ler. Salary. Deputy comptrol Daties. Compensation. Bond. Coroner. Duties. Jury not entitled tion. of the collector of taxes. He shall charge to the respective appropriations all payments made upon the certificate of the auditor, and submit to the Governor a monthly state ment of the balance outstanding to the credit of the respective appropriations. He shall examine all accounts certified to him by the auditor, and, if satisfied that they are correct, draw warrants upon the treasurer therefor; and in no case whatever shall any warrant be drawn upon any appropriations unless there is a balance to the credit thereof. He shall carefully file all receipts, and record, in a book prepared for that purpose, all reports of tax sales (including those to the District of Columbia) made to him by the collector. He shall each week compare the record of the register with the treasurer's record of license certificates issued, and shall keep an account of any and all transactions which, by law, may be required to pass through his office. He shall receive a salary of four thou sand dollars per annum, and give bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the deputy collector [comptroller] shall assist the comptroller in the discharge of the duties of his office, and in case of temporary disability of said comptroller, from sickness or other causes, to perform his duties, the deputy comptroller shall act in the capacity of comptroller during the continuance of such temporary disability, and no longer. He shall receive an annual compensation of two thousand dollars, and give bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of twenty thou sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the coroner to hold an inquest over any person found dead in the District of Columbia, when the manner and cause of death shall not be already known as acei. dental or in the course of nature. No coroner's jury shall to any compensa- receive any fee or compensation for services as such, and said coroner is hereby authorized and empowered to issue his certificate to the auditor for the payment of such exExpenses of in- penses as may be necessary for the interment of any person over whom he has held an inquest and whose body is not claimed by friends or relatives: Provided, That the amount of such expenses shall not exceed the sum of ten terring bodies. Proviso. of Health. body. dollars. He shall make a monthly report to the Board of Reports to Board Health of the number of inquests held by him during the month last past before said report, with a full description, as far as may be, of the age and sex of persons, color and nationality, the cause and mode of their death, and such other particulars as may be necessary to their identification, in case of strangers and unknown persons. He shall Disposition of also, immediately after holding any inquest, deposit in valuables found on some bank in the city of Washington, subject to the order of the Governor, all moneys, and all other property and other effects with the property clerk of the police department, which shall be found upon the person of those over whom he shall hold inquest, as hereinbefore provided. He shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars per annum, Salary. and give bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. Bond. Register. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the register, upon receiving a certificate from the Duties. treasurer of the payment of any license fee, to issue a license to the holder thereof, designating the purpose for which it is issued, the amount paid therefor, and date of its expiration. He shall keep an alphabetical record of all licenses, and for what purpose, and shall daily return to the comptroller a classified statement thereof. He shall keep a record of all bonds, stocks, and certificates of indebtedness issued by the District of Columbia, and of all transfers of the same, and transmit to the comptroller monthly statements of the issues and transfers, together with a classified statement, in detail and aggregate, of such indebtedness. He shall receive annual compensation of three thousand dollars, and give bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That the deputy register shall perform such duties as the register shall prescribe, and in case of temporary disability, and no longer, and shall receive an annual compensation of two thousand dollars, and shall give bonds, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That the water reg Compensation. Bond. Deputy register. Duties. Compensation. Bond. Water registrar. Duties. Compensation. Bond. Inspector, &c., of mains. Compensation. Attorney for Dis trict. Duties. Compensation. ney. Assistant attor Duties. Compensation. Surveyor. Subdivision squares or lots. istrar shall perform such duties connected with the water department of the District as may be proper and necessary, under the direction of the Board of Public Works, and shall receive an annual compensation of three thousand dollars. He shall give bonds for the faithful performance of his duty in the sum of ten thousand dollars. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That the inspector and tapper of water-mains shall perform such duties as may be required of him by the water registrar, under the direction of the Board of Public Works, and shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars. SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That the attorney for the District of Columbia shall be under the direction of the Governor, and have charge and conduct of all law business of the said District, and all suits instituted by and against the government thereof. He shall furnish opinions in writing to the Governor, either branch of the Legislative Assembly, or any committee thereof, whenever requested to do so. All requests for opinions shall be transmitted through the Governor, and a record thereof kept, with the opinions, in the office of the secretary of the District. He shall perform such other professional duties as