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 F O R T Y- T H I R D CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE FIRST SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ON DIONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE. A N A O T To revise and consolidate the statutes of the United States, general and permanent in their nature, relating to the District of Columbia, in force on the tirst day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy- three. CHAPTER ONE. OBGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT. Sec. Sec. 1. Territorial area. 32. Forfeiture of office for refusal to take 2. A body-corporate for municipal pur- oath. poses ; powers and limitations. 33. Penalty for false swearing. 3. Governor, appointment and term of 34. Quorum of legislative assembly. office. 35. House to determine qualifications of 4. Qualiiications. its members. 5. Salary, how payable. 36. Rules of each house and choice of odi- 6. Powers and duties. cers. 7. Veto power. 37. Opening of council. 8. Passs e of bills over governor’s veto. l 38. Opening of house. 9. V0l»B,§l0W taken. = 39. Expulsion of members. 10. Bills not returned within ten days. 40. Punishment of non-members for con- 11. Secretary, appointment,qualiiications, tempt. and term o¥(oH:ice. 41. Adjournment. 12. Salary, how payable. 42. Yeas and nays. 13. Duties of secretary. . 43. Where bills may originate. 14. When to act as governor. 44. Vote on iinal passage. 15. Provision in case of vacancy in offices 45. Bills to be read at large. of both governor and secretary. 46. Subject of act to be embraced in title. 16. Legislative assembly. 47. Restrictions upon legislation in appro- 17. Council; number and qualifications priation bills. of members. 48. When acts take efect; emergency 18. Appointment and term of office. clause. 19. House of delegates; term of service 49. Extent and limitations of the legislaand qualifications of members. z five power. 20. Apportionment of council and delegate 50. All acts subject to repeal, doc., by Condistricts. ’ gress. 21. Formation of districts, how prescribed. 51. Extra allowances to officers, contract- 22. Salaries of members of legislative as- ors, &c., prohibited. sembly. 52. Unauthorized contracts void. 2}. Additional allowance to presiding ofii- 53. District not to give its credit, dw., to cers. ’ corporations or individuals. 24. Otilcers of legislative assembly. 54. Special laws; in what cases shall not 25. Salaries. 26. Time of meeting of legislative nsscm· 55. Legis anve assembly not to release bly. indebtedness to the District. 27. Length of sessions. 56. Nor to establish banks of circulation 28. Limitation of sessions. or authorize issue of currency. 29. Restrictions upon members. 57. Legislative assembly not to pass cer- 30. United States officers prohibited from tain laws. bein members. 58. Right of snifrage not to be abridged. 31. Oath o¥ members. 59. Free schools. rv. s 1.I-—1