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426 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 62. 1871. and the chief clerk shall receive four dollarslper day, and the said other officers three dollars per day, during the session of .the legislative assem- Qessions of bly: Promded, That there shall be but one session of the legislative 1g¥'§f'”'°°°‘ assembly annually, unless, on an [extraordinary occasion, the governor m y' shall think proper to call the legislative assembly together. And, the Disbmvmmb governor and secretary of the District shall, in the disbursement of all ofaiépropristions moneys appropriated by Congress and intrusted to them, be governed by °”€'°““· solely by the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and shall semiannually account to the said Secretary for the manner in which the aforesaid moneys shall have been expended; and no expenditure shall be made by the said legislative assembly of funds appropriated by Congress, for objects not especially authorized by acts of Congress making the appropriations, nor beyond the sums thus appropriated for such objects. · _ Ifirstsession of Sec. 33. And be it further enacted, That the legislative assembly of I°g‘*l“°l'° ““' the District of Columbia shall hold its first session at such time and place sembly. . . . . . . m said District as the governor thereof shall appoint and direct. Delegateto Sec. 34. And be it further enacted, That a delegate to the House of %:pgg2;;${v6S_ Representatives of the United States, to serve for the term of two years; who shall be a citizen of the United States and of the District of Columbia, and shall have the qualifications of a voter, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect members of the legislative assembly, who shall be entitled to the same rights and privilegesas are exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the several Territories of the United States to the House of Representatives, and shall also be a member of the committee for the District of Columbia; but the delegate first elected shall hold his seat only during the term of the Congress to which he shall be clcctcd. The iirst election shall be held at the time and places and be conducted in such manner as the elections for members of the House of Representatives are conducted; and at all subsequent elections the time and places and the manner of holding the elections shall be prescribed by Plurality to law. The person having the greatest number of legal votes shall be de- °l°°t‘ _ _ clared hy the governor to be duly elected, and a. certificate thereof shall nngtgjsgtgygs be given accordingly; and the Constitution and all the laws of the Unitin you-_,,;,, ed States, which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force the District. and effect within the said District of Columbia as elsewhere within the _ United States. mgfsllglglgg of Sec; 35. And be itjlsrther enacted, That all officers to be appointed curity gpproygd by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and cong,>;°$°°·¤`¤¤¤F.Y of Sent of the Senate, for the District of Columbia, who, by virtue of the ""yi provisions of any law now existing, or which may be enacted by Congress are required to give security for moneys that may be intrusted to them,for disbursement, shall give such security at such time and in such I manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. ry*;ll};;lg>t,¤t§g Sue-. 36. Aad it {further enacted, That there shall be a valuation {yn5m Sum, in taken m the District of Columbia of all real estate belonging to the UD1K— the District cx~ ed States in said District. except the public buildings, and the grounds gfgsgifgésg lgjc which have been dedicated to the public use as parks and squares, at ygnggmnd rghum least once in five years, and return thereof shall be made by the governor thereofmade. to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on the first day of the session of Congress held after such valuation shall be taken, and the aggregate of the valuation of private property in _ said Distrrct, whenever made by the authority of the legislative assembly, V’“l““*‘°“ *° shall be reported to Congress by the governor: Provided, That all valua- $:j,l,n,:1°by tions of property belonging to the United States shall be made by such persons as the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint, and under such regulations as he shall prescribe. u°B:‘g_gs°f P¤b· Seo. 37. And be ttfurther enacted, That there shall be in the District ‘ of Columbia a board of public works, to consist of the governor, who