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 4 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Appviu tm ¤ ut Sec. 18. Members of the council shall be appointed by the President, 21 Feb., 1871, o. years, in such manner that ilve shall be appointed one year, six the suc- 6‘2.¤-5.v-16.v-420 ceeding year, and so on alternately. _ House of dele- Sec. l0. The house of delegates_ shall consist of twenty-two members, samp: term <>f whose term of service shall continue one year. They shall have the !‘E"‘"‘?° °“‘l ‘l“"1‘ qualifications of voters, and reside in and be inhabitants of the districts {;°’m°°° °f mm` from which they are elected. {seossu.1 PB. klpgortionmen t Sec. 20. An apportionment shall be made as nearly equal as practiof ¢>o¤¤_¤i19¤·1 dal- cable, into eleven districts, for the appointment of the council, and into [f§°*° d’“"°'·“· twenty-two districts for the election of delegates, giving to each section Ibid. of the District representation in the ratio of its population as nearly as may be. _ Formation ofdis- Sec. 21. The formation of districts for members of the council and tricgd how 1>r¤— house of delegates shall be prescribed by law. BCH. gaigrigs glmem- SEO. 22. Members of the legislative assembly shall bed entitled to hers of the 1egis1a· receive four dollars each per day during their actua atten ance at the gw ¤¤¤¤¤¤l•l¥· session thereott ’ Ibid. s.32 p.425. Additiousisnopv- Sec. 23. An additional allowance of four dollars per day shall be paid gx: P'°°'d· to the presiding officer of each house for each day he shall so preside. Igigeers or the Sec. 24. A chief clerk, one assistant clerk, one engrossing and one legislative www- enrolling clerk, and a sergeant-at-arms, may be chosen lor each house. ily. sgigries. Sm:. 25. The chief clerk shall receive four dollars per day, and the other —ii)v(6j—— officers authorized by the preceding section three dollars per day, dur- ' "P‘ing the sessirin of the legislative assembly. Ti r tin . Sec. 26. T e day of the commencement of the regular sessions of the "Ib_—‘;gj;_ ;,‘21¥" legislative assembly shall be prescribed by law. 1. h r S1:0. 27. No session of the legislative assembly in any one year shall si%%;gt 0 B"- exceed the term of sixty days. _Limitation0fses- Sec. 28. There shall be but one session of the legislative assembly sions- ailmually, rude:;, mn an egitraordinailgy ocucasigi, the governor shall think M __,,_32’ _426_ p per ca_ e egisla ve assem y ge er. Ilektri ons Singh2E). Iwo mgimberhofhthe legislative assembly shall hold or be apupon uwm M- pom 0 any 0 ce w ic is created or the salary or e oluments f _`]bm_,s_ 19,,,,423, Yl'l1l0h is l¤0l‘B3S0d while h6 is 3 member, during the termmfor which se iss appointed or elected, and for one year after the expiration of such erm. United S,,,,,,,,, Sec. 30. No person holding any office of trust or profit under the officers prohibited Government of the United States shall be a member of the legislative  [l01I1g IDGIII- assembly_ ibid. . 0. h ,- mM_ Sec. 31. Members of the legislative assembl before th 1 te bersit 0 their official duties, shall take and subscribe thesfollowin g ogtrheor alllllimiii r ,b*—,d_,s_9, pl 421. tion: “I do solemnly swear (Sor aillrm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, an will faithfully discharge the duties of the - office upon which 1 am about   enter; and that I have not knowingly or intentionally paid or contributed anything, or made any promise in the nature of a bribe, to directly or indirectly iniluence any vote at the election at which 1 was chosen  fill the said office, and have not accepted, nor will I accept, or receive, directl or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for any vote or inguence that I may give or withhold on any bill, resolution, or appropriation or for any other cillcial act." ’ Un
 * 1 *°’¤* °*` °m°"· by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the term of two