Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-25

tha custom house and post Office Of
the United States within the town of
Alexandria. or in the soil of the ter
ritory hereby receded, SO as to af-
feet the rights of, individuals or cor
norations therein. otherwise than as
the same shall or may be transfer
red by individuals OF corporations
to the State of Virginia.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
that the jurisdiction and laws now ex-
listing in the said territory, coded by
the United States by the State of
Virginia, as aforesaid, over the per-
sons and property of individuals
therein residing, shall not cease OF
determine until the State of Virginia
shall hereafter provide, by law, for
the extension of her jurisdiction and
judicial system over the said territory
hereby receded.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall not be In force
until after the assent of the people
of the county and town of Alexandria
shall be given to it in the mode
hereinafter provided.
Immediately after the close OF
the present session of Congress the
President of the United States shall
appoint five Commissioners (any
three of whom may act) citizens OF
the said town or county of Ale%an-
dria, and free holders within the
same. who shall be sworn before some
Justice of the peace, in and for the
said town or county, to discharge the
duties hereby imposed upon them
faithfully, impartially, and to tie best
Of their ability. These Comm .ssion-
ers, CT any of them shall proceed.
within ten days after they are notl-
led of their appointment, to fix rpor
;he time, place and manner OF taxing
;he vote within the town OF county OF
Alexandria, and shall give notice OF
the same by advertisement In the
newspapers Of said town, and Oh the
lay, and at the place so appointed
,very free white male citizen Of the
United States, who shall have re: dec
in said county of Alexandria for sly
months preceding time when H. o.sers
lis vote, insane persons and pat ;erS
excepted, shall vote viva voce ;;pon
the question of accepting or re. ect-
ing the provisions of this act. Tn.
said Commissioners shall preside
when the vote is taken, and decide al
Iuestions arising in relation to the
eight of voting under this Act, 18th
n three days after this vote is t2ker
as aforesaid, the said Commissioner;
shallmake out three statements G. thu
result of this poll, upon oath ano
mder their seals. Of thee on
shall be transmitted TO the ? esi'
IF the United States, one to the Low
,rnor Of the Commonwealth Of Tir
rinia ard one shall be deposite Ii
he Clerks Office Of the County >-our'
f Alexandria. If majority & the
yotes so given shall be cast az ms
accepting the provisions of TIL: Act
:hsn it shall be void and Of no 2ct
nut if a majority of said votes 1ulo
)e in favor of accepting the Wis
ons of this act, then this act ST be
n full force, and it shall be thc .ut!
If the President OF the Unitel { 2te'
20 inform the Governor of VIr.c'n!s
that this act is in full force AMI ect
md to make proclamation Of the ACT
Sec. 5. And be it further cAa ed
That, in such case the right C OPP
,rty in the half square in Ale:;ar 'TIi
IN which stands the court t. us;
bounded by Columbus, Queea aA1
Princess Streets, and the half sc arr
m which stands the Jail, bouEde:. by
Princess, st. Asaph and Pitt st: It's
shall be conveyed to the govcrnc" OF
Virginia and his successors II csfic'
for the use of the county and CO: Dor