Chapter CXCV. *supplementary to the act “to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington,” passed the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and for other purposes.*(*a*)(*a*)Notes of the acts relating to the corporation of Washington, vol. ii. 254–721
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Chap. CXCV.— An Act *supplementary to the act “to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington,” passed the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and for other purposes.*(*a*)(*a*)Notes of the acts relating to the corporation of Washington, vol. ii. 254–721. Decisions of the Supreme Court on the provisions of the act incorporating the city of Washington and authorizing the laying of taxes, vol. ii, 721. May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatPart of the act of May 15, 1820, ch. 104, repealed. so much of the act, entitled “An act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington, and to repeal all acts heretofore passed for that purpose,” passed May fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPublic notice of the time and place of sale of all real property for taxes due the corporation of Washington to be given. public notice of the time and place of the sale of all real properly, for taxes due the corporation of the city of Washington, shall be given in all cases hereafter, by advertisement, inserted in some newspaper published in the said city, once in each week, for at least twelve successive weeks, in which advertisement shall be stated the number of Ute square or squares, the number of the lot or lots, (if the square has been divided into lots,) the name or names of the per-76EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 195. 1824.son or persons to whom the same may he assessed on the books of the corporation at the time of such advertisement, the amount of the tax due on each square or lot, the period for which the same shall be due, and the aggregate amount of taxes due on all real property assessed in the name of the same person or persons; but, where a whole square is assessed to the same person or persons, although divided into lots, it may be assessed and advertised, as if the same was not divided.
And no sale of real property, for taxes, hereafter made, shall be impaired, or void, by reason of such property not being assessed, or advertised, in the name or names of the lawful owner or owners thereof, provided the same shall be advertised as above directed, or by reason of the amount of taxes due thereon not being correctly stated.(*a*)(*a*)See the case of Ronkendorf *v*. Taylor’s lessee, 4 Peters, 349. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatWhere sales shall not have been made according to law for taxes due the said corporation, on application of the purchaser, such sum shall be refunded him as he paid on said purchase. in all cases of sales of real property, for taxes due the said corporation, where such sale shall not have been made according to law, and void, it shall be lawful for the said corporation, on the application of the purchaser, or other person entitled under him, to refund and pay to such person or persons, the amount paid by him or them, on account of such purchase; and, also, the subsequent taxes accrued and paid on the said property, and to re-assess the amount of taxes so refunded, on the property on which the same shall have accrued, which shall be collected in the manner as provided by law fur the collection of other taxes at any time after the first day of January next, after the same shall be so re-assessed.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* ThatWhere there are a number of lots assessed to the same person, the corporation is authorized to sell one or more of them for the taxes due on the whole. it shall be lawful for the said corporation, where there shall be a number of lots assessed to the same person or persons, to sell one, or more, of such lots, for the taxes and expenses due on the whole; and, also, to provide for the sale of any part of a lot, for the taxes and expenses due on the said lot, or other lots assessed to the same person, as may appear expedient according to such rules and regulations as the said corporation may prescribe.
Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That,In case of the death, &c. of any commissioner of election, &c. in case of the death, resignation, or inability to serve, of any commissioner of election, it shall be lawful for the mayor, or in case of his absence, or inability to perform that duty, for the register of the city, to make an appointment, in writing, to fill any such vacancy, which appointment shall be returned to the register, with the return of such election. Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* ThatProprietors allowed the right of redemption. the proprietor or proprietors of lots which may be sold under the provisions of this act, shall be allowed the right of redemption, in the same manner, and according to the like restrictions, contained in the act to which this is a supplement.
Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPublic notice of the time and place of sale of any real property, chargeable with taxes, to be given. public notice of the time and place of sale, of any real property chargeable with taxes, in Georgetown or Alexandria, in all cases hereafter, shall be given, once in each week, for twelve successive weeks, in some one newspaper printed in each of said places, and in the National Intelligencer, in which shall be stated the number of the lot or lots, or parts thereof, intended to be sold, and the value of the assessment, and the amount of the taxes due and owing thereon.
Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted,* ThatIn case the owner, &c. does not pay the amount of taxes on lots assessed, before the day of sale, so many as may be sufficient to discharge said amount shall be sold. if, before the day of sale, advertised as aforesaid, the owner, his agent, or attorney, shall not pay the amount of taxes, with all costs thereon assessed, said lots, or so many as may be sufficient to discharge the same, shall be sold for cash, and to the highest bidder paying therefor; a certificate from the proper officer shall be issued, setting forth that he is the purchaser, and the amount paid by him; and if, at the expiration of twelve months from the day of sale, the owner shall not appear, and pay to the officer who sold the same, the mayor, or the purchaser, the amount of the purchase money, and cost, and taxes, accruing subsequent to the sale, and ten per centumEIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 195. 1824.77 interest per annum on the purchase money, it shall and may be lawful for a title, in fee simple, at the expiration of said time, to be made to the purchaser: *Provided,*Proviso. That no sale of real estate shall be made but where the owner or tenant of the property has not sufficient personal estate out of which to enforce a collection of the debt due, and where he has personal property, it shall be lawful to collect said taxes by distress and sale thereof.
