The initiative is the right of the voters to start legislation. The object of the initiative and the referendum is to compel legislative bodies to act and respect the will of the people whom they represent.
The initiative petition must be filed four months before the regular election with the Secretary of State.
The District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia, including Washington, the Capital of the United States, is governed by Congress and by judicial and executive officers appointed by the President of the United States. The people have no power of self government.
The Constitution gives Congress the exclusive right of government in the District of Columbia.
It is governed by three commissioners appointed by the President. One must be an officer of the army and the other two appointed from civil life.
Congress keeps a watch over the District, and devotes certain days to considering the business of the District.
The courts of the district are Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, police court, justices of the peace.
The judicial officers are appointed by the President.
The District of Columbia has no representative in Congress.