Huntingdon Journal

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VOL. 46.
HUNTINGDON, PA., MARCH 22, 1871.
NO. 12.
The Huntingdon Journal.
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MILES ZENTMYER, Attorney at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend promptly- o :\\\ h'gal buFiiic^s. Oi£cc in Cunningham's new miUing. [jan.4,71.
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ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-at-
> -Law. Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention ;iven to Coi.lk.-tio.vs of all kinds : to the scttlo- nent of Estates. Ao.; and all other Legal Business • rosecuted with fidelity and dispatch.
iay- OITice in room lately oecupied by B. Milton •tp'cer. Esq. [jan.4,'71.
1'    W.M YTON, Attorney-aULaw, Hun- •    tingdon. Pa.    Office with J. Scwell Stewart, Esq. [jan.4,'71.
HALL MUSSER, Attorney-at-Law.
•    Huntingdon, Pa.     OiBee,  second floor of ster's new building. Hill street.        [jnn.4,'71.
A       P.   W.   JOHNSTON,   Surveyor
£^-»    and Scrivener, Huntingdon, Pa. All kinds •f writing, drafting, kc, done at short notice.
OSec on Smith street, over Woods A Williamson's ;.aw Office. [mayl2,'Cll.
PM. & JI. S.   LYTLE,  Attorneys- •    at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend  to 11 kinds of legal business entrusted to their care.
Office on the south side of Hill street, fourth door test of .Smith. pan.4,'7l.
T    SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-a^
'J •    Law, Huntingdon. Pa.    Office, Hill  street, hrce d-.ors west of .¦<m:th. [jan.4'71.
TA. POLLOCK, Surveyor anil Real • Estate /'.gent, Iluntingdon.'Pa., will attend o .turveying in all its branches. Will also buy, ell, or rent Farms, Houses, and Real Estate of ev- ry kiniL in any part of tbe Iniled ,«tnle«. Send or a circular. [jan.4'71.
DR. .1. A. DEAVER, having located at Franklinville. olfcrs his professional sor- ices to the community. [Jan.t,'71.
JW. MATTERN. Attorney-at-Law • and lienci-iil Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa.. oUiers' claims against the Government for back ay, bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attend- d to with great care and promptness. Office on Hill streeL [jau.4,'7I.
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J.   M.  BAII.EY.
JCOTT,  BROWN  &   BAILEY,   At-
-7    torneys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa.    Pensions, nd all claims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs against le G'lvernment will be promptly prosecuted. Office on Hill street. [jan.4,'7!.
DR. B. P. MILLER, Office on Hill street, in the room formerly occupied by T. John M'Cullooh. Huntingdon, "Pa., would rcs- octfully offer his professional servicca to the oiti- ;ns of Huntingdon and vicinity. [jan.4,'7l.
r    R. PATTON, Druggist and Apoth-
/ •    ecary, opposite the Exehango Hotel,  llun- ngdou. Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded, j nre Liquors for Medicinal purposes.    [nov.2tl,'70. I
D^. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his j I.ro.V^sioiiul services to the community. \
Office on Washington street, one door east of the i atfaolic Parsonage. [Jan.4,*7].
EJ. GREEXE, DcDtist.    Office re- •    moved to Leister's new building. Hill street T-itingdon. [jan.4,'71.
ry    ALLISON MILLER, iJentist, haa
Lw*    removed to the Brick Row, opposite  tho ourt House. [jan.4,'71.
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L A W S
OF THE.
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF  THE FORTY-FIRST CONORESS.
[General nature—No. 25.] AN ACT to provide a government for the District of Columbia. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Cmigress asse7nbled. That all that part of the territory of the United States included within tho limits of the District of Columbia be. and the same is hereby, created into a government by the name of the District of Columbia, by which name it is hereby constituted a body corporate for municipal purposes, and may contract and bo contracted ^vith, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a soul, and exercis-; all other priwcrs ofa municiptd corporation not inconsis¬ tent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the executive power and authority in and over said District of Columbia shall bo vested in a govemor, who shall bejappoiii- ted by the President, by and with the ad¬ vice and consent of the Senate, and who shall hold his office I'our years, and until his successor shall be appointed and C(u;ili- fied. The governor shall be a citizen of and shidl have resided within said District twelve months bei'ore his appoiiitinent, and have the qualifications of an elector. He ni.ay grant pardons and respites for offenses against the laws of .said District enacted by tho legislative assembly tliere- of; he shall commission all officers wlio shall be elected or appointed to office un¬ der the laws of tho said District enacted as aforesaid, and shall take care that the l:nvs be faithfully executed.
