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That no capias ad (VIH
hercattcr ilfue on any judgment
by a Angle magiftrate,/or in any ca(«8
where the judgment, /xclufive of cofts,*
(hall not exceed twent 'J dollars; but thatl
in such cases, execution Hiall be only ona
the goods and chattels of the debtor,
Ihall ilfue by order of thejuiiice who may
have taken cognizance of the adion, from
the clerk's office, a«d (hall be returnable
thereto. That ail frith executions be re
turnable on the lirft Monday in every
month ; and that the fame, and also the
warrant to bring (he party before the ju
stice, he direded to one of the constables,
whole duty it Ihall be to obey the fame : '
that each of the said constables (halj give
bond, with one fufficient furery, to be
approved of by any one of the diftrid
judges, for the faithful execution of the
duties of his office, in the furn of five
hundred dollars. That the clerk's fees for
issuing and filing the return of every such
execution, (hail be twenty-five cents;
theconftablc’s fees for return and fcrvicc,
(hall be fifty cents; and that a commission
of eight percent, be allowed the conlta
ple for every sum thereon by him levied.
Sec’. And be it further enatfed,
That so much of the original ad to which
this is a further fuppletnenr, as confinepi
the jurifdiciion of the courts of this
titory to cases between parties who {
inhabitants of, or residents within the
• mac, Ihall nor be ccnftrueJ to extetad to
iiiy case where, by the laws of Mary
land and Virginia, refpedively, attach,
'■'cents may idue to atTed the property of
’thfeonding debtors, or others having
property within the diftrid, and whole
persons are not answerable to the process
Os the court.
Sec. G. And he it further enafitd,
That the taxes to be levied in the county
of Alexandria, shall hereafter be affefled
by the justices of the peace of the said
county, and the poor of the town and
country,parts of the said epunty of Alex
dndria (hall be provided for refpedively,
in like manner as the county and corpora
tion courts authorjfed to do by the
laws of Virginia, as they flood in force
within the said county, on the firll Mon.
day of December, in (he year one thousand
eight hundred. /
Sec. 7. And He it. further enaBed %
That no part of ibe laws of Virginia or
Maryland, declared by atvad of congress,
palfed the twenty-seventh day of Februa
ry, one thousand eight hundrfcj and one,
“ concerning the diftrid of Cobunbia,”
to be in farce within the said diftrid, (hall
ever be construed so as to prohibit the own
ers of (laves to hire them within, or re
move them to ths said diftrid, in the
(amu way as was pradifed prior to the
paPage of above recited ad, |
■ike, 8. And be it further enabled y
That so much of the two ads of congress,
the one pasted on the twenty.feventh day
of February, one thousand eight nundred
3nd one, entitled “ An ad concerning
the diftrid of Columbia;” the other
pasted the third day of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and one, fripplementa
.*y to the aforefaidad, as provides for the
compensation to be made to certain justices
of the peace thereby created, and for
Compensation to jurors attending the
courts within said diftrid, except so much
thereof as relates to their travelling ex
■,K‘nces attending the fame, (hall be, and
is hereby repealed : And jurors, in future,
ihall serve in the said courts, and be sum
moned toattend the farnev in like manner
as j :rors serve sind were Turnmoned in the
. courts of Virginia, prior to the paflage
hf the above recited ad.
Sec. 9. And be it further rnaftedy
That ordinary licenses, retailer's licenses,
and hawker’s and pedlar’s licenses, Ihall
be granted by the circuit court of the said
diftrid, in the refpedive counties, as the
fame were heretofore granted by the courts
of Maryland and Virginia, refpedively.
And the fcveral judges of the said circuit
court (hall have like authority to grant
such licenses in vacation, as the justices
of the courts of Maryland and Virginia
heretofore possessed ; and the money arif.
ing from such licenses (hall be applied to
the life and benefit of the said counties, re
fpedively, in such manner, and to such
purposes, as the justices of the levy courts
in the fame (hall appoint and dired.
