in free in shall caps the bill was then passed without further division and being approved by the president became a law its provisions are as follows an act to the of and be it by the and house of representatives of the united states of america in assembled that all that part of the territory of the united states included within the following limits except such portions thereof as are expressly from the operations of this act to wit beginning at a point in the river where the parallel of north latitude crosses the same thence west on said parallel to the east boundary of the territory of on the summit of the rocky mountains thence on said summit northward to the parallel of north latitude thence east on said parallel to the western boundary of the territory of thence southward on said boundary to the river thence down the main channel of said river to the place of beginning be and the same is created into a temporary government by the name of tho territory of and when admitted as a state or states the said territory or any portion of the same shall be received into the union with or without slavery as their constitution may at the time of their admission provided that nothing in this act contained shall be to the government of the united states from dividing said territory into two or more in such manner and at such times as shall deem convenient and proper or from any portion of said territory to any other state or territory of the united states provided further that nothing in this act contained shall be to the rights of person or property now to the indians in said territory so long as such rights shall remain by treaty between the united states and such indians or to include any territory which by treaty with any indian tribe is not without the consent of said tribe to be included within the limits or of any state or territory but all such territory shall be out of the boundaries and constitute no part of the territory of until said tribe shall signify their assent to the president of the united states to be included within the said territory of or to affect the authority of the government of the united states to make any respecting such indians their lands property or other rights by treaty law or otherwise which it would have been competent to the government to make if this act had never passed sec that the power and authority in and over said territory of shall be in a governor who shall hold his office for four years and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified unless sooner removed by the president of the united states the governor shall reside within said territory and shall be commander in chief of the thereof he may grant and for against the laws of said territory and for against the laws of the united states until the decision of the president can be made known he shall commission all officers who shall be appointed to office under tho laws of the said territory and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed sec that there shall be a secretary of said territory who shall reside therein his office for five years unless sooner removed by the president of tho united states he shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the assembly constituted and all the acts and proceedings of tho governor in his department he shall one copy of the laws and journals of the le assembly within thirty days after the end of each and one copy ot tho proceedings and official correspondence semi on the first days of january and july in each year to the president of the united states and two copies of the laws to the president of the and to the speaker of the w the struggle foe slavery home of representatives to be deposited in the shall be entitled to vote at the election and of and in case of the shall be eligible to any office within the said resignation or absence of the governor but the of and of from the territory the secretary shall be and he holding office at all subsequent shall ts and required to execute and be such as shall be prescribed by the perform all the powers and duties of the governor assembly provided that the right of during such or absence or until another and of holding office shall be exercised only by governor shall be duly appointed and qualified to citizens of the united and those who shall have declared on oath their intention to become sec that the power and or i such and shall have taken an to support the constitution of the united states and the and a assembly the as provisions of this act and provided further shall consist of a council and house of that no officer soldier seaman or marine or representatives the council shall consist of other person in the army or navy of the united thirteen members having the of states or attached to troops in the service of the as prescribed whose term of united shall be allowed to vote or service shall continue two years tho house of office in said territory by reason of being on representatives shall at its first consist service therein of twenty six members possessing the same sec fi tho power of the as prescribed lor members of the tory shall extend to all subjects of and whose term of service shall continue consistent with the constitution of the one year the number of representatives may united states and the provisions of this act but be increased by the assembly from no law shall be passed interfering with the to time in proportion to the increase of mary disposal of the soil no 