Sec. 3. And he it furtlwr enacted, That every bill which shall have passed the council and hoiiso of dfIi\^:ntos ^iliull. hci'orn it becomes a law, be presented to the gov¬ ernor of the District of Columbia; if heap- prove, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objcctinrs at large ..n their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all the members iippointed or elected to tho house shall .ngroe to pass tho bill, it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if ap¬ proved by two-thirds of all tho members appointed or elected to that house, it shall become a law. But in all such casos the votes of both houses shall be ilcteriuined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and .against the bill shall be entered on the journal of cacii house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the governor within ten days (Sundays e.\cepted) after it .shall have been presented lo him. tbe same shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislative assembly by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.
Sec. 4. And be if further enncird, That there shall be appoiiited by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a .secretary cf said District, who shall reside therein and possess the ijuali- fication of an elector, and shall hold his office for four years, and until his succes¬ sor shall be appointed and qualified; he shall record and preserve all laws and pro¬ ceedings of the legislative assembly herein¬ after constituted, and all the acts and pro¬ ceedings of the governor in his exoeulive department; he shall transmit one copy of the laws and journals of the legislative assembly within thirty days after tho end of each session, and ono copy of the ex¬ ecutive proceedings and official corres¬ pondence semi-annually, on the first days of January and .luly in each year, to tho President of the United States, and four copies of the laws to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the uso of Con¬ gress; and in cise of the death, removal, resignation, dis.ibility, or absence, of the governor from the District, the secretary shall be, and he is hereby, .luthorized and required to cMCCute and perform all the powers and duties of tho governor during such vacancy, disability, or absence, or un¬ til another governor shall be duly appointed and qualified to fill such vacancy. And iu case the offices of governor and secre¬ tary shall both become vacant, tho powers, duties, and emoluments of tho office of governor shall devolve upon tho presiding officer of the cuuncil, and in ctisc that office shall also be vacant, upon the pre¬ siding officer of tl e house of delegates, until the office shall be fille.i by a new ap¬ pointment.
Sec. 5. And he it further enacted, That legislative power and authority in said District shall bo vested in a legislative as¬ sembly as hereinafter provided. The as¬ sembly shall consist of a council and house of delegates. The council shall consist of cloven members, of whom two shjill be residents of the city of Georgetown, and two residents cf the county outside of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, who shall be appointed by the President, Ly anel with the .-idvie:u and eohscnt of the Senate, who shall have the qualification of voters as hereinafter prescribed, five of whom shall be first appointed i'or tho term of one year, and six lor the period of two years, provided that all subsequent ap- poinments shall be for the term of two ycara. The house of delegates shall con¬ sist of twenty-two nieiiibers, possessing the same qualifications as prescribed for the lucmbers of tho council, whoso term of service continue one year. An appot- tionment shall be made, as nearly equal as practicable, into eleven districts ior the appoinment of the council, and into twenty-two districts for the election of delegates, giving to each section of the District representation iu the ratio of iis population as nearly as may be. And the members of the council and of the house of delegates shall reside in and be inhabi¬ tants of the districts from which they are appointed or elected, respectively. For the purpose of the first election to be held under this act, the governor and judges of the supreme court of the District of Col¬ umbia sliall designate the districts for members of the house of delegates, ap¬ point II board of registration and persons to superintend the election and the returns thereof, prescribe the time, places, and manner of conducting such election, and make all needful rules and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this act not otherwisj hereiu provided for: Provided, That the first election shall be held within sixty days from the passage of this act. In the first and all subse¬ quent elections the person having the highest number of legal votes for the house of delegates, respectively, shall be declared by the governor duly elected members of said house.    In case two or more persons
voted for shall have an equal number of votes for the same office, or if a vancac^ shall occur in the house of delegates, tie governor shall order a new election. .\nd the persons thus appointed and electei' to the legislative assembly .shall meet at juch time and at such place, within the Dis¬ trict a9-^je governor shall tippoint, tut thereafter the time, place, and manrer of holding and conducting all electionsby the people, and tho formation of the dstricts for members of the council and hruse of delegates, shall bo prescribed by law, as well as the day of commencement of the regular sessions of the legislative assembly: Provided, That no session in any one year shall exceed the term of si.-ity days except the first session, which may contime one hundred days.
Sec. G. And he it further enacted. That the legislative assembly shall have power to divide that portion of the 1 Hstrict not in¬ cluded in the curporato limits of U'ash- ington or Georgetown into townships, not exceeding three, and create township of¬ ficers, and prescribe tho duties thereof j but al! township olTieeis tiiall be elected by tho people of the townships respec¬ tive.
Sec. 7. And he it further enacted. That all male citizens of the United States, above the ago of t\yenty-ono years, who shall have been tietual residents of said District for three months prior to the pas.sago of this act, except such as are non compos mentis and persons convicted of infamous crimes, shall be entitled to vote at stiid election, in the election district or precinct in which he .ihall then reside, and shall have so resided for thirty days iminediafcly proceding said election, and shall be eligible to any office within .said District, and for all subsequent elections twelve months' prior residence shall bo re¬ quired to constitute a voter; but the legis¬ lative assembly shall have no right to abridge or limit the right of suffrage.
