Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-13
Iht New GCrunmtpI Dill for The District.
EeTeYt Q. he Conference COMMITTEES.

SubioiDe6 ~e give in full the bill 70 provide .
rev govern heLt fer the District OF Columbia,
| ne amended by the Committee Of Conference on
| TIE d, sacreeing votes OF the two HOMES.
| NoTs-Tbe amendments proposed BY the
| committee Of conference to the amendment Of
| the House OF Representatives are Indicated By
Striking out the parts in bracke:sl and inserting
the parts printed in italics.
Bsn tsscfed. &C., That an that part OF the ter
-itory OF The United States included within the
1 lmIte Of the Dletrict OF Colunbis be, and the
same = hereby created into government by
/ The name OF the District Of Columbia, by uAicA
saHs .. .tTstS .oa,f,suisd o cody cO7pGya.s JOy
tsssts'vsi ps'De"t- and Nay soafracI and "a soa-
Aagss seal, asa ss0ei's 90 ot.sr por,,, o. n1ssi
1es 9. tHtoaSssisAf e.Ia iAs
ana .ss' a. tHs Ca"'d Set" s"a tae yroris,oa, Of
See. :. The executive power and authority in
I ard over sAid District Of Columbia shaU b.
yested in governor. who sirH Be appaTt,d b.
fAs PFtsletRt, ~ aud igiA "a. cdcice aad eo.r.nt
81 ite Sesdte, dRd shall hold his once for
I5ar yeMs, anu until his successor shsll be
CITIZEN OF, and reslde within, said District AN
have the qualifications of an eiector He nav
grams par dons and respites for offenses Against
The laws Of said District enacted by the Iegisls-
| tive assembly thereof; he shall commission ali
ON cers who shall be elected or appointed 10
ofeee urder The laws Of the said District enacted
a. siStesa,d. and shan take care that the laws
Sec. ;. Every bill which shall have passed the
counch and horse OF delegates, shall, before il
the District OF Columbia; IL he approve he shall
slgR IL. but IL not, lie shall return It. wifi his
| Objections, 20 the house in which il snail have
originated, who shall enter the objections at
large On their journal, and proceed 20 recon.
: der u. If, alter such reconsideration, two
t1Iis OF Al the members appointed or elected
10 the house shall agree 10 pass the bill, IL shall
ne sent, together with the objections to the
other house, by which il ehall likewise be recon-
sSered, and and II approved by two-tnirds of
All the members appointed or elected TO that
cases he votes OF coth houses ehall be deter
mined by yeas and nays, and the n mes of.the
persons voting Tor and against the bill shall be
lively. II any bill shall not be returned by the
governor within ten days (Sundays exceptedl
after " shall have been presented 20 him. the
same shah be . law in like manner a. if he b ad
signed il, unless the legislative assembly bv
their adjournment prevent its return, in Which
case it shall not be q Law.
Sec. 4. There shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent OF tbs
Senate, secretary OF said District who SHAH
reside therein and possess the qualification OF
an eleetoI. and shan hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor shall be appointed
ami qualihed, he shall record and preserve sII
laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly
hereinafter constituted, and all the acts and
proceedings or the governor in his executive
department.; he shall transmit one copy OF the
laws and journals OF the legislative assembly
~ithin thirty days after the end of each session.
and one copy OF the executive proceedings and
oh1cial correspondence eemi.annuaIlv, on the
hrsi days OF January and July in each year TO
the President of the United States, aud four
copies Of the laws TO the President of the Sena,e
and 10 the Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
tves, tor the use OF Congress; and in case of the
death, removal, resignation, disability, or alb
sence, OF the governor from the District the
secretary shall be. and he Is hereby. authorized
and required 10 execute and perform All the
powers and duties OF the governor during such
md -
10 NIL such vacancy. And in case the officeIrfs
OF governor and secretary shall both become
the office OF governor shall devolve upon the
presiding officer OF the council, and in case tina,
ONCE shall also be vacant. upon the presiding
ofceT OF the house of dele gates, until the once
shall he filed BY a new APPOINTMENT
Sec. }. Legislative power and authority in sail
District shall he vested III Legislative assembly,
a. hereinafter provided. The assembly shall
consist OF ceuncil ard house OF delegates. Tee
coCncil shall consist OF eleven members Of irt0,,
ticO shall BE- residents Of IL, ty # G,or1r9irg GpJ
t'so rtsid.nis cf he ee'nty outside y scid ciii.s
a. vas ln9toH and ES"FQ,tCWR, who shall be
APPOINTED by the President, BY aud with the
advice and consent OF the Senate who SHAH
have me l1alihsstion of voters as herein-
after prescribed, five of whom shall be first an
pointed Tor the term OF one year, and six for the
period OF two years. provided that all subsequent
appointments shall be Tor the term OF two years
The house OF delegates shall consist Of twenty
two members possessing the same Qualifications
"a prescribed for the members OF the counciI
whose terra OF service shall continue one We az.
An srpOruOnmeIt shall he made .as nearly equal
a. If actcsble into eleven districts, for the az
Poihiment OF the council. and into TWENTY-FIVE
districts for the election of delegates giving 10
each seetionoi the District representation in the
Iauooi its qualified voters as nearly as may be.
a no the members Of tie council and OF housc u
delegates shall reside in, and be inha bltants Of
the districts from which they are appointed OF
elected, respectively. ard 81 Eare "a, ou0ifca-
tons II rCt,rS. The first election for members
OF the house of delegates shall be held a, .u, a
time. with N sixty days from the nara "a NJ ~.
act, and al such places and be ConSnctaS ,n
such name, botL Is TO the -----rsLT
su,ar;,isrl - .,on!,o,- v'.1 "io snaIl
a. -. - $50 ci-S'O,t anu tne tctaIle
theItu ~ TUG governor e1aH appoint and d.
r( CT; and the persons having the highesL num-
Der of legal votes for the house OF delegates in
each OF sal deiesate diStric,. resnSc,;y.Iy
shajl he DECLARED Sy the goverror ~ - AZ,
elected members of said Gonse e. ~. ~
,0S.s 81 "a. srs, ,Isr ION 10 .. .,iJ III, ~,
soro1sy ard eggs Of N, Snyy.Dt Cosrt Of tss
D's,soi 81 Columbia NseH dfs.aors lte dfsty,c,sJeT
az, ns,rS o. TIE hoxse - de,sdtss, sPsotnt board Of
s.eS arc ee'sons 10 Sap.L'Ht.nd "a. ei,''oa
800, 80, 20 a. 'tys ,he I''sc. Pa,,' and
a,.5f,,j MI, 90 ,srnsa,,., r., eno ~at. az
he SrortSsS Of iAis az 40, o5.,e,rs MI, b.
sts,d TO- PTors5>d, 1hst ~, 6ya ,,rf,oH shsil >.
r>sd r'fh'a ',5ty says from pa q mas az.
70 70 ALAL oH5 1n s"tseq~| etect.snS fas per-
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