Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-28

chief Of the militia and appoint and commission all officers
the below the rank of general officers, all officers Of
that rank shall be appointed and commissioned by Congress-
Previous TO the organization of the General Assembly, the
Governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil Off
in each county township he shall find necessary for
the preservation of peace and good order in the same After
the General Assembly shall be organized the powers and du
ties Of magistrates and other civil officers shall be regulated
and defined by the said Assembly but all magistrates and
other civil officers not herein otherwise directed SHALL during
the continuance of this temporary Government be appointed
by the Governor.
The Governor SHALL soon as may be- proceed lay
the district into counties and townships subject however,
such alterations may thereafter be made by the Legislature
there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants
Of full age within the said district Upon giving due proof
thereof to the Governor they shall receive authority, with
time and place. to elect representatives from their counties
townships aforesaid to represent them in General Assem-
bly, provided that for every five hundred free male nhab
there shall be representative, and progress
svey with the number of free male inhabitants shall the right
representation increase until the number representatives
twenty-five after which the number and proper
ton Of representatives shall be regulated by the Legislature
provided that no person shall be eligible or qualified to
representative unless he shall be citizen Of Of the Uni
ted States have resided within such district three years.
and shall likewise hold, in his right in fec simple
hundred Of land within the provided, Also that
freehold life estate in fifty of land in the said dis
c if citizen Of any Of the United States and two years
residence if foreigner in addition shall be necessary to
qualify man as elector for the said representative.
The representatives thus elected shall serve the Of
two years. and, in of the death of representative,
removal from office, the Governor shall issue writ the
county township for which he was member another
in his stead, to serve for the residue Of the time
The General Assembly shall consist of the Governor,
Legislative Council, consist of five members be appoint
ed by the United in Congress assembled continue
in office during pleasure any three Of whom to be quorum,
and House Of Representatives, who shall have Legislative
authority complete in all for the good government Of
said district provided that act Of the said General As
semby shall be construed TO affect any lands the property Of
the United States and provided, orher that the lands of
the nonresident propetor shall in instance be taxed
higher than the lands Of residents
All bills shall originate inderenty either in the Council
House Of Representatives and having been passed by
oy both Houses shall be referred the Governor for
his assent after obtaining which they shall be complete and
valid but no bill legislative act whatever shall be valid
or Of any force without his assent.
The Governor shall have power to convene porogue and
dissolve the General Assembly when in his opinion shall
be expcdent.