The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-22

tricts from which they are appointed
or elected, respectively. For the pur-
poses of the first election to be held un-
der this act, the governor and judges
of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia shall designate the districts
appoint a board of registration aud per-
sons to superintend the election and
the returns thereof, prescribe the time,
places, aud manner of conducting such
election, and make all needful rules
asd regulations for carrying into effect
the provisions of this act not otherwise
herein provided for: Provide, That the
6rst election shall be held within sixty
from the passage of this act. In the
first and all subsequent elections the
persons haviug the highest number of
legal votes for the house of delegates,
respectively, shall be declared by the
governor duly elected members of said
house. In case two or more persons
voted for shall have an equal number
of votes for toe same office, or If q va
cancy she'll occur in the house of dele
gates, the governor shall order . new
election. Aud the persons thus ap-
I pointed and elected to the legislative
| assembly shall meet at such time and y
at such plare within the District rs the
| governor shall appoint; out thereafter
| the time, place, and manner of holding
and conducting all elections by the
| people, and the formation of the dis
tricts for members of the council aud
| house of delegates, shall be prescribed
by law, as welt as well as the day of
the commencement of the regular ses-
sions of the Legislative assembly: Pro-
yided That no session in any one year
shall exceed the term of sixty days, ex-
cept the first session, which may con-
tinue one hundred days.
SEC. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That
abe legislative assembly shall have
power to divide that portion of the Dis
trict not included in the corporate limits
of Washington or Georgetown into
townships, not exceeding three, and
create township officers, and prescribe
tne duties thereof; but all township
officers shall be elected by the people
of the townships respectively.
SEC. !. Bnd be IL further enacted, That
all male citizens of the United States,
above the age of twenty-one years, who
shall have been actual residents of said
District for three months prior to the
, passage of this act, except such as are
non compos mentis and persons con-
, victed of infamous crimes, shall be en-
titled 10 vote at said election, 10 the
election district or precinc. in which
; he shall then reside, and shall have go
!, resided for thirty days Immediately
: preceediog said election, and shall be
eligible to any Office within the said
, District. ..and for all subsequen, elee-
tious twelve months prior residence
shall be required to constitute voter;
but the legislative assembly shall have
no right to sbridge or limit the right
of suffrage.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That
no person who has been or here after
shall be convicted of bribery, perjury,
or other infamous crime, nor any per-
son who has been or may be o collector
or holder of public moneys VINO shall
/, not have not accounted for and paid
! over, upon final jud gment duly recover
i ed ACCORDING to Jaw, all such moneys
lue from him, shall be eligible TO the
legislative assembly or to any Office of
i profit or trust in said District.
SEC. 9. And be 1t further enactee, That
mem bers of the legislative assembly, +,
d before they enter upon their official du-
y ties, shall take and subscribe the fol-
n lowing oath or affirmation {. do sol
emnly swear Cor affirm that will sup
II port the Constitution of the United
l. States, and will faithfully discharge the
J. duties of the Office upon which am
10 about to ente; and that have not know
10 ingly or Intentionally paid or contribu-
T. ted anything or made any promise in
8, the nature OF a bribe, to directly or IN
T. directly influence any vote at the elec-
~ tion at which | was chosen to fill the
Oh said office, and have not accepted, nor
ef will | accept, or receive, directly or ~
C directly, any money or other valuable
u thing for any vote or Influence that
ne may give or withhold on any bill, res
ne olution, or appropriation, or for any
Is other official act" Any member VIII Q
ne shall refuse TO take the oath herein pre-.
10 scribed shall forfeit his office. and every
y, person who shall be convicted of hav.
y ing sworn falsely to or of violating hi:
ne said oath shall forfeit his Office and bs
ne disqualified thereafter fromholding any
40 office of pfo6t or trust in said District
g and shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and upon conviction shall be punished
IS accordingly. e9 sr -szs
A. SEC. 10. Ani be IL further enacted, Tha
,r a majority of the Legislative assem- u,
r.. appoint ed or elected to each house shal
he | constitute quorum. The bouse o
H. delegates shall be the judge of the elec
r. ton returns and qualifications of it
liz members. Each house shall determine,
se the rules of its proceedings, and shal
~ choose its own officers. The eoverno
"a shall call the council to order at th
of opening of each new assembly; and tn
si- secretary of the District shall call tn
.se house of delegates to order ct the open
on ing OF eacn new iegisiaeiFe essemoiy
of ana snait preside over II until TEN po
be rary presioing omcer snait pave oee
chosen and shall have taken his seal
,at No member shall be expelled by eithe
lid house except by 9 vote Of two-thirds Q
ive all the members appointed or electe
he to that house. Each house may punis
m. by imprisonment any person not 8 men
uss ber WHO shall be guilty of disrespect