Sec. 9. *And be it further enacted,* That,All species of property, by law taxable, to be assessed. on or before the first day of April next, and every five years thereafter, each of the corporations of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, shall cause three respectable freeholders, resident in said city and towns, respectively, being previously sworn, to assess and value, and make return of all and every species of property by law taxable, in said corporations; and, in making their said valuations, they shall determine it agreeably to what they believe it to be worth, in cash, at the time of the valuation.
Sec. 10. *And be it further enacted,* That,Course to be pursued where taxes have fallen due and remain unpaid. where any taxes have fallen due, and yet remain unpaid, or where any real estate has been sold by the corporation of Georgetown or Alexandria, which sale from any defect of proceeding in relation thereto, has been declared, or is considered void, said corporation may proceed, and are hereby authorized, to collect said taxes by sale of the real estate, liable, agreeably to the provisions of this act, in relation to other cases of collecting taxes hereafter to fall due: *Provided,*Proviso.
That, where any person, without notice of the outstanding taxes, has made a bona fide purchase from the legal owner of any real estate, previous to the fifteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, said real estate, so acquired, shall not be liable for the taxes due and owing previous to said purchase. Sec. 11. *And be it further enacted,* ThatAll titles to property conveyed shall be by deed from the mayor. all titles to property conveyed, as aforesaid, on sales for taxes, made in either of said places, shall be by deed from the mayor, under the seal of the corporation; which said conveyance shall be effectual, in law, to convey the title, the requisition of this act having been complied with.
Sec. 12. *And be it further enacted,* That,Amount over the taxes, &c. due upon any lot sold for taxes, to be paid to the owner. on any lot, or lots, or part of a lot, liable for taxes, as aforesaid, being sold, the amount, over and above the tax, cost, and charges, due upon the same, shall be paid over, on application, to the owner of said property. Sec. 13. *And be it further enacted,* That,Where the payment of any taxes shall be enforced against any tenant, it shall not be lawful for the owner of said property to recover of him any rent therefor. where the payment of any taxes shall be made or enforced against any tenant, it shall not be lawful for the owner of said property, so made liable for the taxes, to recover of the tenant any rent for the property; but the same shall remain in his possession a lien for the debt, until such time as the rent accruing shall have discharged the same; and the said tenant shall be entitled to charge twenty-five per centum against the landlord, on the amount of the taxes so paid or enforced against him, except where he may have been previously in arrears for his rent.
Sec. 14. *And be it further enacted,* That,Nuisances to be removed. in all cases of any nuisance affecting, in the opinion of the board of health, the healthiness of the city of Washington, or inhabitants contiguous thereto, which may exist on any lot belonging to the United States, it shall be lawful to have the same removed, in the same manner, and under the same rules and regulations, that nuisances on private properly are removed; and the expense of such removal or correction shall be defrayed out of any moneys in the hands of the city commissioner, for the sale of the public property in said city.
Approved, May 26, 1824. 78EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 1, 2. 1824. RESOLUTIONS Resolution I. Resolution in relation to an intended vieil of the Marquis de La Fayette to the United States. 4 Stat. 78 1824-02-04 I United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 18 1 public I. Resolution in relation to an intended vieil of the Marquis de La Fayette to the United States.Feb. 4, 1824.
The Marquis de La Fayette having expressed his intention to revisit this country— *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatThe President to communicate to the Marquis de La Fayette the attachments, for him, of this country. the President be requested to communicate to him the assurances of grateful and affectionate attachment still cherished for him by the government and people of the United States: *And be it further resolved,* That,A national ship to be sent for him, &c. whenever the President shall be informed of the time when the marquis may be ready to embark, that a national ship, with suitable accommodation, be employed to bring him to the United States.
Approved, February 4, 1824. Resolution II. Resolution providing a place of deposit for the portrait of Columbus, and directing the distribution of certain copies of the Declaration of Independence, now in the Department of State. 4 Stat. 78 1824-05-26 II United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 18 1 public II.
Resolution providing a place of deposit for the portrait of Columbus, and directing the distribution of certain copies of the Declaration of Independence, now in the Department of State.May 26, 1824. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatPortrait of Columbus to be placed in the library of Congress. the portrait of Columbus, presented to the nation by G. G. Barrell, United States’ Consul at Malaga, be placed in the library of Congress. *Resolved,* ThatCopies of the Declaration of Independence to be distributed. the two hundred copies of the Declaration of Independence, now in the Department of State, be distributed in the manner following: two copies to each of the surviving signers of the Declaration of Independence; two copies to the President of the United States; two copies to the Vice President of the United States; two copies to the late President, Mr.
Madison; two copies to the Marquis de Lafayette; twenty copies for the two houses of Congress; twelve copies for the different departments of the government; two copies for the President’s House; two copies for the Supreme Court room; one copy to each of the governors of the states; and one to each branch of the legislatures of the states; one copy to each of the governors of the territories of the United States; and one copy to the legislative council of each territory; and the remaining copies to the different universities and colleges of the United States, as the President of the United States may direct. *Resolved,* ThatThe President to cause the distribution to be made. the President of the United States be requested to cause the distribution of the said copies of the Declaration of Independence to be made, agreeably to the foregoing resolution.
Approved, May 26, 1824. 18 2 1825 ACTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday the sixth day of December,* 1824, *and ended on the third day of March,* 1825. James Monroe, President; Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate; John Gaillard, President of the Senate, pro tempore; Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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