Smyrna times., 1871-08-23
OItl INIGI A l.
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avs and RrSOlnt;OIl- of the IHiI ed states Pas
sea AT the IuIrt! Session OF thc Forty
FIRST Congress.
GENERAL NArvRE-No. 27.l

GENERAL NATrRE-No; 27l .
Be it enacted by House Of Rrp;tstntatycs
the United states OF America Congress assembc That all
the limits of the District Columbia and the same
T"l9mba by which name Il is Hereby IIT cop
Raa5sa r %h ae ad b % @ ni f Se a Ir S
ssG Sos with I'M the n % %
States aud the p provisions M t1 OF this act. - .
and authority ami over Sai District Columbia shall
by with the advice and consent Seua e. and who
shall hold his Office Tor four and until his
and shall have resided within said District twelve months be-
lie may grant psrios and spes or osncrs agasi tie laws
shall all officers Shall elect Ell or appointed
to Office pnrr the lays q" The said District enacted aforesaid
SEC. And be It further enacted That every bill shall
becomes law be presented The governor Of the District Of
S.an it, with R m sa a the sSR RdGso IL of IN vt pG he
have orginSted who snail enter the objections at large on
sideraon OF all the mYmbs appointed elected
with the objections to the other house. by which it shall
Mlss sSS be SSa or @ a5iSa s u % S ttn M
law But in all such cases the votes O both houses shall be dc
ing e bill shall be- entered tho journals of
the governor within ten lays, JSudas eAcepe shall
MANNER as i he ha signed it. unless The legislative assembly
by their adjournment prevent It's RETURN III which case shall
SEC l. Aud further enacted That there shall be ap
Of the SENATE sscr,{ay o; sad District TnG shall reside
hold his Office tor four n4 until S successor shall he
and proceedings legislative
tuted and all the acts H prGecimg> Of the governor his
Of the ie@sativ assembly within thirty
the end Of each session. and d" the executive procetd
1Rgs and official eoires once semi annn> ON tn" hst day
SepaiS and To- he speaker of the l"T of Rursnatiy~. p
nation, DISABILITY absence of the governor from the District
the secretary shall Oea ne hereby aud required
10 execute and perform all the aud duties ot the
during such vacancy AON rabSence or until
soSern"f 5 % IN Us % wy M G gEagi LED |" m sncn va
become
the ohce Of SoveTn" shall d"yGye qpqn the presiding officer
Of the Council ami in case that Office shall also be Vacaut upon
the presiding officer OF the holse % Delegates until the office
Aud be further enacted That legislative power
bly, as hereinafter provided. rhe assembly siA! consist OF
council ami hous o dgeSae Ihe council .a consist o!
Georgetown and two residents Oi the outside
By the Prrsiga; BY With the aiycc AMI consent OF tn
prescribed i've 0 whom Snail be- hrsi tci ,r H. ,s, f
aud six for The period provided that all
The house delegates shall twenty two members
bsrs council whose shall continue one
yeaT An shall &C. mate as nearly elgai
and Into twenty two d*rc,S oF he election Of deleGste
OF its population be. Aud the the
ect,d resnectiVIy Fr ib ~ * 49, , OF
be- oed Ipdr his act the nTeror I @ [ m s 1fS M b e.sUn 10
court OF the District o C9iunba shall designate the districts
registration and supcrne' the AM the
ductug such election aud make ali necdfu and exula
9n i9r fa5nE @ nH eL tnp pT@sioTi r. of 5his act not
shall Ice held sixty days nom the passage Of this
act lu the first aud all subsequent elections the per-on,
lug the highest huubero legal NuS Tor the house
members oi house. In or more persons voted m
shall nave an equal nunbrr Of votes the office
shall orier election. And the prsous appointed
and elece To the legislative assembly shall such tint
and place within the DISTRICT shall ap
~ III - P4cs' anu manner ot h"idns
of th4 ,tricts Tor 1sbrs a. & } IF u. 81
shall be prescribed 10y law s the day oil the com