Sec. 8. And he it further enacted, Jhat no person who has been or hereafter shall be convicted of bribery, porjury, or other infamous crime, nor any person who has been or may be a collector or holder of public moneys who shall not have aceoun- tetl for an I paid over, upon liniil judgment duly recovered according to law, all such moneys due from him, shall be eligible to the legislative assembly, or to any office of profit or trust in said District.
Sec. 9. Awl be it further enacted, That members of the legislative tt.^sombly, before thoy enter upon their official duties, shall take and subscribe tho following oath or affirmation : "I do solemnly swear (or ti.f- firni) that I will support tho Constitution of the United States, and wi 1 faithfully discharge the duties of the offit.e upon which 1 am about to enter ; and that I have not knowingly or intentionally  p.iid
tiggregate debt ot the District shall exceed five per cent, of tho assessed property of the district, shall be contracted, unless the law authorizing the s^imc .shall at a gener¬ al election have been submitted to tho people and have received a majority of the votes east for members of the legisla¬ tive assembly at such election. The leg¬ islative assembly shall provide for the publication of Said law in at least two newspapers in the District for three months, at least before tho vote of the people shall be taken on the same, and provision shall be iitade in the act for the ptiyment of the iuterest annually, as it shall accrue, by a tax levied for the pur- po.sc, cr from other sources of revenue, which law providing for tho payment of such interest by such tax shall be irro- pealable until such debt be paid: Provided, 'i hat the law levying the tax shall he sub¬ mitted to the people with the law author¬ izing the debt to be contnieted.
Sec. 15. .\nd be it further enacted, 1 hat the legislative assembly shall never grant or authorize extra compensation, fee, or allowance to any public officer, agent, ser¬ vant, or contractor, after service has been rendtred or a contract made, nor author¬ ize tie payment of any claim, or part therfflf, hereafter erealed against the Dis¬ trict under tiny contract or agreement made, without express authority of law ; and ill snch authorized agrceiiionts or eon- tracti shall be null and void.
Sec. IG. And he it further r-nacted.Thut the District shtill never pay. assume, or be¬ come responsible fur the debts or liabilities of, or in any manner give, loan, or extend its credit to or in aid of ;iny public or oth¬ er corporation, tissociation. or individual.
Sh'. 17. And be it further enacted. That tho fegislative assembly shall not pass spe¬ cial Uws in any of the fullowing cases, that is to stiy : Fur granting divorces ; regula¬ ting the pnictico in courts of justice ; reg¬ ulating the jurisdiction or duties of justices of the peace, police magistrates, or consta¬ bles ; providing for changes of venue in civil or criiiiiiiiil ca.scs, or swearing and impan¬ eling jurors ; remitting fines, penalties, or forfeitures; the s:ile or utortgago of real estate belouKinK to minurs or others under disability; changing the law of descent; increasing or decreasing the fees of public officers during tlic term for which said officcis are elected or appointed; granting to any corporation, assuciation, or individ¬ ual, any special or exclusive privilege, im- niunity. or franchi.so whats lever. The le¬ gislative ti.ssembly shall have no power to release or extinguish, in \vhale or in part, the indebtednes,s. liability, or obligation of any corporation or individual to the Dis¬ trict or to any municipal corpemition there¬ in, nor shall the legislative a,s.sombly h.ave power to establish any bank of circulation, nor to authorize any company or individual
or coatribctcd anything, or made any i to iss'ae notes ibr cireulalinn as mouey or promise in the nature of a   bribe,   to di- i currency.
rectly or indirectly iniluenco any vote at j .Sec. 18. And he it further enacted. That the election at which I w;is chosen to fill tho legislative power of the District shall the said office, and have not accepted, nor j extoiid t;) all rightful subjects of h^gislation will I accept, or receive, directly or indi- j within .«aid District, consistent with tho rectly, any money or other vabaablo thing Constitution of the United .States and tho for any vote or inflitonee tli.it I may give | pi-ovi,'<ions of this act, subject, n-jverthclcss, or withhold on any bill, resolution, or ap- I to all the restrictions and limitations inipo- prnpriation, or for any other oliicial   act." j seel upon States by the tenth section of the
:Vn3- member who shall reliise to take the oath herein prescribed shall ibifeit his of¬ fice, and every person who shall be con¬ victed ol' having sworn I'alscly to or Of violating his .said oath sliall forfeit his office and be disqualified thereafter from holding any office or trust iu said District, and shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction shall be punished accord¬ ingly.
