Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-07
THE CITY CHARTER.

The following is the bill for extending the
charter of this city in the shape il passed the
Senate this afternoon sasE.Er
BE Il sndeted,- dc, That the act entitled, An
act TO continue, alter and amend the charter of
the city of Washington, approved May IL, 1915,
and the several amendments thereto now in
force are hereby contin Eedin force FOR the term
Of ore year from the date hereof, or until Con-
e ess hall by law continue otherwise.
Sec. .. II shall be the duty of the Mayor of
the city Of Washington District of Columbia
the Board of Aldermen. and the Board Of Com
mon Council thereof, 10 assemble in joint con :
vention at the City Hall in said city on the first
Tuesday of the first month after the pas
sage of this act, and proceed to select by
ballot all officers whose appointments,
upon the nomination of the Mayor are
now authorized by the charter, or by any law
Of the United States or actor ordinan ce Of So i'd
city, or which may hereafter be authorized
thereby. who shah hofd their offices, respect
lNely, Tor one year, and until a successor is ap-
Pointed; and on the same day Of the mon IN In
each year thereafter the joint convention shall
proceed TO a new selection.
Sec. 3. Thai in all the meetings OF the Mayor
OF the City of Washin gton and Of the Boards of
Aldermen and Common Council for the pur-
poses mentioned in the first section OF this act,
the Mayor or the President Of either Of said
Boards shall preside, and the secretaries Of
said Boards shall act as tellers, and keep a
record Of the proceedings, and the Mayor
any member of said Boards NAV
nominate snan one, one or n nors % persons for the
having the highest number of votes shall be
publicly declared selected, and a certificate of
his election shall within i've days be made out
and be signed by the presiding officer and sec
retaries, and be transmitted to the person se-
lected, who shall within ten days thereafter
enter the discharge of the duties of his office
which shall be Immediately vacated by auy
person then holding the same.
Sec.4 That all Questions arising in the Joint
convention authorized by this act shall be de-
termIned by a majority of the members thereof
present at any af its meetings. and il shall have
power to adjourn from time to time until all the
duties imposed upon 1t shall be completed. and
to require Of the persons selected for any
sary. And in the event of any vacancy
from disability, death or resignation, il shall
be the duty OF the mayor to call a meeting of
the joint convention to select a successor for
the unexpired term Of service.
, Sec 5. That when the Mayer, Board of Al
dermen. and Common Council shall be assem-
bled in joint convention as provided for in this
act, they shall by majority vote designate a
hank IN which the various moneys OF the city
Of Washington shall be deposited, and
they shall make such regulations in re-
lation 10 the mode In which funds shall be
KEEP. and paid out shall be deemed ad visable
for the interests OF the city: and within five
days after such designation certificate of the
bank selected shall be made out and placed in
the hands of the president or cashier thereof.
and thereafter il shall not be lawful to retain or
deposit the funds OF the city, or any part there
of, in any other bank or place
Sec. Q. That all acts and ordinances or parts
thereof, or parts of the charter Of the city of
Washington inconsistent herewith, be- and The
same are he reby repealed.