Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-21
Territorial Government for
the District.
The New Bill Agreed Upon
by the Subcommittee.

al TOVoTnmrmT i
" ~ s.,.Itl.o Of twenty-ono appointed
saS., .,,so',.. II will be seen that the Dill
sIr,s. ~ nsnv Important particulars IRON
-. ,,..,.t,u.Iy published. II Ia more per- |
feet measure 10 all respects
q. 4, ,,,r,sd by fAs Senate and House Of Repre-.
..atafirss on nc GHntd States Of AHsrtcd ~ COZ
LII asiSslblsd That all that part Of the terTi-
~ Of Inc United states, Included within the
limits OF the District Of Uolumblai De, a1l the
sane IL hereby, created Into terrltoIN, s9N-
ornment BY the name OF the Dl''Fls' o' W
Sec. Z. That tho executive power and aq-
thorIty In and over said District OF yoipmois
shall be vested In governor, VINO lhaii hoIu
III once for four years, and until his success
Gor shall be elected and quained. Ihe gov
ernor shall DO citizen OF aud rsslle within
an eleetor. He may grant pardons ana reapltes
for offences against the Laws OF said District
enacted by the legislanYe sssS X .hI
elected or appointed TO othle under the laws
OF the said District, enacted as aioresAid, and
hall take care that the laws be tAithtully OK
Sec :. Thatthorc shall be = secretary Of said
DlatTiot, who shall reside therein, and possess
the uAlinoations OF an elector, aud shall hold
hiS once four years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified he shall record
and preserve all laws and proceedings OF the |
legislative assembly hereinafter conatituted,
and All the acts and proceedings OF the gov |
efnof 10 his executive Department. he shall
transmit one copy OF tho laws and Journal OF |
the legislative assembly within thirty days
after the end Of each session, and one copy OF
the executive proceedings add otislal GORE. |
Iponucu0 80 hi ~ cnSh ys.r 10 inc peal.
iAhuAsy, snI : uy $780, ,nI ,,go soniss 81
the laws to the President Of the Senate ard to |
the Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
as,,si removSi SesIsnStion, or absence Of the |
governor from the District, the secretary shall
be, and he IL hereby, authorised and required
ah auu pss,V h.i vi ~ sppcS ysranSv or
hesoi Nhe BoN. gIhoI s.,'a,anr .han he
absence, OF until apothet governor snt ~ az pS
uuil ePpOiu.eu VI ''''''N H'N
susn 'ses TS ,o,is,o,,, -ov.,ror and soc.
sec, LhNhptoNlHonM goNetrnpoI nuu 80
IsIAy shAu oe AppoihteI W t n = ~
he OhitsI StAtesI VINO shAll hOlu thet Vtn i ~
Ipsad und thsIs 81 ssn,ni.yv
eIeesed snd qua i governor ahu segtet ~
70 DC enosen ~ ne mrs! genera SIestioh SitsI
ms mt,tp o. shs a., ~ the eieetors o. Wy
saiu DistISti w 70 note Ict meLhueIs "
the council snd house Of repfeasntatlVes, who
shaI' nV 1 Nhei Vni0e' ie'PeoHNey i"F the
term u iy ~ 49,, -, .,h,,,t,,,
sec ?, lnI ieslAiiatl'e power SUI Autnoflty
10 halI DissI'st shaiI ~ Nesteq "a
seOJ, ~ ~ hhi 81 ptotlaSu' lne heBls,
isIe ~ ,usii sonsls OF SounSu auI
house o. .ePI,s.onshIlEss . the SounuIi bhhii
consist OF ihltteen memoets, having we qlalii,
neauohs o. NoleIs, Wn0se teIn OF seIlloethhh
e9n ni IWo y ests me hoose o. repreIent-
AuIes hhah oonalst VI lWSnIy-aA melhpeTh'
po,sesins we same qualheauons as pre-
.eIloel VI wy ny h ny ~ tne Sounol, Mhoho
teim o. ssLIiSe shSl eoht9ue one ysE. AT
apporuonment shall be made ~ nearly equal
a. ptAeueAoie, into thirteen districts LOT the
eieeton o. the eouneil, ana into tWenty-hS
uhltleh lot representatives giving 10 eaeh
section OF the district representation In the
rates OF in quAllhed voters as nearly rs may
be. And the members o. the council and OF
ths mouse o. teptesehtaNges shhli RESIDE ihi
and be Inhabitants OF, the districts from which
they are elected, respectively. And the hrst
s s0S 10 sha oe hSa ~ such time ana places,
the persons who shall auperintend such elec'
uon and the returns thereoL ~ the governor
shall appoint and direct. The persons having
me highest number OF legal votes In each OF
SAID council districts, respectively, Tor mem,
oeIs OF the eonneil, shall pc declared ~ the
ny nspsoo, SSyi5v tSs hSbs.t Ou%hsr AH ni
ieBh yotea ior tho house OF representatives
IN sleh OF sag gltrlets, respectively,
shall be declared by the governor to be duly
elected members OF said Housei ProTidsd
hnMh ~ case IWo 0r more persons voted iOr
sn.a s.s.na Ssi, ng ss OF EoteI, AnI ~
ra sshy shAi 9theIwlse occur 10 either
Sos ts oI Iast t hen eiSeioh. Anu the
Ry .b"ii ms.1 :, 'n.h ni"o 90 VI ',,as ~,
Ssths poysSnor sssii annoiof, M ihsras S,syy
the tine piSse and mspaer Of hoising AMI
eonduetinr All eieetioaS bv ,ss nSnnlss s ~
me formation OF Inc dIstrist. ~, mSmbs,S ~
the Council and House Of EspIessntstiysI,
oIfh. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ ,he .a-,i. . - ~ 70 ,
Of The isEIslatIVe aSsemblys proyiSsi Tbst no
session ia any oao yeST shall gXgeyd tue ter TR
OF SITty DAYS, exoe1t the nrst session, which
may continue ninety days
Sec q. Thai ali male eiti4sua Of the IJnItel
stAtes, above the age OF ,twenty-one years,
District for twelve months prior 70 any eIeo.
