OF WEIGHTS aud measures such in
spectOTs of food. -four. ard salted provisions as
may be necessary for the eXgencies OF the ser
vices required of them. one haFbOr master in
tendert Of the Washington asylum physician of
the Washington asylum, resident medical stu
dents OF Washington aSy lum. physicians to the
poor to be residents respectively of the districts
or localities for which they nlay he appointed.
apOtheCaTieS for the poor. to be residents re-
spectiyely of the districts ,pT localities for which
they may be appointed. secretary 10 the Com
missiCners OF the District of Columbia. three
trustees Of the "COTcOFan Charity" to be APP
pointed from residents Of that part Ofthe Dis
tTct Of Columbia known as the city of George
town and such other employees and clerks mes
sengerS and watchmen. subject TO the limitation
OF the act of June 1ith. 1873 as the Commits
sioners may. from time to time, find necessary
to carry into effect the laws of the District of
Columbia
The duties Of the various officers are pre-
scribed and defined in their regular order
apOthecaTie5 for the poor being required to fur
nish the Commissioners with quarterly returns.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
is regulated as follows: All persons employed in
the fire department shall be appointed by the
fire commissioners. and shall hold their places
during good behavior, and who. upon trial. may
be fined. suspended, OF expelled: PrOrideG. That
the accused shall first have written notice of the
charges against him. except, however, in eases
OF misconduct coming under the personal OBJ
servatiOn of one or more of said commissioners,
or Chief engineer. when there may be an imme-
diate suspension by said commissioner or chief
engineer. until charges shall be presented TO
uticiElIHeti ny the UDdfu. ana IN the Cf!di
of such persons said board shall have power to
summon and compel attendance of witnesses
and administer oaths. For each engine which
snail be employed there shall be one foreman
one engineer. one fireman, one h0stler and six
privates; and for each truck. one foreman, one
tiIlerHlan. one hOStier and nine pTivates. The
respective companies shall he located at such
points as the commissioners shall designate.
Tire chief engineer shall have the sole command
at fires, over all other officers and members of
the department. and all other persons who may
De present at fires.
TAXATION, TAX COLLECTORS, ETC.
Household property not over the value of
$500 is exempt from taxation; also personal
property brought into the District by nOn-resi-
dents. and which is taxed elsewhere: also
government and church property, charitable
institutions. Delinquent sales are provided
for as follows: 1t shall be the duty Of the
collector of taxes in said District to prepare
complete list of all taxes on real property upon
which the same are levied. in arrears on the
first day of July annually, including all taxes
due to the late corporations Of Washington
City, Georgetown, levy court, and the District
OF Columbia; and he shall within fifteen DAYS
thereafter publish the same with anOtice OF sale
In apamphlet OF which not less than five thousand
copies shall be printed for circulation and it
shall be the duty of said collector of taxes to
give notice. by advertising in the regular issue
OF two daily newspapers published in said Dis
trict twice week for three successive weeks,
that said pamphlet has been printed and that a
copy thereof will be delivered to any TAXPAYER
applying therefor at the office of said tax col
lectOr; and that il the taxes due together with
the penalties and costs that may have accrued
thereon: shall not be paid prior to the day
named Tor sale. the property will be sold by the
said collector at public auction at the office of
said collector in the city of Washington on the
1rst Tuesday OF October following and each
secular day thereafter until all Is sold. at
liked hour. between the hours of ten o'clock in
the forenoon and four O'Clock i'm the afternoon
ofsaid days, TO the highest bidder or bidders.
Inc owner Is allowed two years IN which to
redeem his property from the purchaser by the
payment OF the amount for which it was sold,
aad fifteen per cent additional.
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The commissioners are required to maintain
public free schools for the education of all the
children within said District between the ages
OF seven and seventeen years. and may continue
foproyide separate schools for white and col
Ored children.
The District shall be divided into four prin-
cipal school districts ramely:
The first district shall include al that portion
o. the District of Columbia which is west of
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The second district shall inel,l,.s an thai Mn
tion OF the District of Columidao which Ia bel
tween Reck Creek and f'7sh 3aetI0d eYi'
feI,eed TO the boundary of sai.i DistfiatIs
Tue thiTu district snail include ally t4iat Dor
tion of the District OF Columbia which Is be-
tween 1th street and the f1.asteYn Branch
OF the Potomac river: and
The fourth district shall include all that por-
fion OF the District of Columbia which is east of
eaid Eastern Branch
Hereafter the school board shall be composed
OF not more than nineteen nor less than five
Trustees: and each of the districts above named
snail be represented in said board by at least
one trustee. But said board is authorized TO
make such subdivisions of said principal dis
triets as they may deem expedient for the
proper organization and management of the
Various schools therein. A superintendent of
schools Tor white children and a superintendent
OF schools for cOlOred children shall be an
pointed by the commissioners on the recon-
Mendation OF the school board and each shall
bold his Office during the pleasure Of the APP
pointing power.
IN THE BUILDING REGULATIONS
stringent provisions for protection against fire
are Incorporated. and all public place and places
of amusement are requireS to provide ample
modes Of egress In case Of fire. The Commits
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