Sec. 10. And be it further enaAfd^ —
That the marshal of the diftrid of Co
lumbia lie, and he hereby is authorifed and
direded, with .the ..approbation of the
President of the United States, to cause a
good and fufficient jail to be built within
the city of Waihington, and that a sum
not exceeding eight thousand dollars be,
and the fame hereby is appropriated to that
parpofe, to be paid out ot any unappropri.
jlted monies in the treasury.
Sec. 11, And be it further enaSled)
J That the corporation cf Georgetown, ia
ok the diftriCt of Columbia, (hall have full
} power and authority to tax any particular
i part or diftrid of the town, lor paving
the ftrects, lanes or alleys therein, or for
finking wells, or eroding pumps w-hicji
I may appear lor the benefit of such parti,
cular part or diftrid. Provided that the
tMmn tax Co to be levied (hall not ex.
per foot front, and that
be enforced and colleded
manner that the taxes which
tcorporation had heretofore been
autmlw| tolay and colled.
Sec|K. And be it further enabled.
That arncles IhfpeCted at one port in the
said diftrid (Vail not be fubjed to a second
infpedion at any other port in the said
diftrid.
Sec, 13. And he it further enabled.
That the President of the United States
be authorifed to cause the militia of the
refpedive counties of Walhington and
Alexandria to be formed into regiments
and other corps, conformably, as nearly
as may be, to the laws of Maryland and
Virginia, as they flood in force ia the
said counties, respectively, on the firft
Monday in December, in the year one
thousand eight hundred ; and that he ap
point and commission, during pleasure, all
officers of the militia of the said di
k -iSaid, as he may think proper; that he be"
authorifed to call them into service, in I
like manner as the executive of Mary. I
land and Virginia were authorifed In the
counties of Walhington and Alexandria,
refpeCtivefy, on the firftpMonday of De
cember, oneVhoufand flight hundred.—
And that fuck milit/i, when in adual
service, be the fame pay and
emoluments as tMßpiilhia of the Unit
ed States, when trailed, out by the Presi
dent, f
of the House of Repxefentatives,
ABRAHAM BALDWIN, Preft.
dent of the Senate pro ftjnpore.
Approved, May 3, 1802. -\
Th. JEFFERSON, President of the
United States .
AN ACT to incorporate the inhabitants
of the City of IVafhington, in the di
firibi op Columbia.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assembled,
That the inhabitants of the city of Wa(h
ington be conflituted a body politic and
corporate, by the name of a mayor and
council of the city of Walhington, and
by their corporate name, may sue and be
sued, implead and be impleaded, grant,
receive and do all other aCts as natural
perlons, and may purchase and hold, real,
personal and mixed property, or dispose
of the fame for the benefit of the said ci
ty ; and may have and use a city seal,
which may be broken or altered ar plea
sure j the city of Wafliington (hall be di
vided into three divisions or wards, as
now divided by the levy court for the
county, for the purpose of assessment, but
the number may be encreafed hereafter, as
in the wisdom of the city council (hall
stem molt conducive to the general inte
rest and convenience.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
That the council of the city of Walking,
ton (hall consist of twelve members, reii
dents of the city, and upwards of twenty,
five years of age, to be divided into two
chamber?, the firfl chamber to consist of
seven members, and the second. chamber
of five members ; the second chamber to
bechofen from the whole number of coun
cillors elected, by their joint ballot. The
city council to be eleCted annually, by
ballot, in a general ticket, by the free
white male inhabitants of full age, who
have relided twelve months in the city,
and paid taxes therein the year preceding
the election's being held ; the justices of
the county of Walhingtoin, resident in 1
the city, or any three of them, to pre- j
fide as judges of election, with such aflb-
the council may, from time to
time, appoint.
Sec. 3* And be it further enabled.
That the firft election of members for the
city council (hall be held on the firft
Monday in June next, and in every year
afterwards, at such place, in each ward,
as the judges of the election may pre
feribe.
Sec. 4. And he it further enabled.
