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 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 135, 136, 137. 1870. 159 Src. 7. And 60 it flerther enacted, That the provisions of this act shall t *5;* BVEPPIK be general within the boundaries of the District of Columbia. 0 e is mc ` Sue. 8. And be ic jerzher enacted, That Congress shall have power to t msyglw alalter, amend, or repeal this act at any time. °"’ * °‘ Approved, June 21, 1870. CHAP. CXXXVI. —An Act amendatory ¢y"Act approved Februaojy fi]?/1, eighteen hun- June 21, 1870. dred and szbrty-seven, and Joint Resolution approved Jllarc/z twenry-ninth, eiq/zleen hundred ";g2§K}f§]T’ and sixty-seven, relutzve to Judges and Commissioners (y' Election in the Cities ty" Was}:- Vol, xiv. p. 390.· inglun and Georgetown, District of Columbia. Vol. xv. p. 27. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act approved Feb— Certain perruary fitih, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to pun- §3Q{g£°;ff;]2:_ ish illegal voting in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," tionsin the Disahd joint resolution approyed March twentytninth, eighteen hundred and  °f C°l“m· sixty-seven, entitled a “Joint resolution relative to the payment of expenses incurred by the judges of election for the cities of Washingt0n and Georgetown, District of Columbia," be, and the same are hereby, amended so as to prevent any officer or employee of the corporation lot said cities of Washington and Georgetown from serving either as a Judge or commissioner of election; and no person who is a candidate for office at the time shall serve as judge or commissioner of election. Appxovsn, June 21, 1870. CHAP. CXXXVII. ———An Aci jo auilrorizethe Pavingjznd Sewerage of lll Street, June 21, 1870. PVas/ungton, Dzstrzct of Columbza. Vol xvip D_ I0_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United· Smzes of America in Congress assembled, T gag éhemayog oi Waship[g;on, args5v;;;??;. the commissioner of public bui dings, an 1 mm ticmey, ison MSM8W2mb_ E. Brown, and  II. Kaufman, of the city of \V&Sh1DgfoH? be, and they · i are hereby, appointed commissioners fo; thelppfrpose of paving andhsewleri Ouiocsglvgz ` NI Street north between New Yor an ermont avenues, w o s a. Q sgve without compensation; and all vacancies occasioned by death, or u°fi,,c,,_,,,,i,,S_ resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the supreme court of the ‘ District of Columbia. _ _ _ Sec. 2. And be it furtherenacted, That to enable the said commission- Commissioners to carry out the purpose of this act, they shall have the same power  ¤ now conferred upon the corporation oF the city of Washington, to leiiy ,,p0,,·pmpmy a tax upon the property fronting on said street sufficient to pay for said gppgéng on the paving and sewerage, which shall be collected in the manner now pre- hwjm be GOL scribed by law, and when so collected, the amount thereof shall be paid mma, over to the commissioners aforesaid. Thelsaicl commissioners shall have pug? and water the power of directing the maniac;. of putting iré the gas and water PIPCS -· `d treet within the omts eore men ione. ~ _ Onggh. And be it furzfler enacted, That the corporation of Washington ungigeigbsgreem shall pay for paving and sewerage of the space occasioned by the cross treet~ and alleys; and such alleys and streets as may abut against the said 1:1 street without crossing it shall pay the same rate as if the same r ivate ro ert. _ _ uagrijoi 4 Aha! ge further enacted, That this act be in force fropa azd mécgdgghsn after its passage, and all laws conflicting with its provisions are iere y re ealed. lA:-1>1zovm1:•, June 21, 1870.