24 1 requirement may be waived by the unanimous vote of the 2 members present: Provided, That the members present con 3 stitute a majority of the Council. 4 5 6 INVESTIGATIONS BY DISTRICT COUNCIL SEC. 337. (a) The Council, or any committee or per son authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any 7 matter relating to the affairs of the District; and for that 8 purpose may require the attendance and testimony of wit9 nesses and the production of books, papers, and other evi10 dence. For such purpose any member of the Council (if 11 the Council is conducting the inquiry) or any member of 12 the committee, or the person conducting the inquiry, may 13 issue subpenas and may administer oaths. 14 15 (b) In case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a sub pena issued to any person, the Council, committee, or person 16 conducting the investigation shall have power to refer the 17 matter to any judge of the United States District Court for 18 the District of Columbia, who may by order require such 19 20 person to appear and to give or produce testimony or books, papers, or other evidence, bearing upon the matter under 21 investigation; and any failure to obey such order may be དེ རྨ བ སྨྲ པ 22 punished by such court as a contempt thereof as in the case 23 of failure to obey a subpena issued, or to testify, in a casc 24 pending before such court. 1 2 25 PROCEDURE OF ZONING ACTS SEC. 338. (a) Before any zoning act for the District is 3 passed by the Council (1) the Council shall deposit the act in its introduced form, with the National Capital Planning Commission. Such Commission shall, within thirty days after the day of such deposit, submit its comments to the Council, including advice as to whether the proposed act is in conformity with the comprehensive plan for the District of Columbia. The Council may not pass the act unless it has received such comments or the Commission has failed to comment within the thirty-day period above specified; and (2) the Council (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall hold a public hearing on the act. At least thirty days' notice of the hearing shall be published as the Council may direct. Such notice shall include the time and place of the hearing and a summary of all changes in existing law which would be made by adop tion of the act. The Council (or committee thereof holding a hearing) shall give such additional notice as it finds expedient and practicable. At the hearing inter ested persons shall be given reasonable opportunity to be heard. The hearing may be adjourned from time to 1 2 3 26 time. The time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be publicly announced before adjournment is had. (b) The Council shall deposit with the National Capital 4 Planning Commission each zoning act passed by it. 5 6 7 TITLE IV-MAYOR ELECTION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND SALARY SEC. 401. (a) There is hereby created the office of 8 Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall be 9 elected as provided in title VIII. The term of office of the 10 Mayor shall be four years, beginning at noon on January 2 11 of the odd-numbered years during which the President of the 12 United States takes office. 13 (b) No person shall hold the office of Mayor unless he 14 (1) is a qualified voter, (2) is domiciled and resides in the 15 District, (3) has, during the three years next preceding his 16 nomination, been resident in and domiciled in the District, 17 (4) holds no other elective public office, (5) holds no po18 sition as an officer or employee of the municipal government 19 of the District of Columbia or any appointive office, for 20 which compensation is provided out of District funds, and 21 (6) holds no office to which he was appointed by the Presi22 dent of the United States and for which compensation is 23 provided out of Federal or District funds. The Mayor shall 24 forfeit his office upon failure to maintain the qualifications 25 required by this section. 27 1 (c) The Mayor shall receive an annual salary in an 2 amount established by the Council, and an allowance, in 3 such amount as the Council shall establish, for official recep4 tion and representation expenses, which he shall certify 5 in reasonable detail to the District Council. Such salary 6 shall be payable in periodic installments. 7 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 8 the method of election, the qualifications for office, the com9 pensation and the allowance for official expenses pertaining 10 to the office of Mayor may be changed by acts passed by the 11 Council: Provided, That no such act (other than an act in12 volving compensation or allowances) shall take effect until 13 after it has been assented to by a majority of the qualified 14 voters of the District voting at an election on the proposition 15 set forth in any such act. 16 17 POWERS AND DUTIES SEC. 402. The executive power of the District shall be 18 vested in the Mayor who shall be the chief executive officer 19 of the District government. He shall be responsible for the 20 proper administration of the affairs of the District coming 21 under his jurisdiction or control, and to that end shall have 22 the following powers and functions: 23 (1) He shall designate the officer or officers of the 24 executive department of the District who shall, during pe25 riods of disability or absence from the District of the Mayor, 28 1 the Chairman, and the Vice Chairman of the Council, 2 execute and perform all the powers and duties of the Mayor. 3 5 6 (2) He shall act as the official spokesman for the Dis 4 trict and as the head of the District for ceremonial purposes. (3) He shall administer all laws relating to the appointment, promotion, discipline, separation, and other conditions 7 of employment of personnel in the office of the Mayor, per8 sonnel in executive departments of the District, and members 9 of boards, commissions, and other agencies, who, under laws 10 in effect on the effective date of this section, are subject to appointment and removal by the Commisisoner of the Dis12 trict of Columbia. All actions affecting such personnel and 13 such members shall, until such time as legislation is enacted by the Council superseding such laws and establishing a permanent District government merit system or systems, 11 14 15 16 pursuant to section 402 (4), continue to be subject to the 17 provisions of Acts of Congress relating to the appointment, 18 promotion, discipline, separation, and other conditions of 19 20 21 2 2 2 2 22 employment applicable to officers and employees of the District government, to section 1001 (d) of this Act, and where applicable, to the provisions of the joint agreement between the Commissioners and the Civil Service Commission author 23 ized by Executive Order Numbered 5491 of November 18, 24 25 1930, relating to the appointment of District personnel. He shall appoint or assign persons to positions formerly occu |