The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-27
[PUBLIc--No2 26.l
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Governor thereof shall appoint and direct
and at said session, or as soon thereafter as
may by them be deemed expedient, the
said Governor and Legislative Assembly
shall proceed to locate and establish the
seat Of Government for said Territory, n,
such place as they may deem eligible,
which place, however, shall thereafter be
subject to be changed by the said Governor
and Legislative Assembly. And the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, is hereby granted to the said
Territory Of Iowa, which shall be applied
by the Governor and Legislative Assembly
thereof to defray the expenses Of erecting
public buildings at the seat Of Govern
menf.
SEC. ii. 1nd be az further enacted, Thai
delegate to tho House Of Representative
Of the United States, TO serve for the term
Of two years, may bc elected BY tile voters
bly, who shall be entitled TO tho same rights aud
privileges have been granted 10 the delegates from
the several Territories Of the United States 10 tho
sad House Of Representatives The first election
shall be held at sucn time and place or places and
I've conducted IN such manner as the Governor shall
appont and direct The person having the great.
est number ofvotes shall be declared by the Gov
ernor 10 be duly elected, and certificate thereof
shall be given to the person so elected
See. Is. Ind be further enacted, That all suits,
process, and proceedings, and all indictments aud
inlormations, which shall be undetermined on the
third day ofJuly next in thc dstrc, courts Of Wis.
coasiu Territory west Of the Mississippi river shall
be transferred to be heard tried, prosecuted and dc.
ermlned in the district courts hereby established,
which may include the said countless
I-y D.. :,
iices of the peace constabes shertIs and all other
executive and judicial officers who shall be in Office
OF the third day of July next in that portion of Iihe
present Territory Of Wisconsin which will then, by
this act, become the Treasury of Iowa. shall be and
are hereby authorized and required to continue TO
exercise and perform the duties Of their respective
offices officers Of the Territory of Iowa tenporar
~ and nntil they or others shall be duly appointed
rchl their places by the Territorial Government of
Iowa, IN the m amer herein directed: Proridsd
tha, no officer shall hold or continue in office, by
virtue OF this provision, over twelve months from
the said third day of July next
Sec. IL And be it further enacted That all causes
which shall have been may be removed from the
courts held by the present Territory of Wisconsin
IN The counties west of the Mississippi river, by APP
peal or otherwise. into the supreme court for the
Territory of Wisconsin and which shall be unde.
iermined therein on the third day ofJuy next, shall
be certified by the clerk Of the said supreme conrt
aud transferred TO the supreme court OF SAID Terri
ory of Iowa there to be proceeded in 10 final dctcr
nn,,ion II, Tho sau ma,,ncr ,ho, ,hev r,;sh, bsy.
been in the said supreme court Of the Territory of
Src ~ q,Jb, Il further enacted Th,, tho s,,,
,f five ,honsand yolsys he and ,hs same ;s hereby
,nnro,r;a,ea an, of nry monoy in The Treasury mo-,
,,bor,r;se annron,;,,ca IN he cxnen,lcd Nv and
inder The direction Of the Governor oil SAID Tern.
o'y IOWA, =" ule puI.a"%so 60 49,, ~ " nop,
: t',e seat ofG9vernnsn'' ior the recommendation Of
ne "oVernor, Leg,sIa,Ns A'se"oy' Tuges, seeie,
.uc, other persons as the Government and Legisla.
i've Assembly shall direct.