That the polls (hall be kept open from 8
o’clock in the morning t 11 7 o’clock in
the evening, and no longer, for the recep.
tion of ballots. On the closing of the
poll, the judges (hall close and leal their
ballot boxes, and meet on the day fol
lowing in the presence of the marlhal of
the diitrict, on the firft election, and the
council afterwards, when the Teals lhall he
broken, and the votes counted, within
fhree days after such eleftkfli, they fliall
give notice to the persons having the
greatest number of legal votes, that they
are duly tlefted, and (hall make their re
turn to the mayor of the city.
Sec. £. And be it further etiaßed ,
That the mayor of the city shall be ap
pointed annually, by the Piefident of the
United States; He mull be a citizen of
the United States, and a relident of the
city, prior to his appointment.
Sec. 6. And be it further enntted.
That the city council (hall hold their ses
sions in the city hall, or, until such build
ing is erected, in such place as the mayor
may provide for that purpose, on the se
cond Monday in June, in every year;
but the mayor may convene them oftener,
if the public good require their delibera
tions. Three fourths of the members of
each council may be a quorum to do busi
ness, but a smaller number may adjourn
from day to day: they may compel the
attendance of absent members* in such
manner, and under such penalties, as they
may by ordinance provide ; they (hall ap.
point their refpeftive presidents,- who
(hall preside during their sessions, and (hall
vote on all questions where there is an c
qual division ; they (hall fettle their rules
of proceedings, appoint their own officers,
regulate their refpeftive fees, and remove
them at pleasure ; they (hall judge of the
elections, returns and qualifications of
their own members; and may, with the
concurrence of three fourths of the whole,
expel any member for disorderly behavi
our, or mal-conduft in office, but not a
second time for the fame offence; they
(hall keep a journal of their proceedings,
and enter the yeas and nays on any queiti
on, rciolve or ordinance, at the request
of atoy member, and their deliberations
(bill be public. The mayor (hall appoint
to all offices under the corporation. All
ordinances or afts passed by the city coun-
be sent to the mayor for his ap-
TMfcatipn, and when approved by him,
(hall then be obligatory as such. But if
the fai<J mayor (hall not approve of such
ordinance or aft, he (hall return the fame
within five days, with his reasons, in
writing, therefor ; and if three fourths
of both branches of the city council, on
reconsideration thereof, approve of the
fame, it (hall be in force, in like manner
as if he had approved it, unless the city
council, by their adjournment, prevent
its return.
Sec. 7, And be it further enafded,
That the corporation aforefaid, (hall have
full power and authority to pass all bye
laws and ordinances; to prevent and re
move nuisances j to prevent the introduc
tion of contagious diseases within the city ;
to eftablUh night watches or patroles, and
ereft lamps, to regulate the stationing,
anchorage and mooring of vessels; to
for licensing and regulating auc
|ws, retailers of liquors, hackney car
ries, waggons, carts and drays and
pawn-brokers within the city ; to restrain
or prohibit gambling, and to provide for
licensing, regulating*or restraining thea
trical or other public amusements within
the city; to regulate and establish mar
kets ; to ereft and repair bridges; to
keep in repair, all neceflary streets, ave
nues, drains and sewers, and to pass re
gulations necessary for the preservation
of the fame, agreeably to the plan of the
said city ; to provide for the fafe keeping
of the (landard of weights and measures
fixed by congress, and for the regulation
of all weights and measures used in the ci
ty ; to provide for the licensing and regu
la ting the sweeping of chimneys, and fix
ing the rates thereof; to eftabliih and re
gulate fire wards and fire companies ; to
regulate and cltablilh the size of bricks
that are to be made and used in the city ;
to (ink wells, and ereft and repair pumps
in to impose and appropriate
penalties and forteiturcs for breach
( ot their, ordinances; to lay and collcft
taxes ; to enaft bye laws for the proven,
tion and|extinguiflunent of fire; and 10
pass all' ordinances neceljary to give c(- _
feft and operation to all the powers veiled
in the corporation of the city* of Wash
ington; Provided, That the bye laws
or ordinances of the said corporation,
(hall be in no wife, obligatory upon the
persons of non-residents of the said city,
unless in cases of intentional violation of
bye laws or ordinances previoufiy promul
gated ; all the fines, penalties and for
feitures imposed by the corporation of the
city of Washington, if not exceeding
twenty dollars, (hall be recovered before
a single magistrate, as small debts are,
by law, recoverable; and if such fines,
penalties and forfeitures exceed the sum
of twenty dollars, the fame (hall be re
covered by aftion of debt in the diftrift
court ot Columbia for the county of Wa(h
ingtonj in the name of the corporation.