msncement OF the regular sessions u the legislative
Provided That no session IN one year shah exceed
OF sixty ys except the rst session, which
SEC And be it further enacted That the
o shaI nave peNtl 70 divide mat portion OF tnc district
lnto townships not cAceenx three ami
SHAH be elect d BY the people OF the nwnsyS respectively
4b, ~. So a. l, .I ht an MAE clt LeiS q
have been actual residents sud District three
sayns and persons convicted infamous crimes be
in which he shall then reside, AID shall have resided 10
eeiIlr ~ ,pv "e i;bn f ma n! rsc'1mn ana shall
9usnt ytciious twelve months por shall require
NO GlgH L. a9rlSe or !iilit the rish' Gr suifrage
been or hereafter shall be convicted bribery p~rjuy ONE
c1.r or bn Of w. M M WH has Ivn @ 4r may be a G"
ior aud PAD over upon na Judgment duly
LEGISLATIVE assembly or to any office predt trust in
SEC And bel further enacted That Of the leg
shall a5e AM. , ,'y iTF upon thtir Sihci4. duts
10 soisn' sTeaI .l All M hat VII support thy
ties Of tT office upon which about enter that
thing mad promise the nature o 6Tibe to direct
ehdSen to m thu ss a % T" a Il ave xe ,tgn ne. At Theh VI
accept or receive directly indirectly, or h,
withhoId any D resolution or apprgrS;dn or fT an
oath hrfSi prScrib M % V. m , c Tg't aa e, to take IL
ing his said oath M ""an IIty !" Tr OF ,ioa
alter IRON "I"g any "c- "i prht tru.t said D.trc
sk9te AMI b. further enacted, Tha; majority of II
legislative assembly appointed elected each house shs
9 ~ % qdpGm me honss Of drleEAte shall be the .
S Tue etee "turn anl quaca; ions OF it, members Fac
% ia Httsime H. rules OF lis ptoceiinEs and ola
the District shl cal" H. bon Of ana i, {m ~ ec a.
chosen and ha hTp iE rrnE % hcgr .a ays bee
Z plef Dy egr h,s eAcp by vote Of No.th1i. at all II
s. guilty o dtesrci 10 the 95 r.'nrg I VIII" ia
Gus bshayar ia it, pscc: no such irnpr s,nrnet sha
extend bey"ni t"-niy yoi hours at Neither hun,
tEo days or any o. place han that hic such hou
ays a be 'akei. u'ou auy question rl entered upon
SEC H. And BE- y further enacted Tha br- may orizna
~ either h"usr on may b" al er@ amended by
nnn "u M ss up.A c 4t -gpa5atI and hall be enter.
soncurfence OF majority Of the menbeIs elected On,
SEc p And he i: further enacted, Tina: every bill shall
6 a. arge on {hter derent DAYS cach house. No
hha' embrace more tan "ne -l'c ard that shall PR
b,c VIA ~ It's & T'r & 1n, IT. any ,ntgrt .a h. enbrced
title: and no act Of he ,,!l lr IL. ~ An,Ta m
uhtl thirty lays af.-r j. pa--ago uuis in case If
(which smetzehcy shall b" eNpres the preamble o. Ga
t9as Of all the neinber ar"incd elected To- Aou
SEC l3 Aud be further ruactrd That no money shall
draNn from the treasury of the D strict. pursuance
an app. at"u mat" n" aw ard hill making ayrar,i
uohs Tor the pav or salaries n officers ~" District go,,r
msit shall contain au' other sul,,c
F,
l"n' "Ep"usr~ OF the
TIE stir' uu. the of Ih Hr.t ascal quarter n.
te adjournment of ~" Hevf regular aRyrDv,
amount ' ' Doe. -.-.,"t-.-l without = ol tv
tY.rin' - 20 each house
D' R.vru4r an thnrz
ant ll APPROXIMATIONS. Rrnpr
oi Ayti- ptiI 1
snry from funds b-p.ug o Tho -tiir shall " I'M an
nseti quarter and h VlirI deb
district -all eScrrd hyp of he property
s hisfT: sht hr contracted, uulnss tn" Law
tht same man Al general election have been submitted
people ana nav" received majority Of the moi
oerH ~ the i"z~l4t such -.
i've assembly snail provide for To" pjhc,'iou sat Law in
least two IN the District for lr,
before tn vote tn" p"opr S'7ll ~" same
provision shAI! Ds made ia the tho uf
terest an uny a. shall ar"tn hy "a rvl th.
pose, or from other
lot The Daymen OF such interest taN Shall be- IRE m
abe until such debt be paid: Prrvili. rn1' til"
ths tax shall be submitted 20 tho VIII
izlng the debt to be- contracted.
$50. Is. And BE-
sembly shall never grant lfhor coDcrsation or