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 424 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 62. 1871. specmlhxa every hundred dollars of the cash value thereoft but special taxes may ` be levied in particular sections, wards, or districts for their particular Borrowing _ local improvements; nor shall said territorial government have power m specially authorized by an act of the legislative assembly, passed by a vote 0; two thirds of the entire number og the members of each branch thereo, but said debt in no case to exceed ve per centum of the assessed Ssa 5 14.. value of the property of said District, unless authorized by a vote of the A""~ p' 422* people, as hereinafter. [hereinbefore] provided. Certain prop- Sec.  And   tt further enacted, That the property of that portion xm of the District not included in the corporations of Washington or George. P,,,p°m_ town shall not be taxed for the purposes either of improving the streets, alleys, public squares, or otberpublic property of the said cities, or either of them, nor for any other expenditure of a local nature, for the exclusive benefit of said cities, or either of them, nor for the payment of any debt heretofore contracted, or that may hereafter be contracted by either of said cities while remaining under a municipal government not coextensive with the District. P¤'°P¤¤‘¤Y i¤ Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That the property within the cor- $,°£‘E;’g:;3d porate limits of Georgetown shall not be taxed for the payment of any tobetaxsd for debt heretofore or hereafter to he contracted by the corporation of YVash- °°¤*¤¤¤P¤*`P°$¤¤· ington, nor shall the property within the corporate limits of Washington be taxed for the payment of any debt heretofore or hereafter to be contracted by the corporation of Georgetown; and so long as said cities shall remain under distinct municipal governments, the property within the corporate limits of either of said cities shall not be taxed for the local benefit of the other; nor shall said cities, or either of them, be taxed for the cx- Mggigs and gliusiveliiertieiit of thebcounty outslide of the limits therep; : Proviidepi, T hlat · e egis a ive assem ma me c appropria ions or e re air o rom s or for the constructionyor gepair oflhiidges outside the liinits of said cities. S05g3g;::;,  23. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said legislative assembly to maintain a system of free schools for the education of the youth of said District, and all moneys raised by general taxaxion or arising from donations by Congress, or from other sources. except by bequest or devise, for school purposes, shall be appropriated for the gqpal (pclpehit of all the youths of said District between certain ages, to be c ine y aw. amiga? SSS}! Sec. 24. And be z`t_ficrther enartcd, That the said legislative assembly fm pubum shall have power to provide for the appointment of as many justices of _ _ the peace and notaries public for said District as may be deemed necesnniugisgégtnon Zgpyégpcdeggeltheirljurisdictign iind pigescribe their duties; bpt jlustlices of Tho wm of land may be in dispute, or in wivhich the debt or sum claimed shall 0mm xg0n_ exceed one hundred dollars: Provided, however, That all justices of the m,,,,_ peace and notaries public now in commission shall continue in office till their, present commissions expire, unless sooner removed pursuant to existing laws. to-Trl;¢;¢f§ Egrts _SrctJ. 25. And be it further enacted, That the judicial courts of said Pmcm; {hope- Eistrict fshall remain as now organized until abolished or changed °hndjm_Mic_ y act 0 Congress; but suclnlegislative assembly shall have power t0 tj0n_ pass lavrs modifying the practice thereof, and conferring such additional Kgsdicgiom as   necessary to the due execution and enforcement of iw 0 said is ric. Mfggid °f Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed b' Appointment, the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent mers and du· of the Senate, a hoard of health for said District, to consist of five per- ‘ sonstwhose duty it shall be to declare what shall be deemed nuisanccs injurious to health, and to provide for the removal thereof ; to make and
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