4 PA em 4 : at ap a sete? Mat det AMER test hae aah old ailah Ba x Assistant to was reactionesian who trict Admin- onyee Te Trust Soardwe” stioning. Budge fos lone was estan. te Program on of Pan reated an A Claim. sr of ae mble ang e Unig id Waa r established by Secretarial Order No. ° 2882. Section 4 provides that at any time during a legislative session, the High Commissioner may submit pro- posed legislation to the Congress. _ Section 5 provides that, before finally submitting io the Secretary of the Interior the annual requests for US. funds for the government of the Territory, the High Commissi oner the Congress of Micronesia. The plan puuines the proposed requests for U.S. unds as well as the High Commissioner’s Tequests to the Congr ess of Micronesia for appropriation of funds jaised Pursuant to Territory revenue aws. The Congress reviews and may make recommendations on those portions of the plan which relate to oo district October social uns plus cational ory. Jation. aon Congress, by adjournment preve nts the return of a bill; other wise it becomes law. If adjournment prevents the return of a bill, it becomes law if the High Commissioner signs it within 30 days after it has been prese nted to him. The Congress may repas s a bill Wren the the High Comm issioner session at which it was originally passed, but not later than 14 Part V—Politica] Adva ncement within 20 days the High Commissioner does not approve a bill so passed, he must send it with his comments to the Secretary of the Interior who either approves or disapproves the bill within OQ daysafter receipt. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT 2 Subject to all Territory-wide laws, the district governments are primarily responsible for liquor control, in- cluding collection of wholesale liquor license fees and imposition of taxes on alcoholic beverages; land law; inher- expenditures of funds to itance law; domestic relations; con- struction and maintenance of secondary roads and docks; exclusive licensing and collecting of license fees of wholesale businesses other than banking, insurance, sale of securities, and public utilities; imposition and collection of sales taxes; and support of public education and public health as may be required bylaw. District Administrators a Section 14 provides that the High Commissioner has the powe r to approve or disapprove every bill passed by the Congress. He may also disapprove items of appropriat j money within bills : otherwise approved. He must veto within 10 consecutive calendar days, unless the months after it has been vetoed. If Chapter 3 Present a preliminary budget plan to be appro| . priated by the U.S. Congress. The High ing senior Commissioner must transmit to the ney Gen- Secretary of the Interior any recom’e Officer, mendations he does not adopt. The Supply, Congress of Micronesia may take whatChief of ever actions it deem s advisable on the jeeatant High Commissioner ’s requests for ea Or ot of =ppr appropriat Pri tions i of locally deriv i ed District ‘ation of t Adminof Truk ' District Legislatures Legislative bodies in five districts have jurisdiction throughout their districts. The Yap Islands Legislature has had junsdiction only in the Yap Islands proper. Leaders trom all parts of the district reached agreement on formation of a Yap District legislature at the conclusion of a series of meetings held during the year, and a proposed charter has been submitted to the Congress of Micronesia for adoption. All district legislative bodies act under charters granted by the terri torial government. Except for Jroij members of the Marshall Islands District Legislature and chief members of the Palau Legislature who acquire membership because of hereditary chieftain status, all members of district legislative bodies are elected by popular vote. The hereditary chiefs of Palau who are members of the legislature-2 paramount chiefs and 12 municipality (village) chiefs—do not have the privilege of voting in the legislature. No uniform plan exists for representation in the various legislative bodies. While allocation of representation is generally based on population, the ratio varies from district to district. Palau District has a population of about 12,000 and a 28-member General executive responsibility in each of thesix districts is designated in Section 40 of the Trust Territory Code. In his district, the district administrator is the High Commissioner’s principal representative and he exercises general supervision overall opera- population double that of Palau, has a 27-memberbody. Territory within the area of his jurisdiction. He is also responsible for executing all district laws. Each district administration consists of a number of officers and departments paralleling those of the Headquarters staff. The qualifying age for membership in the district legislature is 25 except in Truk where it is 23. Other qualifications for membership include Territory citizenship and residence requirements. _ tions, programs, and functions of the Fiscal Year 1968 body, while Truk District, with a 21 af