Sec. 10. And he it further enacted, Th&l a majority of the legislative assembly ap¬ pointed or elected t:i each house shall con¬ stitute a quorum. The house of delegates shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members. Each house shall determine the rules of its pro¬ ceedings, and shall choose its own officers. The governor .¦-hall call the council to or¬ der at tho opening' of each noiv assembly ; aud the secretary of tho district shall call the house of delegates to order at the open¬ ing of each new legislative assembly, and shall preside over it until a temporary presiding officer shall have been chosen aud shall have Liken his seat. No mem¬ ber shall be expelled by either liouse ex¬ cept by a vote of two-thirds of all tho members appointed or elected to that house. Each house may punish by im¬ prisonment any person not a member who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house by disorderly or cmtemptuotis behavior in its presence; but no such imprisonment shall extend beyond twenty four hours at one time. Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than two days, or to any other place than that in which such house shall be sitting. At the request of any member the yeas and nays shall bo taken upon any question and entered upon the journal.
Sec. 11. A',ulheitfurther,uacfed,1\\at bills may originate in either house, but may be altered, amended, or rejected by the other; and ou tho fiual pafe,=age of all bills the vote shall bo by yeas and nays upon each bill separately, and shall be en¬ tered upon the jouriiiil, and no bill shall become a law without tbe conceirience of a majority of the members elected to each hnuso.
Sec- 12. And be it further enacted,That every bill shall be read at largo on three difi'eront days in each house. No act shall embrat-o more than one object, and that shall be expressed iu its title; but if any subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much there¬ of as shall not be so expressed in the title ; and no act of the legislative assembly shall take effect until thirty days aiter its pas¬ sage, unless, in case of emergency (which emergency shall be expres.sed in the pre¬ amble or liody of the act,) the Ic^rislative assembly shall by a vote of two-thirds of all the membors tippmntcd (r elected to each house otherwise direct.
.Sec. 13. And be it further enacted. That no money shall be drawn from the treasury of the District, except in pursuance of an appropriation made by law, and no bill making appropriations for the p:iy or sala¬ ries of the offices oi the District govern¬ ment shall conttun any provisions on any other subject.
Sec. 1-1. Antl be it further enacted, That each legislative assembly shall provide for all the appropriations necessary i'or tho or¬ dinary and contingent expenses of tho District until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next regular session, the aggregate amount of which shall not be increased without a vote of two-thirds of the members elec¬ ted or appointed to each house as herein provided, nor exceed the amount of reve¬ nue authorized by law to be raised in such time, and all appropriations, general or special, requiring money to be paid ont of the District treasury, i'rom funds belong¬ ing to to the District, shall end with such fiscal quarter; and no debt, by which  the
first article of the Constitution of tho Uni¬ ted States ; but all acts of the legislative .issembly shall at all times be subject to re¬ peal or modification by the Congress of the United States, and nothing herein shall be construed to deprive Congress of the power of legislation over said District in as ample manner r.s if this law had not been enacted.
Sec. 19. And he it further enacted, That no member oi' the legislative assemblj- shall hold or bo appointed to any office which shall have been created or the stdary or emoluments of which shall have been in¬ creased while ho was a member, during the term liir which ho was appointed orclected, and for one year after the expiration of such term; and no p.jrsou holding any office of trust or profit under the govern¬ ment of the Uiiiled States shall be a mem¬ ber of the legislative assembly.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, Thau tho said legi,s|,ttive a.^^senibly shall not have power to pass tiny ox post facto law, nor law impairing tho obligation of contracts, nor t.) tax the property of the United States, nor to tax the lauds or other pro¬ perty of non-residents higher than the lands or other property of residents; nor shall hinds or other property in said district be liable to a higher tax, in any one year, ibr all general objects, territorial and mu¬ nicipal, than two dollars on every hundred dollars of the cash value thereof; but .spe¬ cial taxes may be levied in particular sec¬ tions, wards, or districts for their particu¬ lar l(ic:il iinprovements; nor shall said ter¬ ritorial government have power to borrow money or i,ssuc stock or 'bonds for any ob¬ ject whatever, unl'j,'ss sjiecially authorized by an act of tho legislative tissembly, passed by a vote of two-thirds of the entire num¬ ber of the uiombers of each branch thereof, but s;!id debt in no case to exceed five per centum of the assessed value of tho proper¬ ty of ,said District, unless authorized by a vote of the people, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 21. And belt further enacted, That tho pi'uperty of that portion of the Di-strict not included in the corporations of Vv^a.sh- ingtou ur (reorgctiiwn shall not bo tax-jd i'or the purposes either of improving the street.-*, alleys, public squares, or other pub¬ lic pn-perty of the .said cities, or either of them, nor for any other expenditure of a local nature, i'or the txclusive benefit of .said cities, or either of them, nor i';>r the payment of any debt heretofore contracted, or that iiiiiy hereafter he contracted by cither of .said cities while remaining under a municipal government not coextensive with the District.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted. That the property within the corjjorate limits of (j eoi-gctown shall not be taxed for tho pay¬ ment of any debt heretofore or hereafter to be contracted by the corporation of W^ash- iiigtoii, nor .shall the property within the corporate lituits of AVashington be taxed i'or the ptij-ment of any debt heretofore or hereafter to be contracted by the corpora¬ tion of (icorgetown ; and so long as said cities shall remain under distinct municipal governments, the property within the cor¬ porate limits of either of said cities .shtdl not be taxed for the local benefit of the other; nor shall said cities, or either of them, be ta.Kcd i'or tho exclusive benefit of the county oiitsiilc of tho limits thereof: Provided, That tho legislative assembly may make appropriations for the repair of roads, or fur the construction or repair cf bridges outside the limits of said cities.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That it sh.all be the duty of said legislative as¬ sembly to maintain a system of free schools for the education of the youth of said Dis¬ trict, and all moneys raised by general tax¬ ation or arising from donations by Con¬ gress, or from other sources, except by bequest or devise, for school purposes, shall be appropriated i'or the equal benefit of all the youths of said District between cer.ain ages, to be defined by law.
Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, Thiit
the s.aid legislative assembly sliall have p.iw- er to provide for the appointment of as many justices of the peace and notiries publie for said District as may be deemed necessary, to define their juri.sdicfion and prescribe their duties ; b-at justices of the peace shall not have jurisdiction of any contreiversy in which the title of land may be in dispute, or in which the debt or sum claimed shall exceed one hundred dollars : Provided, however, That all justices of the peace and notaries public now in commis¬ sion sh.all continue in office till their pre¬ sent comini.ssions expire, unless sooner re¬ moved pursuant to existing laws.
Sec. 25. And he it further enacted, That tho judicial courts of .said Di.'itrict shall remain as now organized until tibolished or changed by act of Congrc'.*; but such leg¬ islative assembly shall have power to pass laws modifying the practice thereof, and conferring such additional jurisdiction as m:iy be necessary to the duo execution and cniiireement of the laws of said District.
Src. 2(1. And be it further enacted. That there sh:dl be tippiiinted by the President of tho United States, by and with the ad¬ vice and consent of the Senate, a board of heultli i'or said DLstriet, to consist of five persons, whose duty it shall ba to declare what shall be doomed nuisances injurious to health, and to provide for tho i-einov:il tiioreof; to make and enforce regulations to prevent domestic animals from running at large in the cities of Washington and Georgetown; to prevent the s:ilo of un¬ wholesome food in said cities; and to per¬ form such other duties as shall be imposed up'in said. by:ird by the legislative assembly.
Sec. 27. And be it further en.actcd, Th.at the offices and duties of registers of wills, recorder of deeds. United States attorney, and United .St:itos marshal for said District shtdl remain as under existing laws till modified by act of Congress; but said leg- lative a.sseiiibly shall have power to impose such additional duties upon said officers, respectively, as may bo neces.sary tothedue eniijrcomont of tho l:iws of said District.
Sec. 2.'!. And be it further enacted,That the said legislative assembly shall have power to create by general law, modify, repeal, or aiiienel. within saiil District, cor¬ poration!; aggregate for religious, charita¬ ble, educational, industrial, or commercial purposes, and to dofius their powers and and liabilities : Provided, That tho powers of corporations so created shall bo limited to the District of Columbia.
Sec. 29. And be it further ennrted,That the legislative assoml-ly shall define by law who shall be entitled to relief as paupers in said District, and shall provide by law for ihe support .and maintenance of such paupers, and for that purpose shall raise the money necessary by taxation.
Sec. 30. And he it further crMctcd,That the legislative assembly shall have power to provide by lav7 for tho election or ap¬ pointment of such ministerial officers as may bo deemed necessary to carry into effect the laws of said District, to pre¬ scribe their duties, their tornts of office, and the rate and manner of their com- pen.sation.
Sec. 31. .And be it further enacted. That tho governor, secretary, an i other officers to be appointed pursuant to this act, shall, before they act as such, respectively, take and subscribe an oath or afiir^aiation be¬ fore a judge of the supreme court of tho District of Columbia, or some justice of the peace in the limits of said Disti-ict, duly authorized to administer oaths or affirmations by the laws now in force there¬ in, or before tho Chief Justice or .some associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to support the Consti¬ tution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective ofiiccs; which .said oaths, w-hen so ttikou, shall bo certified by the [lorson before whom the same shall have been taken; and such certificates shall be received and recorded by the said secretary among the executive ptoccodings; and all civil olii- cers in said District, before they act as such, shall take and S'jbsoribo a like oath or affirmation beiore the said governor or secretary, or some judge or justice of the poacc of tho District, who may be duly commissioned and qu.alifiod, or before tho Chief .Justice of the .Supreme Court of the United States, which said oath or .affirmation shall hd certified and transmit¬ ted by tho person administering the same to the secretary, to be by him recorded as aforesaid; and after tho like oath or affirmation .shtill be taken and sub.'^cribod, certified and recorded in such manner and form as miy bo prescribed by law.
