Evening star., 1943-10-07
citizen shall be any person who has
attained the age of 81, who is q


| attained the age Of 81, who is a
citizen of the United States, and
who has been for at least one year
a bona fide resident OF the District.
No person shall be entitled to vote
| more than once, nor in any ward
other than the ward in which such
person is domiciled at the time of
the election.
Provision for registration and con-
! duct of elections shall be made by
an election commission to consist
of the assessor of the District, cor
poration counsel, and the director
of the Bureau of the Census of the
Department Of Commerce. Com
mission shall serve without addi-
tional compensation. All expenses
of registration and conduct of cleo
tions shall be borne by the District
of Columbia
The city manager, who shall be
a citizen of the United States, shall
be appointed by ma jOrity action of
the Commissioners. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate
of the United States Whenever the
Office of city manager is vacant, in
cluding the period beginning with
the first of July and until city
manager is appointed, the Office
shall be filled by the corporation
counsel.
The city manager shall receive
$4,000 per annum. The city man
| ager shall be appointed for a term
of 6 years, subject to removal for
misconduct, after public hearing,
by concurrence of any five Commis-
| siOnerS. A city manager NAV be
eligible for reappointment to sue
ceSSive terms without limitation.
Commissioner Powers
The Commissioners shall have no
power to authorize any appropria-
ton OF Federal funds, nor to alter
amend. or repeal any provision of
this act or of any other act of the
Congress, nor to make any pro-
vision changing the compensation
OF the Commissioners, or the terms
and conditions governing their cleo
ton. nor to promulgate any legisla-
ton. ordinances or regulations con-
trary to the provisions of any act of
Congress then in force, or concern
ing any matters not affecting eXclu-
slvely the District of Columbia.
Subject to the foregoing restric-
tlonS, the Commissioners shall have
power, by ma jority vote to pass, ap-
prove, issue or promulgate legisla-
tlon, ordinances and regulations
concerning any matters affecting
the District. Provided, that except
under authority heretofore granted
by the Congress and by this act
transferred to the Commissioners,
no law, ordinance, rule or regulation
promulgated by the Commissioners
shall become effective otherwise
than as provided in section 9.
Each Commissioner shall be paid
SO 900 per annum. Each Commits
sloner shall be entitled to clerical
assistance to cost not more than
SIS 900 per annum.
Section provides that legislation,
ordinances or regulations promul-
gated by the Commissioners shall
become effective in accordance with
the provisions of the respective acts
of Congress granting such author
ity: any other law, ordinance or
regulation of the Commissioners
shall become effective in the al
ternatiye as follows:
|. When approved in writing by
respective Chalrmen Of the Com
mittees on the District OF Columbia
for the Senate and House; or
2. As hereinafter provided, when
not dlSapproVed by either the chair
men of those committees within IS
days after transmittal of an at
tested copy to such chairmen; or
3. When approved by concurrent
resolution of the two houses Of the
Congress OF the United States, or
when concurrent resolution pro-
viding for disapproval shall have
failed Of passage by vote of both
houses of Congress.
Laws or ordinances OF the Com
miSSionerS shall be submitted to the
House and Senate DistricA Commit
tees within "a hours of approval by
the Commissioners. When Congress
is IN recess, transmittal shall be
within "a hours after it reconvenes
Approval Up to Congress.
1t shall be the duty of each chair
man tof the House and Senate
committees in accordance with theA
wishes of his committee, to act upon
each such law, ordinance or regula-
tlOn in the alternative as follows:
!. By approving in writing, or
,. By reporting to his house OF
Congress concurrent resolution
providing for disapproval by the
Congress, and notifying the Com
mlSSlonerS that such a resolution
has been introduced, such notice to
constitute diSapproval
If within Is days any ordinance
of the Commissioners shall not
have been acted upon as required
by sub paragraph b of this section,
such ordinance shall become eff
fectlye In accordance with its terms.
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