The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-22
AN ACT to provide a government for
the District of Columbia.

AN ACT to provide a government for
the District Of Columbia.
Be 1t enacted BY tide Senate ann House of
Represenfafires eff tie United States Of
Ansrida IN Congress assembled:
That all that part OF the territory of
the United States included within the
iimipts of the District of Columbis be,
and the same Is hereby, created into
government by the name of the District
of Columbia, by which name 1t is here
by constituted body corporate for mu-
nicipal purposes, and may contract and
plead and be impleaded, have seal,
and exercise all other powers Of mu-
nicipal corporation not Inconsistent
with the Contitution and laws of the
United States and the provisions of
this act.
SEC 2. And be it fnrteer endrted, That
the executive power and authority in
and over said District of Colu N bla shalt
be appointed by the President, ny and
with the advice and consent OF the Sen
ate, and who shall hold his office for
four years, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified. The
governor shall be q citizen of and shall
have resided within said District twelve
months before his appointment, and
have the qualifications of an elector
He may grant pardons and respites for
offenses against the laws of said Dls-
trict eracted by the Legislative asc m
bly, thereof; be shall commission ali
officers who shall be elected or appoint
ed to office under the laws of the ssid
District enacted as aforesaid, aud shall
take care that the laws be faithfully ex-
ecuted.
SEc. s. And be It further enucted, That
every bill which shall have passed the
council and house of delegates shall ,
before it becomes a law, be presented
to the governor of the District of Col
umbia if be approve, he shall sign it,
but if not, be shall return il, with his
objections, to the house 10 which II
shall have originated, who shall enter
che objections at large on their journal,
aud proceed to reconsider it. II, after
such reconsideration, two-thirds of all
the members appointed or elected TO
the house shall agree TO pass the bill,
it shall be sent, together with the OBJ
jections, to the other house, by which
it shall likewise be recousidered, and
members appointed or elected to that
house, il shan become . law. But in
oil such cases the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays
aud the names of the persons voting
for and against the bill shall be entered
on the iournut of each house respect.
lvely. II any bill shall not be returned
by the governor within ten days (Sun
days excepted} after it shall have beel
presented to bims the Same shall be
law in like manner as IL he had signe'
it, unless the legislative assembly D.
their adjournment prevent it's return, il
which case it shall not be a law.
SEC. f. And6e it further enacted, Tha
there shall be appointed by the Presi
dent, by and with the advice and cor
sent of the Senate, a secretary of sal
District, who shall reside therein an
possess The qualification of an electoI
and shall hold his Office for four years
and until his successor shall be appoin
ed and qualified /; be shall record an
preserve all laws and proceedings I
the legislative assembly hereinsfte
constita ted, and all the acts aad pre-
ceedings of the governor in his execI
tive department he shall transmit OF
copy of the laws and journals of tt
legislative assembly within thirty dag
after the end of each session, and or
copy of the executive proceedings an
official correspondence semi-annusii.
on the first days of January and Ju
in each year, to the President OF II
United States, and four copies OF II
laws to the President of the Senate an
to the Speaker of the House of Repr
sentatives, for the use of Congress
= - 81. = nuuI "a
Equation, disability, or absence, of II
governor from the District, the secret
~ shall be, aud he is hereby, auth o
ized aud required to execute and pc
form all the powers aud duties OF Il
governor during such vacancy, disabi
ity, or absence, or until another geye
nor shaH be daiy appointed and quail
fed to fill such vacancy. And in ca
the Office OF governor and secreta
shall both become vacant the power
duties, and emolnments of the office
governor shali devolve upon the pres
ding officer of the council, and in ca
that offire shall also be vacant, upt
the presiding officer of the house
of delegates, until Office shall
filled by q new appointment.
@ SEC. s And be it further eaaeaed, Th
legislative power and authority in an
District shaii be vested in iegislati
assembly as hereinafter provided. r
assembly shall consist of eleven met
- bers, Of " hom two shall be residcr
of the county. outside of the cities
washipgton aud Georeetown, who sh
be appoinsed by the President, By q
with the advice and con sent of the Sc
ate, who shall have the qualification
voters as hereinafter prescribed, 6
of whom shall be irst appoinfed fer
term of one year, and six for the peri
of two years, provided that all sabi
qusnt appointments shall be for
term of two years. The house of de
eatss shall consist of twenty two me
bers, possessing the same qualiacatic
& an preecri bed for the members OF I