Sec. 32. Andheiffurthcrrnact-d.That tho governor shall rccci'.'e an annur.l salary of three thousand dollars; and the secre¬ tary shall receive an annual .salary of t-.vo thousand dollars, and that the Slid sala¬ ries shall be paid quarter-yearly, from the dates of the respective appointments, at tho treasury of the United .States ; but no p.iyment shall be ni.ade until said officers shall htive entered upon the duties of their respective appointments. The members of the legislative aasembly shall be enti¬ tled lo receive four dollars each per day during their actual attendance at the ses¬ sion thereof, and and an .additional allow¬ ance of four dollars per day shall be paid to tho presiding oificer of each house for each day he shall so preside. Aud a chief clerk, one assistant clerk, one engrossing and one enrolling clerk, and a sergant-at arms may be chosen for each house; and the chief clerk shall receive four dollars per day. and tho said other officers three dollars per day. during the ."ossion of the legislative assembly: Provided, That there shtdl be but one session of the legislative assembly annually, unless, on an extraordi¬ nary occasion, the governor thall think proper to c;ill the legislative assembly to¬ gether. Aud the governor tmd secretary of the District shall, in the disbursement cf all moneys appropriated by Congress and entrusted to them, be governed solely by the in.structions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and shall scni-annually account to the said Secre¬ tary for tho manner iu which the afore¬ said moneys shall have been expended; and no expenditure shall be made by the said legislative assembly of i'unds appro¬ priated by Congress, for objects not espec¬ ially authorized by acts of Congress mak¬ ing tho appropriations, nor beyond the sums thus appropriated for such objects.
Sec. 33. And be it further enacted. That the legislative assembly of the Dis¬ trict of (,'olumbia shall hold its first ses¬ sion at such time and place in said Dis¬ trict as the governor thereof shall appoint and direct.
>Sec. 34. And be it further enacted. That a Delegate to the House of Repre¬ sentatives of the LTnited States, to serve for the term of two years, who shall be a citizen of the United States and of the District of Columbia, and shall have the qualifications ofa voter, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect members of the legislative assembly, who shall be en¬ titled to the same rights and privileges as are exercised and enjoyed by the Delegates
from the several Territories of the United States to the House of Representatives, and shall also bo a member of the Com¬ mittee for tbe llistriet of Columbia; but the Delegate first elected shall hold his seat only during th'o term of tho (^ongress to which ho shall be elected. The first election shall be held at the time and places and be conducted in such manner as the elections for members cf the Hou.so of Representatives are conducted; and at all subsequent elections the time and places and tho manner of holding the el¬ ections, shall be prescribed by law. The person having the greatest number of le¬ gal votes shall bo declared by tho governor to be duly elected, and a certificate thereof shall bo given accordingly; and the Con¬ stitution and all the laws of the United States, which are not loctdly inapplicable, .shall have the same force and effect within tho said District of Columbia as elsewhere within tho United .States.
Sec. 35. And be it further enacted. That all officers to bo appoiiiteel by the President of tho United States, by and with the advice and consent of tiie Senate, f r tho District of Columbia, who, by virtue of the provisions of any law now existing, or which may be enacted by Crongress, are required to give security for moneys that may be entrusted to thom for disbursement, shall give such security at such time and in in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury m.iy p'cseribe. Sec. 36. And be it further enacted. That there shall be a valuation taken in the District of Columbia of all real estate belonging to the United Sta'es in said District, except the p'ablie buildings, and the grounds which have been dedicated to the public use as parks and squares, at least once in five years, and return thereof ihall be made by the governor to the Presi¬ dent of tho Senate ami .Speaker of the House of Ropresoiitatives oa the first dtiy of the session of Congress held after such valuation shall be taken, and tho aggre- c:ite of the valuation of private property in s:iid District, whenever made by the authority of the legislative assembly, shall bo reported to Congress by the Governor : I'l-.u-ide.l, That ;dl v:ihi-itions of property belonging to the United .States shall be made by such persons as the Secretary of tho Interior shall appoint, and under such regulations as he shall prescribe.