may be required of him by the Governor. He shall receive an annual compensation of three thousand dollars. SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That the assistant attorney for the District of Columbia shall, under the direction and control of the attorney for the said District, perform such duties as may, with the consent of the Gov. eruor, be assigned to him by the said attorney. He shall receive an annual compensation of fifteen hundred dollars. SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, whenever the proprietor of any square or lot in said District of shall deem it necessary to subdivide such square or lot into convenient building lots, pieces, or portions, for sale or occupancy, and alleys for their accommodation, to cause a plat of the same to be made, on which shall be expressed the dimensions and length of all the lines of such portions as are necessary for defining and laying off the same on the ground, and may certify such subdivisions, under his hand and seal, in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, upon the same plat, or on a paper or parchment attached thereto. SEC. 21. And be it further enacted, That at the request of the said proprietor, the surveyor of the District of Columbia shall examine whether the lots, pieces, or parcels into which any square or lot may be subdivided, as aforesaid, agree in dimensions with the whole of the square or lot so intended to be subdivided, and whether the dimensions expressed on the plat of said subdivision be the true dimensions of the parts so expressed, and if, upon such examination, he shall find the plat correct, he shall certify the same under his hand and seal, with such remarks as appear necessary for the further illustration thereof, and record the said plat, as examined, in a book or books to be kept by him for that purpose. squares SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That when any such: subdivision of any square or lot shall be so certified, examined, and recorded, the purchaser of any part thereof, or any person interested therein, may refer to the said plat or record for description, in the same manner as to and lots divided between the commissioners and original proprietors, and the ways, alleys, or passages laid out and exposed on such plat of subdivision, shall be and remain to the public, or subject to the uses declared by the person making such subdivision, at all times under the same police regulations as the alleys laid off by the commissioners on division with the proprietors. Apportionment among lots of ex measurement of square. SEC. 23. And be it further enacted, That whenever the surveyor of the District of Columbia shall lay off any cess or deficiency in lot therein, or any of the parts into which a square or lot may be subdivided, as aforesaid, he shall measure the whole of that front of the square on which such lot or part lies, and if, on such admeasurement, the whole front of the square exceeds or falls short of the aggregate of the front of the lots on that side of the square as the same are recorded, he shall apportion such excess or deficiency among the lots or pieces on that front, agreeably to their respective dimensions; and the said surveyor shall be authorized to receive from the person for whom he shall perform the services required by this act the fees following, that is to say: For examining the plat and calculations of any subdivision of a square or lot, fifteen cents for each of the lots or portions into which it may be sub Fees. divided, provided that no more shall be paid for all the lots in any one square than one dollar and fifty cents; for recording any division or subdivision of any square or lot, fifty cents; for setting out and marking the boundary lines of any lot or piece of ground in said District, and the proper graduation thereof for building, agreeably to the plan of Washington or Georgetown, and for furnishing a certificate describing such boundary lines and graduation, and the number of square feet contained in each lot or piece of ground, the sum of two dollars; for setting out and marking the boundary lines of any lot or piece of ground, and giving a description certificate thereof, and of the number of square feet therein, the sum of one dollar; for designating the graduation of any square, lot, or piece of ground, and giving a certificate thereof, the sum of seventy-five cents; for recording each certificate, the sum of fifty cents; and for every copy of a square, with the dimensions of the lots marked thereon, fifty cents. Subdivision SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That whenever the proprietor of any tract or parcel of land in the District of Columbia shall desire or deem it necessary to subdivide or alter boundaries, or change the surveys of any such tract or parcel of land, such subdivision, alteration, or change shall be by the surveyor of the District of Columbia, or his assistant only, and shall be entered in the plat book or books of said surveyor. All such subdivisions, alterations, or changes shall be certified by the surveyor, the party wishing such plat, and two competent witnesses, whose names shall be appended thereto. or change of bound aries. Records Graduations to be recorded. SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That all records, or copies thereof, of the divisions of squares and lots heretofore made between the public and the original proprietors, or which are authorized by this act, shall be kept in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, and the surveyor shall put up, label, index, and preserve, and, when necessary for their preservation, have the same backed with cotton cloth, all. the maps, charts, plats, plans, and other drawings and papers relating to the District of Columbia, or which appertain to his office, and which may come to his office for deposit, record, or otherwise. SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor, authorized by the act, to ascertain and enter upon the books of graduation or alterations of |