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ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT. 7 SEO. 62. The legislative assembly shall have power to provide for the J usticcs of tim appointment of as many justices of the peace and notaries public for the i""{·)°" “‘1 “°*“"°° District as may be deemed necessary, to define their jurisdiction, and — prescribe their duties. cgi12E25d61E7h2g` SEQ. 63. The legislative assembly shall have power to impose such Tower to iilipose additional duties upon the register of wills, recorder of deeds, United ¤ddill°¤¤1 d¤¢E<*¤ States attorney, and United States marshal for the District, respectively, Q; SQ °tr " “ af as may be necessary to the due enforcement of the laws of the District. c,,1:;_° °° °° ° ` Sec. 64. The legislative assembly shall have power to provide by law Iyzlitiggggl gy? for the election or appointment of such ministerial officers as may be eers. deemed necessary to carry into effect the laws of the District, to pre- scribe their duties, their terms of office, and the rate and manner of "’p' ` their compensation. Sec. 65. The legislative assembly shall have power to create by CF¤‘9*l°¤ of °°*· general law, modify, repeal, or amend, within the District, corporations P‘{"{"f::‘ by $"'?" aggregate for religious, charitable, educational, industrial, or commer- ELL.. cial purposes, and to define their powers and liabilities; but the powers Ibid- **-2*% P- *25- of corporations so created shall be limited to the District. Sec. 66. The legislative assembly shall have power to divide that por- T¤W¤¤biP¤· tion of the District not included in the limits of Washington or George- town into townships, not exceeding three, and create township officers, ’ and prescribe the duties thereof. {section Sec. 67. The legislative assembly may make appropriations for the R<>¤d¤ Md b1‘ids¤¤· repair of roads, or thr the construction or repair of bridges within the p,;d_,,_2g,I,_4g4_ Disgipgs outside the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown. [ Sec. 68. The legislative assembly shall have power to levy a special P¤5’¤¤°¤* °f *h° tax upon property, except the property of the Government of the United 2§:’£,,$0£‘° °ld States, within the city of Washington, for the payment of the debts of said .i..;.. city; and upon property, except the property of the Government of the U“d·»°·’*°» P- **28- United States, within the limits of the city of Georgetown for the pay- ment of the debts of said city; and upon property, except the property of the Government of the United States, within the District not included g within the limits of either of said cities, to pay any debts owing by that portion of the District. DELEGATE T0 CONGBEss. SEO. 69. A Delegate to the House of Bcpresentives of the United Delegate toCon- States, to serve for the term of two years, may be elected by the voters ggm may be °l°°'°· of the District qualified to elect members of the legislative assembly. -+-—i new it s. u. s., 5 mi et uq.; Und-. B- 34. 1»·426- Sec. 70. The Delegate to the House of Representatives shall be a cit- Qnaliicaticus. izen of the United States and of the District of Columbia, and shall have "n,,d_ the qualifications of a voter. Sec. 71. He shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges as are Rights and privexercised and enjoyed by the Delegates from the several Territories of i1¤s•=¤· the United States to the House of Representatives, and shall also be a "I,,",d_ ' member of the Committee for the District of Columbia. me in. s. u. s.,tis•¤.1 Bomb OF HEALTH. · Sec. 72. There shall be appointed by the President, by and with the Board of health: advice and consent of the Senate, a board of health for the District, to ;?sP‘;;:‘({°'r,f1';fég’°w' consist of five persons, whose duty it shall be to declare what shall be ’ ' deemed nuisances iniurions to health, and to provide for the removal mi, ,_ 26, ,,,,_ · thereof; to make and enforce regulations to prevent dome tio animals 424.425. _ from running at large in the cities of Washington and Georgetown; to WL Este prevent the sale of nnwholesome food in said cities; and to perform such gm" g ,““,,0 _,:' other duties as shall be imposed upon said board by the legislative ,,_2gi_’’ assembly. rmt eso.}