Sec. 37. Andbeitfurthereuacted, That there shall be in tho District of Columbia, a board of public works, to consist of the the governor, who shall bo president of such board; ibur parsons to be appointed by the President oi the United States, by and with tho advice and consent of tho Senate, oae of whom shall be a civil en¬ gineer, and tho other citizens and residents of tho district, having tho qualifications of an elector therein ; ono of said board shall be a citizen and resident of (icorgetown. and one of said board shall be a citizen and resident of the county outside of the cities of Washingtou and (ieorgetown. They shall hold office ibr the ten.i of four years, unie.":: fioonor removed by tho Presidout ot the United S-tates. Tho bo.ard of public works shall have entire control and make all regulations which they shall deem necessary ibr keeping in repair tho streets, I avenues, alleys, and .sewers cf the city, and all other works which may be entrus¬ ted to tlieir charge by the legislative as¬ sembly or Congress. They shall disbuf.se upon their warrant all moneys appropria¬ ted by the United .States, or the District ! of Columbia, or collected from property- I holders, in pursuance of law, for the im- I provomcnt of streets, avenues, alleys, and I roads and bridges, and shall assess in such manner as shall be prescribed by law, upon the property atljoining and to be specially benefited by the iinprovements a'lthorized by law and made by them, a reasonable proportion of the cost of the improvement, not exceeding one-third of such cost, which sum shall bo collected as all other t.ixos are collecfe-.i. 'I'hey shall make ali necessary regulations respecting tlie con¬ struction of private buildings in the Dis¬ trict of Cclumbia, subject to the supervis¬ ion of the legislative assembly. All con¬ tracts made by the said board of public worksshall be in writing, aud shail bo sign- I ed by the parties making the same, and a j copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the District; and said board of publie works shall have no power to make contracts to bind said District to tho pay- I mentofanysumsofmoney except in pursu- i anco of appropriations made by law, and ! not until such appropriations shall have I been made. All contracts made by said botird in which any member of said board shall bo personally interested shall be void, and no payment shall be made thereon by said District or any officers thereof. On or bol'ore the first Monday in November of each year, th'.'y shall submit to each branch of the legislative assembly a report of their transactions during the preceding year, and also furnish duplicates of tho same lo ihe governor, to be by him h.id before the President of the United States for transmission to the two houses of Con¬ gress ; and shall be paid the sum of two thousand five hundred tlidiars each annu¬ ally.
Sec. 38. Aud boitfurtliorenacted,That the officers herein provided for, who siiall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be paid by the United States by ap¬ propriations to be made by law as herein- bol'oro provided; and all otlior officers of stiid District provided for by this act shall be paitl by the District: Provided, That no salary shall be paid to the j.overnrd' as a member of the board of public works in addition to his salary as governor, nor shall any officer of the army appointed upon the board of public work receive any increase of pay for such service.
.Sec. 39. And be it further enacted. That if, at any election hereailer held in the District of Columbia, any person shall knowiufily personate aud vote, or attempt to vote, in the name of any other person, i whether living, dead, or fictitious, or vote | more than once at the sameelectionfor any j candidate for the same office, or vote at a place where he may not be entitled to | vote, or vote without having a lawful right to vote, or do any unlawful act to secure a right or opportunity to vote for himself or any other person, or by force, threat's, menace, or intimidations, bribery, reward, or offer, or promise thereof, or otherwise unlawfully prevent any qualified voter of the District of Columbia from freely exer- exercise such right of suffrage, or by any such means induce any voter to refuse to cising the right ofsuft'rage, or compel or in¬ duce by any such means or otherwise, any officer of an election in said District to re¬ ceive a vote from a person not legally (lualifiod or entitled to vote; or interfere in any manner with any officer of said elections iu the discharge of his duties ; or by any unlawful moans induce any officer of an election, or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce, or declare the result of any such election, or give or make any corti.icato. document, or  evidence  in
relation thereto, to violate or refuse to comply with his duty, or any law regulat¬ ing the same; or knowingly and willfully receive the vote of any person not enti¬ tled to vote, or refuse to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote; or aid. counsel, procure, or advise any such voter, person, or officer to do any act hereby made a crime, or to omit to do any duty the omiss-on of which is hereby made a crime, or attempt to do so, every snch per¬ son shall be deemed guilty of a crime, and shall ibr such crime be liable to prosecu¬ tion in any cnirt of the I'nited States of competent jurisdiction, and on conviction thereof shall be punLshed by a fine not ex¬ ceeding five hundred dollars, or by impris¬ onment i'or a term nut exceeding three years, or both, in the discretion of the court, and shall p.iy the costs of prosecu¬ tion.
