The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-03-31
LAW s
UNITED STATES
PASSED At TUE
Third Session Of the Fort. First Congress
GENERAL xArrEE--No. y.

"ENE"A| SAFe"E--N"& 90
AZ , Mu to I'o'"" government Tor tue o's'''e' o.
BE |: enacted hy :n mate and House OF Rcprcscn.
ta,ives u the Unit, & States Of America In Congress
a-.ebled That al! ;.t ,rt Of the territory OF tho
Tnited State. i,,cIntca . lin the limits OF the Dis.
trio. OF Columbia be. .t ,c came Il hereby, created
into government by he lame District Ut Columbia,
by which name II Is heI" constituted body corpo-
rate for municipal purr",s and may contract and be
coat acte with, sue au! be led, plead and be I'm
pleaded have s.; and :xolcsc oil other powers Of
MlncIna corporation Not Inconsistent with the Con.
situation and laws Of the CAit.d States and the pro-
ylsom OF ,hit act.
50: p AMI be i further enacted, That TIE execu;
tive power a! authority In aud over said Dietrict OF
appointed b, tho Ere hcnt, by and with the advice
lice soa years, and until ii. successor shall be ppon
Cd anl qualified INC governor sh:!i! &c ctiZcn OK
and shtll have resided within said District twelve
cations OF e,cctor. lie may grant partons aud re-.
spi,cs for paenc against the laws OF said District
cun,.ld by isa'ivc as scmby thereof; he sha!I
I'd to ONE under he laws Of the said District enacted
rs afur.s aid. and fiau take care that the Laws bc
faithfully executed.
Sec . And be IL fcrthc. enacted, That every bill
which sha. have passsd the council ana house Of
eleg ties shall, before becomes law. be presented
prove he shall sign It, but ii Io he shall return IT.
with his Objections to the house In which II shall
have originated, who thall enter the objections at
large their journal; and proceed to reconsider IT,
H. after such reconsideration, two irds Of all the
members appointed elected TO the house shall! agree
pass the bill! l. shall be sent together with tue o.
wise rccoIs!dercd and u approved ny tWothrds OF al
the members appointed OF elected to that house It
shalt become law; Bnt IN a sueh Cases tne v0!es
vi both houses shall be determined ny yeas ana nays,
and thr names o! INC persons voting tor ana against
respectively II any hl shall not be returned BY tho
governor within ten days tsundays excepted after 1t
tha haze be, presented to him, the same khan he
law IN like mInncr as he had signed Il, unless the
reiurn In which ci-c Il shall not be u Law.
SEC !. And be u further cnac;ad. That there shan
be appointed ~ ne President by and with the advice
s vino sSa reside therein and the qnacaon
Vi an elect or aud shall hold mis- once Tor fon. Year,.
and uLt h:s successor shall hc appointed ana quail
fed he shall record and preserve all laws ana proceed
ings o; the legislative assembly hereinafter consttu.
ted and n the acts and proceedings Of the governor
cop we Of the Laws and iournas Of the Ie:syc ASSEM-
bly, within thirty days after the end OF each session,
sna s9ry o. s fSs ap ANA eSr
aud July In each year, to the President OF the United
states and four copies Of the laws to the President of
the Senate ana TO- the Speaker OF the House o. Repre-
DEATH removal, aatica. disability, or absence OF
the governor ion. the Dstict the Secretary shall be,
and hc ~ hereby authorized aud required to execute
and perform. Mi the powers and dute. OF the governor
during such vacancy disability or absence, or until
another governor shal! be duly appointed and quail.
sovcrno and secretary shall both become vart, tho
Bowers duties. and c.aolnmeuts Of the Office Of gov
crnor haIll devoTc upon the presiding officer Of the
council, and IN that otcc shall also be vacant,
Upon the presiding officer Of the house Of delegates
,nt:l the 0hct shall pc filed BY new appointment,
p,wer s,I asthor!tv in ssi M.,rct shah be vested in
= legislative assembly rs hereinafter provided The
assembly shall consist Of council and house OF dele.
OF whom two shall be residents Of the city Of George
town. aud two residents OF the county outside Of the
cities Of Washington and Georgetown, who shall be
H. It.
sud consent Of the Senate who shall have the quaG.
cation OF hereinafter prescribed i've Of whom
.ha: DO first appointed for the term q one year and
segment appointments shall he for the term Of two
years Yhs house Of delegates shall consist Of twcn-
a. PRESCRIBED for the .cmDcrs Of the council, whore
term OF service shall continue one year. An appor.
tonmcnt shall be made. a. nearly equal as practcabic
Gil and into districts for the election Of
delegates giving to each section of the District repre-
se,n,iUn in the ratio OF it's population nearly ns
house OF delegates shall reside in and be Inhabitants
Of she districts from which they arc appointed or elect
3D. respectively For the purposes OF the nrst election
the supreme coult Of the District Ut Columbia shall
designate the districts fer members Of the house Ut
% the seon q shs rsurns
prescribe the tmc places and manner Of conducting
sucl election. and make all rcedful iules and rcgula.
not otherwise herein provided tor: Provided, That
the FIRST election shall he held within sixty days from
the passage Of this net. In the first ntd all subec-
Der OF legal votes for tho house Il deegtes, respcc
lively shall be declared by the governor duly elected
Of s n IL Q,
same o!cc or II vacancy shall occur In the house Of
Delegates. the governor shall order new election.
porso. thus appointed aud elected 70 the leg
pacs within the District AZ the governor shall appoint
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