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594 SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 104. 1820. with ‘m’ “°*"°' to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Wasliington, in the District p°2_;?;,,· May of Columbia," and the act supplementary to the same, passed on the 3, 1802, ch. 53. twenty-fourth of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and Au °*` F°l°· four, and the act, entitled “An act further to amend the charter of the 24i,}804,t Tg};' city of Washington}' and all other acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with cb. 'E i ° the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed: Pro- P*°Vi °· vided, however, That the mayor, the members of the board of aldermen, zA3g:,}:;',, if and the members of the board of common council, of the corporation of continue. the said city, shall and may remain and continue as such, for and during the terms for which they have been respectively appointed, subject to the terms and conditions in such cases legally made and provided; and And tj,,,;,. all acts or things done, or which may be done, by them in pursuance of acts, not'inc0n— the provisions, or by virtue of the authority, of the said acts, or oitheriof $*,:1** ;'“h g?;' them, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall be vahd, ac ’ 0 8 vaand of as full force and effect as if the said acts had not been repealed. I,,,,,,;,;,,,,,,,, of Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, That the inhabitants of the city of Washington to Washin on shall continue to be a body politic and corporate, by the °°“‘l““° ’°. l’° name otgihe “Mayor, board of aldermen,and board of common council, of
the city of Washington} to be elected bycpzldlot, asi hereinagtcr éligected,
and, b their cor orate name, may sue an e sue , imp ea an e 1m- pleadeii, grant, rgceive, and do all other acts, as natural persons ; and may purchase and hold real, personal, and mixed, property, or dispose of the A city seul, same, for the benefit of the city; and may have and use a city seal, and 8***- break and alter the same at pleasure. Election of Sec. 3. And be itfzrther enacted, That the mayor of the said city shall be g:{‘;,',,·m:’_;‘u tg?. elected on the first Ionday in Junenext, and on the same day in every _;,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,y second year thereafter, at the same time and place, in the same manner, second ycitr, and by the persons qualified to vote for members of the board of alder- “%°'Ll‘;,“°2 1g2i:; men and the board of common council. That the commissioners herein- ,hg°r,,;,,:it°,,? after mentioned shall make out duplicate certificates of the result of the thee1cction,&c. election of mayor; and shall return one to the board of aldermen and the other to the board of common council, on the Monday next ensuing the election; and the person having the greatest number of votes shall be eq{;,°"::u‘;,l;e‘;“ the maypr: bt: in pase twchpr mtorg pprlsoris, lpghpst iipte,5h:;ll iipve ane ua num ero votes, eni s a e awu or e oar o aceriiicyiijdehhiilcr menqand the board of common council to proceed forthwith, by ballot,
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Mm; is im {Tiff; TiI.iiE.°ZriFS ‘1§’é',.$ZS€.ZZ1€ liisthieféllligE?hfJ.f€T."L`§.’§ an oat , c orc 1 , ¤.l“s”i°° °*` *h° common council, in joint meeting, take an oath, to be administered by a P°°°°‘ justice of the peace, " lawfully to execute the duties of his office, to the best of his skill and judgment, without favour or partiality." He shall, P°W°*'¤_ °-nd ex oihcio, have and exercise all the powers, authority, and jurisdiction, of dunes °t th° a `ustice of the eace for the count of Washin ton within the said mayor. J P _ _ Y g r county. He shall nominate, and with the consent of the board of aldermen, appoint to all offices under the corporation, (except commissioners of election,) and may remove any such officer from office at his will and pleasure. He shall appoint persons to fill up all vacancies which may occur during the recess of the board of aldermen, to hold such appointments until the end of the then ensuing session. He may convene the two boards when, in his opinion, the public good may require it; land he shall lay before them, from time to time, in writing, such alterations in the laws of the corporation as he may deem necessary and proper g and C,,m,,,,,,m,,,,, he shall receive, for his services, annually, a just and reasonable comcrtlic mayor to pensation, to be allowed and fixed by the two boards, which shall neither l’° 6****- be increased nor diminished during his continuance in office. Any per— Quu,,,,cumms Son shall be eligible to the office of mayor who lis a free white male citi- ,,,,,,,,,,,,y {0, zen of the United States, who shall have attained to the age of thirty mtyci-. years, who shall have resided in the said city for two years immediately pre-