Sec. 40. And be it further enacted. That the charters of the cities of Washington ind Georgetown shall be repealed on and after the first day of-Tune, .\. D. eighteen hundred and reventy-ono, and all offices of said corporations abolished at that date; the levy court of the District of Columbia and all offices connected thorewit'^ shall bo abolished on and after said first day of June, A. D. eighteen hundred and sevcuty- one; but all lav.-s and ordinances of said cities, respectively, and of said levy cuurt, not inconsi.stcnt with thisaet, shall remain in full force until modified or repealed by Congress or the legislativo assembly of said district; that portion of said Listrict included within the present limits of the city of Washington shall continue to be known as the city of Washington, andthat portion of said District included within the limits of the city of Georgetown shall continue lo be knov/n as tho city of George¬ town; and the legislative assembly shall have power to levy a .special tax upon property, except tho property of tho gov¬ ernment of the United .States, within the city of Washington for the payment of the debts of said city; and upon property, ex¬ cept the property of the government of the United States, within the limits of the cit}- of Georgeto.wn for the p.iyment of the debts of said city; and upon property, ex¬ cept the property of tha United States, within said District not includi d within the limits of either of said cities to pay debts o .ving by that portion of said Dis¬ trict : Provided. That the charters of said cities soverall}', and the powers of said levy court, shall be continued for the following purposes, to wit: For ihe collection of all sums of money due to said cities, respec¬ tively, or tc said levy court; ibr the en¬ forcement of all contracts nude hy s.aiil cities, respectively, or by said ic.y court, and all taxes, horetoibre asses.sed, remain¬ ing unpaid; for the collection of all juft claims against said cities, respectively, or against said levy court; for the enforcement of legal ccn- tracts against said .cities, respectively, or against said levy conrt, until the affairs of said cities, respectively, and of said levy court, shall have been closed; and no suit in favoi' of or agtiinst said ccrporations, or either of them, shall abate by rea.son of tho pas.sagc of this act, but the same shall be prosecuted to final judgment as if this act had not been passed.
Sec. 41. And be it further enacted, That there shall be no election holdcn f jr mayor or members of the common council of the city of Georgetown prior to the first d.iy of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. but the present mayor and common council of said city shall hold their offices until said first day of .June next. No taxes for gen¬ eral purposes shall hereafter be assessed by the municipal authorities of the cities of Washington or Georgetown, cr by said levy- court. And upon the repeal of the char¬ ters of tho cities of Washington and Ceorge- tuwn, the District of Columbia be, and is hereby, dechired to be the successor of said corporations, and .all the property of said d-rporations. and of the c mnty of Wash¬ ington, shall b.X'time vested in tho said District of Columbia, and i-ll fines, penal¬ ties, costs, and forfeitures, which are now hy law made paytible to said cities, respec¬ tively, or s;iid levy court, shall be p.iid to said District of Columbia, and the salaries of the judge and clerk of the police court, the compensation of the deputy clerk and bailiffs of Si'.id police court, and of the mar¬ shal of the District of Columbia shall be paid by said District : Provided. That the moneys collected upon the judgments of said polica court, or so much thereof :is may be neces.sary, shall be applied to tho p.iyment of the salaries of the judge and other officers of said court, and to the p.iy¬ ment of the necessary expenses thereof, and any surplus remaining after paying the sal¬ aries, compensation, and expenses aforesaid, shall be paid into tho treisury of the Dis¬ trict at the end of every quarter.
Approved. February 21, 1871.  ^   ^   »	
A Battle among Ants.
Fighting on a large scale has been go¬ ing on for some weeks in France, in which most of our readers take a deep interest. But great battles are cot confined to the human family; and it is quite possible that the ants in tbe contest witnessed by tt ^Ir. Hanhart, of Balsc. may have outnum¬ bered the largest French and Prussian ar¬ mies. He says :
•• The brown ants had two hills near one another at the foot of a tree, while the black ants occupied five hills near together at the distance of forty feet from them. In the month of June, at 10 o'clock, a.m.. he observed a great movemeat in the hills of the brown auts. They marched out in the middle of an uncultivated field, which was situated bi;tween them and their ene¬ mies, and arrayed themselves iu a long, uninterrupted oblique line of battle, which line was twenty-four feet long, and con¬ sisted of only one file, in the meantime, the much more numerous but much smaller black aiitj also marched out and arrayed themselves in a line of b.attle, three ranks deep, their right wing being covcreil by a mass of several hundred, while their left wing was supported by nearly a thousand individuals. Thus the two armies moved one against the other, near enough to commence the battle, when the t>vo mas¬ ses which supported the wings formed ob¬ long .squares, from three tu ieiur inches wide, without taking part in the affray. Then the fighting began with fury, the jaws, stings and venom constituting their formidable weapons; and very soon muti¬ lated bodies, heads and headless trunks, torn-out feet and legs could be seen lying all over that miniature battle-ground. The fight was continued with great vigor nntil noon, ¦«-hen the massacre ceased, and the remn:int of the brown auts took flight to parts unknown, white the black ants as the victors, took po&session of the fortresses of the enemy, carrying along with them their wounded fellow-soldiers."
We heard of a man Vne other day who is so mean that when he weeps he saves the tears to secure the salt.