Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-11
TRE PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT.

ernuent OF the District OF COlumbts, "fOrhi q
the Attt mPt 20 print it In single number OF Tss
STAR, Snd we therefore give IL in tnsttlment>
for the Information Of our reafers. the arrange
msnt By chspsrS sIfordiug convenient Oppos-
fuu.ty 10 Go thiS Witheu; irjary 70 the sense
\ bILL for the better government OF the D.s.
tTic' of Columbia
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ChAFEaK I-OF THs DIsrgICr o. CpLvMHtA
Sec. J. Ibat a. that portion OF the Jerrlu0Tt
CT the United States, which wAs ceI-d h, ~.
State OT MARYLAND Tor tie permanent saar o.
( TIE edsTai Government - 81 continue To b.
Cesig a. the District of Columbia; and s4lE
D>tTlCt slHli be held tO iuCladr the river Poo,
inSc, adjacent 70 said territory. aud tie is.aul.
Ia Ihat ioi ton Ui said river. SAID District aul
the property and persons thar may be uheTeI
stal DC subject 10 tie following PROVISIONS. s.
ana icT tie govern mCut o. the sane: ani also r.
/ any eNistlig Laws applicable thereto lot hereas
repealed on Inconsistent with Jle Provisions o.
THIS act.
/ Sec. =. That there IL hereby created. IN tho
! Government ~ the United states a drp4rr.
nenU, Emlfed 70 the affairs OF sad District, %
oe called tue Department OF tie District OI CO.
lumoA aid SAID Dep Nae Mt aud ,OEern nd INT.
under the name Of The District OF COLUMBIA.
ebal nave Corporate capacity; AMI iu su n ca
paclty may use common seal, may cue an Dc
sued, may acquire, rent, aHd Aold property,
may contract ami be contracted wIth an a.
Cases authorized by lag,B aud generally shall
/ De llabIe, aud NAV ia appropriate ways In court
4 AID elseN here. consistent with this act assert
bSiChus aliu II t4la It's flEnfS and interest
Ihe same eNIent tlat would be the Gaze tnl
would be lawful were said District a mInic!-
! pslity.
! CHAPTER II-OF The BOARD or REGENTS.
Sec. ). There snail be, az the hesd Of saId
| Department, Board of Regents, 20 consist of
three member, to be seyeTsIy appointed by
| the President ca the United States, by and
! with the ADVICE and consent Of the Ssns.e, to
| be known as the Board OF Regents OF tas D.s-
/ trict Oi Columbia, and the members hr-t q bs
/ aPpOinted shall be nOmlnated aud confirmed.
respectively, 70 AMI tor the terms following, Ia
The order OF their appointment, namely. nTst,
one for SIX year; secondly, one for four year
and, thirdly, one fer two years; and each mem
| Der thereafter nominated or confirmed slsl
! hold Tor tue term OF six years, except that all
vacancies are 10 be nled for the res due only
| OF an uDeNpised term. But in case OF va
! cabcy occurring during tie recess OF the Senate
! the President may I'LL the anne by appoi ndng a
member, " 10 shall hold his place OnlV until the
end OF the next session o. the Senate. No mem
| ber appointed for the flll term OF SIX years
/ shan be eligible Tor re appointing AZ. The mem
/ ber nrst cor rtrmcd for years shah, during
| his term, be President Of said Board; aud the
| succeeding President, from time u tins, shall
| be that one OF the other two members frst sp-
pointed whose term is aTest expired, or, after
| such terms have expired, shall DO that member
| appointed for Elk years whose term is nearest
expired; but in case OF there being no Presi-
III nt under Jhis rule, or Of the inability or neg
lect OF any PTesldeD- 70 act, tue said Board OF
| Regents may elect one OF their own number
President pro tempore. The President OF said
Board shall preside and preserve order ~ it
meetings, and the salary OF each said member
| shall be at the rate OF four thousand i've hun
dTed dollars per year. Each member of said
! Board shall, before he enters upon the dis
charge Of his duties take an oath, before one Of
| the Justices Of the Supreme Court Of said Dis
ulct, 10 support the Constitution OF the United
States SUD - faithfully discha-ge the duties i'm
posed upon him by law.
