New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-25
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Laws OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed Mt the second Session of the
EOrtaeth Congress
TPUBIIc-No "a
[PUBLIo-NO. 34.1
AN ACT to extend the charter OF Washington city
also to regulate the selection of officers and for

EOrtleth Congress.
[PUBLIo-NO. 34.l
AN ACT to extend the charter OF Washington city
also to regulate the selection of officers and for
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-.
gress assembled, That an act entitled IAN act to
continue alter and amend the charter Of the city of
hundred and forty eight. and tie several amend
msnts thereof now in force are hereb, continued IN
or until 6oSsress shall by law dsIsrmins otberTiss
SEC. 2 Aud be it further enacted, That it shah be
District Of Columbia, the board Of dermen, and
the board of common council thereof, 70 assemble in
first Tuesday Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty.
eight and proceed TO select by ballot all officers
mayor are now authorized by the charter or BY any
law Of the United States or act or o. said
CITY, which may here after be authorized thereby,
who shall hold their Offices respectively for one year,
and until successor 3 appointed and on the same
convention sea proceed to new selection: FRO
psp bo az 81 ead s &c % be
therefor. who is qnahhed eleetor ID SAID District
meetings OF the mayor OF the city Of Washington and
OF the boards OF aldermen and common council ior
act the mayor or the president of either Of said
bear IS shall preside, and the secretaries OF sald
boards shall act teers, and Keep record OF the
proceedings and the mayor or any member OF either
Of sad boards may nominate one or more persons Tor
the offices required to be filed, and the person hay
ing the highest number of votes shall be publicly de-
clared selected and certificate of his election shall
PRESIDING officer and secretaries and be transmitted
TO the person selected. who shall within ten days
thereafter enter on the discharge OF the duties OF ms
office. which shal be Immediately vacated by any
person tn IN holding the same.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted That All cues
lions arising 10 the Joint convention authorized by
this act shall be determined by majority Of the
meetings, and it shall have power to adjourn from
time to time until all the duties imposed upon it
ected for any ofee such security as may Be deemed
necessary. And in the event of any vacancy from
Of the mayor TO call a meeting Of the joint conven.
tion to select successor for the une1pired term OF
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That when the
| mayor, the board of aldermen, and the common
provided for in this act, they shall by majority
| vote, designate bank in which the various moneys
Of the city If Washington shall be deposited, and
they shall make such regulations in relation to the
mode IN which such funds shall be Kept an paid ont
city, and within five days after such designation a
placed in the hands of tn president cashier there
Of and thereafter it shall not be lawful to retain or
/ any other bank or place, unless by order OF the
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the first
section of the act entitled IAN act to regulate the
elect We franchise in the District Of Columbia, "
eight eighteen sans hundred Ssr SPS
amended 50 as to require electors in the city Of
in Which, they shall offer to vote fifteen days prior to
the day OF any election, instead OF three months:
Provided That said section shall Lot be cOnstrue
as comforting the elective franchise in said city on
non-com missoned officers, soldiers sailors or ma
statione or on duty in said city, except such as
| may have become actual residents with their tAmi
lies in said city for year previous to any election
Provided further That no person claiming to be a
natnralized citizen shall be registered eector,
nor shall the name Of any suon person be retained
on the list Of voters without the production OF his
naturalization papers duly certified copies thereof
satisfactory proof Of he loss of the same and for
the purpose Of correcting said list as regards the
aforesa d classes of persons, and in all other re-
| spects, the judges of election shall meet in some
proper place in said city between the hours of nine
| O'Clock A N. and seven O'Clock P, M on three days
R Ths Al 6 a IF voters b6 SaO
and after their correction shall remain in the lus-
named in their appointment BY the su.
! pTeme Court Of the District Of Uolumbia and in
tody Of his regularly appointed successor, except
when being copied for publication and for the use
lists shall at all times be open for the use and in
spection of eth of SAID judges: Provided further
for Or any Of the officers Of said city
and that three, days prior to any election
each board of comm ssioners of election
shall appoint two clerks to assist them in registering
the names Of voters in their respective election pre-
cinCts, and in making returns of the elections, who
shall be sworn befOI the clerk OF the supreme court
Ct said District truly and faithfully 70 perform hei
to the same penalties to which said commissioner
6 hs 9y Of ne pPdges - eeot95 70
| any regulations and give any notice which may b.
proper or necessary to CARR ont any OF the provisions
SEC. 4 And be it further enacted. That al
and ordinances parts thereof, parts OF TIT
charter OF the ty of Washington inconsistent here
be and the same are so hereby EsReaSedf
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
President OF the Senate pro tempore
,s dndOrsed BY the President; Received May la
fNorE BY The DEPARTMENT OF srArE,-The fore
going act having been presented to the Presi
dent of the United States for his approval and no
eress in which il originated within he time me-
soribed by the Constitution Of the United States ha