wae . taeas Sarr} Et Fh ee “Section 9. General elections. General elections shall be held biennially in each even-numbered year on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November: Provided, That in the event of a natural disaster or other Act of God, the effect of which precludes holding the election on the foregoing date, the High Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may prociaim a later election date in the affected election district or districts. All elections shall be held in accordance with such procedures as this order and the laws of the Trust Territory may prescribe. Legislators shall be chosen by secret ballot of the qualified electors of their respective district.” 3. Section 5 of the said Order No. 2882 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Section §. Budget. Money bills enacted by the Congress of Micronesia shall not provide for the appropriation of funds in excess of such amountsas are available from revenues raised pursuant to the tax laws and other revenue laws of the Trust Territory: Provided, That income derived from the provision ofair and sea transportation services, reimbursements from public works sales and services, and income from the operation of water, power, sewerage and communications services shall be applied against the costs of providing those services and shall not be considered ta be revenues within the meaning of this Order. Prior to his final submission to the Secretary of the Interior of requests for Federal funds necessary for the support of governmental! functions in the Trust Territory, the High Commissioner shall prepare a preliminary budget plan. He shall submit such plan to the Congress of Micronesia in joint session for its review and recommendations with respect to such portions as relate to expenditures of funds proposed to be appropriated by the Congress of the United States. With respect to such portions of the preliminary budget plan, the High Commissioner shall adopt such recommendations of the Congress as he may deem appropriate, but he shall transmit to the Secretary of the Interior all recommendations he has not adopted.” (Signed) Stewart L. Udall Secretary of the Interior November 15, 1967 ORDER NO. 2902 Subject: Authority Reserved to the Secretary of the Interior or his Delegate—Trust Territory , WHEREAS, pursuant to Articles 6 and 8 of the Trusteeship Agreement between the United States and the Security Council of the United Nations, the United States is obligated to improve and regulate the means of transportation to, from and within the Trust Territory; and 148 Appendix B SGT nm ee SE rp ote eon ~~ .