81 1 Elections of the results of any election held with respect 2 to any measure proposed by an initiative petition, the Sec3 retary of the Council, if such measure was approved by a 4 majority of the qualified voters of the District voting there on, shall, within five calendar days thereafter, present the 6 petition containing such measure so approved, which was 7 filed with him pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to 8 the President of the United States. Such measure shall be 9 come law unless, within ten calendar days after it is so pre10 sented to the President, he shall, in accordance with this 11 subsection, disapprove the same. The President may, if he is 12 satisfied that such measure adversely affects a Federal inter13 est, disapprove it, in which event he shall return it, with 14 his objections, to the Secretary and, notwithstanding any 15 other provision of this Act, such measure shall not become 16 law. 17 (d) If conflicting measures proposed at the same elec18 tion become law, the measure receiving the greatest number 19 of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict. 20 (e) If, within thirty days after the filing of a petition, 21 the Secretary has not specified the particulars in which a 22 petition is defective, the petition shall be deemed certified as 23 sufficient for purposes of this section. 24 (f) The style of all measures proposed by initiative 82 1 petition shall be as follows: "Be it enacted by the People of 2 the District of Columbia". 3 (g) The Board of Elections shall prescribe such regula4 tions as may be necessary or appropriate (1) with respect 5 to the form, filing, examination, amendment, and certifica6 tion of initiative petitions, and (2) with respect to the con7 duct of any election during which any such petition is 8 considered. 9 10 (h) If any organization or group request it for the purpose of circulating descriptive matter relating to the measures proposed to be voted on, the Board of Elections 12 shall either permit such organization or group to copy the 11 13 names and addresses of the qualified electors or furnish it 14 with a list thereof, at a charge to be determined by the 15 Board of Elections, not exceeding the actual cost of repro16 ducing such list. 17 18 TITLE XVI-TITLE OF ACT SEC. 1601. This Act, divided into titles and sections 19 according to table of contents, and including the declaration 20 of congressional policy which is a part of such Act, may be 21 cited as the "District of Columbia Charter Act". 92D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1626 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 22, 1971 Mr. MATHIAS (for himself and Mr. WEICKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia A BILL To provide an elected Mayor and City Council for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That, subject to the retention by Congress of the ultimate 4 legislative authority over the Nation's Capital which is 5 granted by the Constitution, it is the intent of Congress to 6 restore to the inhabitants of the District of Columbia the 7 powers of local self-government which are a basic privilege 8 of all American citizens; to reaffirm through such action 9 the confidence of the American people in the strengthened 10 validity of principles of local self-government by the elective 11 process; to promote among the inhabitants of the District the 2 1 sense of responsibility for the development and well-being of 2 their community which will result from the enjoyment of 3 such powers of self-government; to provide for the more 4 effective participation in the development of the District 5 and in the solution of its local problems by those persons 6 who are most closely concerned; and to relieve the National 7 Legislature of the burden of legislating upon purely local 8 District matters. It is the further intention of Congress to 9 exercise its retained ultimate legislative authority over the 10 District only insofar as such action shall be necessary or 11 desirable in the interest of the Nation. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I-DEFINITIONS Sec. 101. Definitions. TITLE II-STATUS OF THE DISTRICT Sec. 201. Status of the District. TITLE III-THE DISTRICT COUNCIL PART 1-CREATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL Sec. 301. Creation and membership. Sec. 302. Qualifications for holding office. Sec. 303. Compensation. Sec. 304. Changes in membership and compensation of District Council members. PART 2-PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL Sec. 321. Abolishment of existing government and transfer of functions. Sec. 324. Appointment of Armory Board. Sec. 325. Powers of and limitations upon District Council and qualified voters of the District of Columbia. PART 3-ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL Sec. 331. The Chairman. Sec. 332. Secretary of the District Council; records and documents. Sec. 502. Budgetary details fixed by District Council. Sec. 504. Five-year capital program. Sec. 602. District's authority to issue and redeem obligations. Sec. 603. Purchase of District obligations by the Secretary. Sec. 604. Federal payment of net effective interest expense. Sec. 605. Interim loan authority. Sec. 606. District obligations subject to taxation. Sec. 607. District obligations as lawful investments; acceptance as Sec. 608. District obligations eligible for purchase by financial institu- Sec. 609. Permanent appropriation for Federal payment of net effective |