TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch.30. 1843.
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For arrearages prior to July, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,payable through the Third Auditor, for the said half calendar year,one thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, two thousand dollars.
For arrearages and half pay pensions, through the Second Auditor,for the said fiscal year, five hundred dollars.
For half pay pensions, payable through the Third Auditor, for thesaid fiscal year, three thousand dollars.
Approved, February 14, 1843.
Chap. XXX.— An Act to amend the charter of the town of Alexandria.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Mayor ofthe town of Alexandria shall hereafter be annually elected, by ballot, bythe citizens qualified to vote for members of the Common Council ofthe said town; and that the votes for Mayor shall be taken by the Com-missioners appointed to superintend the election for members of theCommon Council in the several wards of the said town, under the samelaws and regulations as now govern the election of members of theCommon Council , and at the same time and places appointed therefor,excepting so far as may by this act be otherwise hereinafter directed ;and the Commissioners for all the wards, or a majority of the Commis-sioners for each ward, shall meet on the day after the said election atthe Council Chamber in the town of Alexandria, or at such other fitand convenient place as the Common Council may, from time to time,direct, and then and there add and compare the votes given for Mayorin their respective wards, and the individual having the highest numberof votes for the office of Mayor, shall be declared by the Commissioners so assembled to be duly elected; and they shall make out a certificatethereof, and cause the same to be delivered to the person elected, and aduplicate thereof to the Clerk of the Common Council ; and if two ormore persons voted for as Mayor shall have an equal and the highestnumber of votes, the Commissioners shall certify that fact, with thenames of such persons, to the President or Chairman of the CommonCouncil, whereupon the Common Council shall proceed to elect theMayor from among those who received the equal and highest numberof votes, in the manner now provided by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, , That the said Commissioners,before they shall receive any vote for Mayor, shall, in addition to theoath or affirmation now required of them by law, severally take an oathor affirmation, truly and faithfully to receive and count the votes of suchpersons as are by law entitled to vote for Mayor of Alexandria in ward
No.-, and not knowingly to receive the vote of any person for
Mayor who is not legally entitled to the same, which oath shall be ad-ministered by the Mayor, or any justice of the peace for the county ofAlexandria.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That on the refusal of any personelected to the office of Mayor of Alexandria, in the mode prescribed inthe foregoing sections, to accept the same, or on the death, resignation,inability, or removal of any person filling such office of Mayor of Alex-andria, the Common Council of said town shall proceed to elect anotherperson to fill said office for the remainder of the year.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the first election under thisact shall be held at the time when the members of the Common Council of Alexandria are elected next after this act goes into effect: Provided,however, That nothing in the foregoing sections contained, shall in anywise alter, change, or affect the powers, duties, qualifications, or termof service of the Mayor of said town of Alexandria, as now provided bylaw, except so far as the same may be in conflict with this enactment.
Approved, February 15, 1843.
Arrearagesand half-paypensions.
Statute III.Feb. 15, 1843.
Vol. 2, 255.Election of theMayor.
Commission-ers of electionto take an addi-tional oath.
Time of thefirst election.
Proviso, limit-ing the effect ofthis act.