and for the ufc of the city of Wafting
Sec. 8. And be it further
That the person or persons appoint':*
colleft any‘tax imposed in virtue c c 1°
“ Powers granted by this aft, (hall L! '
authority to colled the fame by
and sale of the goods and chattels of \\
person chargeable therewith a no fa*
lhall be made unlcfs ten days prove* 1
notice thereof be given ; no law fi la |j
passed by the city council,
vacant or unimproved city lots, or ni,
of lots, to be fold for 4 J >
Sec. g. And he it further enaftei
That the city council lhall provide fQ
the support of the poor, infirm and di!
fcafed of the city.
Sec. 10. And be it further enableJ
That no rax lhall be imposed by the city
council on real property in the said city
at any higher rate than three quarters of
one per centum, on the affeflmcnt valua.
lion of such property.
Sec. 11. And be it further enaßeJ
That this ad lhall be in force for two
years, from the palling thereof, and from
thence to the end ot the next feflion of
Conyrefs thereafter, and no longer.
NATHANIEL MACON, Speaker
of the House of Repre/entati'vei,
ABRAHAM BALDWIN, Bnfu
dent of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, May 3, 1802.
Th: JEFFERSON, President of
the United States,
DRUGS , MEDICINES ,
Ewell & Cocke,
Having received an extevjivc and very ge»
neral /Ijfurtment oj
Frcfh Drugs, Patent Medicines,
Shop Furniture, &c.
Will in future Jell Medicines at their Shop
, on the Bay , near the Exchange, by
zuholefale and retail, at the Charlejlon
prices,
AMONG THEM AREt
Glauber Salts by the lb. or bbl.
Alum, copperas and fait petre, do.
Red, pale and yellow bark, of a superior
quality-
Pearl barley in kegs
Sago, cregm tartar, Hike manna
Chamomile flowers, Spanilb flie»
Jalap, rhubarb and tartar emetic
Camphor, opium, afa'.cctida
Magnesia, common and calcined
Colombo, calomel, borax
Senna, arsenic, quick filvcr
Blue and white vitriol,
Gum arable, myrrh and aloes
Long pepper," turmeric, ginger
Cinnamon, cloves
Nutmegs and mace
Refined liquorice
White and brown candy
Fresh tamarinds, fwcet spirits nitre
Spirits lavender and hartfnorn
Efiential oils and perfumery of various
kinds
Handsome smelling bottles
Tooth brushes
Walh balls and court plaifter
Caflor oil in quart and pint bottle*
Sweet cil in do.
Spirits turpentine do.
Large pewter syringes in cases
Reeves's water colours in boxes
Camel hair pencils
Copal varnilh in pint and half pintbottlit
Apothecary fcalcs and weights
Common and belt crown lancets
Pill boxes, Sec. Sec
PATEN r. MEDI C IN ES*
Britifti oil by tpegrofs or dozen
Turlington balsam do.
Effencc peppermint do.
Bateman's drops do.
Daffy’s elixir do.
Stoughton’s bitten do.
Godfrey’s cordial do.
Squire’s elixir do.
Dolby's carminative do.
Steer’s opodeldoc do.
H sc'lem’soil do.
Andetfon’s pills do.
Hooper’s do. do.
Oxiginated marine acid, the moll ufefdl
preparation yet difeovered for n mov
ing spots of iron mould, ink, slams 02
wine, &c. Sec,
pT Country shop keepers fupplkd
with patent and other medicines at a
great allowance.
V Phyfidan's orders will be parties
latly attended to.
§§§ Medicine chests for fca and plan
tation ufc, pot up in the most approved
manner.
N. B, Thole who purchase medicine*
of them, may rely on getting every arti
cle genuine, as they will import regdaf
ly from the bell markets, and fell asm®
but of a good quality,
savannah t 'ffulj g.