Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-07

ment thereof and costs shall be enforced by judy
ment or sentence Of the Police Court upon infOrn-
umbia, by the attorney Of the District, or by his
regular or special assistant nearly possible In
t tne moae prescribed IN the act Of Congress en-,
District OF Columbia, and for other purposes" ap-
proved June nth, 1870.
Sec. 81 That In all informat1ons it shall be sufi-
Gent to set FORTH in brief and clear terms the ma
ture OF the charge which may be preferred against
any individual or individuals; and information
snail De quaShed on account OF miSnomer, techni-
callty, or mere clerical errors where the matter
complained Of Is stated so as to reasonably indicate
10 the party accused the matter thing which he
Is called on to answer; but all such errors may be
amended in the Police Court, motion, at the time
OF str trial 4 or on appeal to the Criminal Court
sion OF the Police Court to the Criminal Court Of
said District. in which the defendant shall on APP
peal be duly convicted OF any violation OF any OF
the provisions OF this act, and shall fail tmlne-
diately to pay or secure the payment Of such fine
penalty. or forfeiture imposed by law for such Of
tense. such person shall be committed to the work
house III such fine or penalty and costs thereon
be paid: but in no case. in the event OF non pay
ment, shall such imprisonment be for period Of
less than five, nor more than ninety days for any
one Offense.
Sec. SO. That all fines, penalties, and forfetures
imposed for any violation any Of the provisions
OF this act, upon Information fled as aforesaid,
shall be collected and applied to the use Of the
District, unless otherwise specially provided.
act to create revenue in the District OF Columbus
by levying a tax upon all dogs therein. TO make
Such uOeS personal property. ana Tor other pur-
poses" approved June 49, 1873, be. and the same IS
hereby, amended to read a. follows: THAT there
shall be, and hereby is levied tax or license OF a.
each per annum upon all dogs owned or kept in The
District OF Columbia, said license 10 be issued and
collected as other licenses in said District is
sued and collected; and il Shall be unlawful for any
person TO keep or harbOr any animal of the dog
kind until he has complied with the provisions OF
this act; and any person 50 unlawfully keeping or
harbotinS any dog shall, on conviction thereof, be
liable TO fine OF not more than s20 for each Of
fenSe.''
Sec. 81. That all laws or parts of laws levyng a
tax upon personal property in the District OF Co.
lumbia are hereby repealed; but this shah not be
construed to affect the collection OF personal taxes
and the proceedings incident thereto, assessed
prior to the Both of June. 1884.
SCI. ~. That all acts ana parts OF acts inConSts
tent herewith are hereby repealed: and licenses
other thtn herein provided shall be imposed upon
any trade, business or occupation in the District OF
Columbia And this act shall take effect from and
after Its passage. But il shall not be construed and
held to affect the time OF eNpira,O lon Of existing IL
cenSeS, nor rate thereof until such expiration
to release or eXtinguish any fine. penalty. forfeit
ure, or liability Incurred that may be incurred
under any other law ordinance OF the District of
Columbia but the same shall be prosecuted 70 final
triai and Judgment the saline as ii this act had never
been DSSSeu.