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 116 FORIY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 335, 336, 337. 1874, Tc be paid fmuiso {afi ns the same may be sufficient for that purppsei Prqvided jw. h?°¤¤2° ‘:{N°·"Y P°¤·`_¢h§r,{That the tees for preparing voqchers and adm1n1ste1ing 0ath¤, °"§:°§ “ ‘ which are now by law thirty cents m each case, shall hereattsr bg twentyfive cents for the saine and no more Approved, June 20, 187 4. J uno 20, 1874. CHAP. 386.-—A11 act to fix the time for {hu election cfliqpresentatives in theFm1;y. ······‘—"—-"  fourth Gang;-ess from the State of Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of. Representatives of the United Eleption of Rsp-Sta.tes of  in llongresc assembled, Thats the election fer  Repp9. igsgn tfw hi; zs w sentamves in the Forty-fourth Congress, from the State of Mississippi, §m,i_eighteen hundred und seventy-five, amybhing m the cousmucion or laws of said State to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, June 20, 1874. June 20, 1874,  337.-Ln act for the governgab-at séihe District of Columbia, and for other » _ 0 Baqitggrmcwd by the Senate and Hogégojégiwrqsentatives of the United Government or States 0 America in Congress assem, at a provisions of law pro- Dimicv <>fo¤1¤mbi¤ vigiing ibxj an executive, thr a. secretary for the District, for a, legislative “"fg;jh°gi] 62 vol assembly, for a board of public works, and for a. Delegate in Congress ,Vi,P_’4;g_` ’ 'iu the District of Columbia. are hereby repenled: Provided, That; this Pmviso. repeal shall not affect the term of ofEwe. of the present Delegatein Con- . ·  _ gress.,     _  Ccnuuissiou cm- Sec. 2. That the President of the United States, by and with the ad- ¤¢¤d· vice and consent of the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint a. commission, consisting of three persons, who shall, until otherwise pro- P(W6P and an- yided by law, exercise all the power and authority uovy la. wfu1iy vested ¤¤*¤y· in the governor or board ,of public works of sand Distmci, eizcepta as £¤&gi¤u¤¤¤ muiierenuufter limited ; aiué sixail be subject; to all the restrictions and 1 ¤ 3 1<>¤¤· imitations now impose y aw on said governor or board- and shall £:X§:;·=:g b¤¤v¤- have power to apply the taxes or other revenues of said District to the plied ° *1* payment of the current expenses thereof, to the support of the public schools, the fire department, and the police, and to the payment of the debts of sand District secured by ai pledge of the securities of said Dis- trict or board of public works as collateral, and also to the payment of debts due to laborers and employees of the District: and board of public g’3¤§*;$1;>3i£¤ •};i?r i;i; gnégfozthetn purpose shall-gake possession and supervision of Omcm boom PW 0 s, 00 s, p2.pers, rcc0r s, moneys, credits, securities, assets, Pm, &,,_ aud accounts belonging orjwppertaining to the business or interests of the governmentnof the District of Columbia and the board of public works, and :§8l'01S0 the p<; wcr End authority aforesaid; but: said com- 4 estrictions upon IDISSIOD Hi 0 0X0l‘GiSG O  SIIG POWBI 0I' 3Dbb0I‘iiJ_Y Shall make 110 COH- ¤<>¤m·¢*·¤· tiuct, nZ>x·1ncur any obligation other than such cgiitracts and obligations as may ine necessary to the iiaitlifnd administration of the valid Imivs enacted for the government of sand District, to the execution of existing legal obligations and contracts, and to the protection or preservation of 1mp1·0veme¤izs existmg, or commenced and not comh£;U<’=¤¤1<>¤ ¤fpletcd, at the time of the passage of this act. AH taxes heretofore SM;  h wh lawfully assessed and Que or to iieccme due shall be collected pursuant; eww &c *££°bU‘; to law, except as herein otherwise provided; but said commissioners Md_ shall have no power to ant,1c1pa.t:e taxes by a sale or liypotheeammn of 1>i-mso. ‘ any such tagses, or evidence-thereqf; Pro·vided, That; nothing in this elause:0nta1ne¢; sba.ll;nffect any pmvxsmnsof law authorizing or requir- 1n,q a eposita 0 corti ezines of assessment with the sinkin -i'u I commissioners of said District; and said commissioners are heigzbynnutixor-
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