Sec, That any member of said Board may
be removed by the President Tor cause, 10 be
stated in the written order OF remOV a.; but no
| member shall be removed by reason Oi his opin-
| ions, nor until after he shan have been allowed
a reasonable opportunity OF beng sum- marty
| heard upon any charge made against him.
| Sec. The phrase ''sald District as I=sC
| herein, means the District OF Columbia; he
| phrase 'said Regents means the Board OF X 9
gents or the District or Columbia: the ph rasr
| ''said Government" aud 'Sad Department'' "a.
| heTeln ustu) mean, respectively, the Govern.
ment and De par tmeDt herein Gre ated; tie " 1rC
person viii include also, when the sense will
permit, the significance of the words ''psrsO a.
| hrms, aud corporations the word ''authorily
| may be held 30 include power, discretion, aua
duty, as will best promote the reasonable inten'
| of tkis act; the word ''OTdinarce" means a by
Jaw OF rule ~ action to be Observed by the p1J
pie subject 10 said CiOverHmer', or by the p0r-
Jlon OF them % Viii IL j. made applicable.
under the penalty thereto affixed; the woru
regulation" means rale TO be observed by
the officers or subOrdiDa,e of said Government.
| or by the portion of them 70 which il is made
! applicable, in the discharge OF their duties,
unless IN any particular case aforesaid such de-
lined meaning is clearly Tepuguaut % the con-
| text or TO the general spirit Of this act.
Sec. 9. That all the authority hereby con
| ferTed or sanctioned belongs to said Regents,
| and may be exercised by them in their dlscre-
ton, III such measure and appropriate manner,
and in such parts Of said District, as the public
welfare may require akd sS may be within the
scope Of this act consistent laws which il le AYES
in force aud with the Constitution or the United
States; except that such parts OF said authority
/ as are herein expressly conferred upon some
head OF Bureau, or other Oticer, herein men
| toned, are 10 be, in like manner, exercised by
| said Bureau or other officers. Aud the entire
authority aforesaid IS intended TO include all the
authority falling within the scope, and consist
ent with the frame, Of the Government HEREBY
created, Do@ exercised by any other Depart
ment of the Government Of the United States.
or by any officer or body in said District, for the
| purpose OF local government within and for the
said District; but said authority will not iIclude
| any authority belonging to any other Depart
| ment or officer OF the Government OF the nited
States, in respect TO the public offices or build
| iDgs Of, er in charge of, any such Department
| or ohicer, or any authority belonging 20
| such Department or officer, 50 far a.
| the same does not relate TO the mere
| local government OF said District; nor
will if include authority over or to the public
| grounds adjacent 20 the buildings Aforesaid, OF
any judicial authority, or au hOTity in regard t.
juries, or TO the practice rules OF courts, save
| 10 the extent that such authority is hereinafter
| specifically conferred upon some head of Ba-
| reau, or other officer or court herein provided
for; nor will the authority hereby conferred in
| ciude that now belonging TO the United States
District Attorney or Marshal Of said District, 10
the Warden of the all, 10 the Register OF Wills
| TO the Recorder Of Deeds, 70 Postmasters, or to
the subOrdinstes of either OF said 0ficers; nor
will IL interfere with the power OF appointing or
| removing any OF said officers or slbOTdina5es
! And sli authority hereby conferred sh all be ex-
ercised in a just manner in said District, and
| with due regard 10 the general welfare, and
without faroritism Of race, faith, color, or con
dition.
Sec. I. That the authority of making, pub
| fishing, amending, sbrogating, and prOmul-
| eating ordinances shall belong exclusively TO
| said Regents; and they may exercise the same,
| in aid OF the powers hereby conferred, TO check
vice and immortality, and TO enforce obedience
to this act, but always consistent herewith, as
they shall deem best for the public welfare.
| Whenever any head of a bureau shall, in writ
ing, propose the form OF an ordinance ID be
adopted, or propose that sn existing ordinance
be amended or abrogsted, II shall be the duty
Of said Regents TO give such head Of a Burean
| prompt public hearing in respect TO such
proposal, and to thereafter, without unreason-
able delay, decide upon such proposal; and the
vote Of each of said Reg present and au-
thorized TO act thereon, shall be taken and be
recorded by the Secretary Of said Rege ats.
| And said Regents shall have the like authority
and duty in regard to regulations, except as
| herein otherwise proyided;D but before exer
cising the power OF amending or abrogatng