lion, shall be entitled 10 vote Al asid election.
ana I h., Gs spls 70 soK S9S w!hIo the
~ - hnit ~, w. ~ ~ ~ FotGIs
, lion shnii DC such a. shall be prescribed by
- srhst tse isSiSiSfjvs nover NJ the Dis.
&c. sItnnd - ~ rIIStTI sh NJ ~
Il9t .tan Ssitbin ssIJ ni.trtsS .H6.I.t.St
legislauon M it,l,, hu sttlSti e9h.Is s
WIN .h OO,oSIsions ~ mi snt ~, III 81, ~
snd ne PtN ,ys O th5 sGS oEt az acts OF
tnsiss, y, rsnssi ~ y1odihss,ino H. ~. 80 U'
Iuuyes', " eIiTnitS sta1t ~ .he Coh'
Its ~ ~ .tr,,sJ 20 1870. Is hS " ,L
nnast 20 az isSisIStion oyer ssiS Ti.,ric, 4,
PonSI " 70. ~ ~ ~ 49, az Dtst t ~ a.
ample manner ~ 'h's ~" hAu NOT oeeh en-
Ae.eu' M, -, ,,..,h.. =, a., ,,-,.,,
.,Se1Siv sbsu hold or bc Snnninfs5 ~ w
ounce "hIon sn i na,e peon 1IeA'el, or the
BEEN Increased ~ While he was " @snSsS a m
the term for which he was elected and for one
year aiteI me explralon OF such term.
oSS, W. hnas Ino sa ~. IeGisLauEe assembly
law, nor law ihpsiripS he oSiissti6a Of Son'
tLAetsI bot 70 thH .he property q the United
p We, not 70 taA We aAas OF Vther properly
other propsTty OF reSidents: nor al III isuIs
o. 9IneI properly ~ AAll DlStriot DC liable TO
ts an fG shy 0He ysHri ioT AZ general
O!n,S nt.uS hnG mu9'eiPsi MAG on
l n.,,fi out sPsolAl taSes may Dc levied 10
X aSetlHs, MaIus, OF u u.s. ~, Mi
lheh pAruouiAf local lmproyemehtai BOT sha y,
aiu IerTltoTlal soyeIAmsht .hS,BBS 80 80 ~
poiIIOW money OF lhsus ~ t,lnthIsas ,nts
'SSJsot , rhatoNoL,, 80 stive asaembIv
d saoh prnn h. 81 Nv is.I.1stIvs s.ssmbIS x all
sSa 49,, ~. 10 diyidsthat poTtIon OF The Dis
~ VI tnnluded in The CORPORATE UmitA Of
- sshIn1tos or 9eoTRetown' into townshipS,
, "a 10 eseSte township oficeS, and prescribe
~ Sntiss thereoi, but ali townShin oifieeTS
Nm Ne eleoted BY the psople OF the town.
shina. reapeetiyely,
Sec. ii, That the property Of that portion of
the District not included Ia the ooFporationS
Of WaGhinEton or Georgetown shall not be
tax cd for the purposes either OF Improving the
strestS, alleys, public squares, or other public
pToperty Of the said oitiea, or either Of them,
nor for Auy other expenditure of q local ma
ture for the exclusive benefit OF said cities, or
either OF them, nor for the payment Of any
debt heFetoforS contracted, or that may here.
after be contracted by either of said citles
while remaining under = municipal govern
ment not ooextensiye with the District,
Sec. r. That the property within the cor
norAte limits Of Georgetown shall not be taxed
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