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the of this act shall without delay be carried
execution. '-.-NH
SIC S. Ind be il further enacted That the sum of six
thousand dollars be- and the hereby appropriated
out of any money the not otherwise appropriate
ed to purchase lenses and t up, under the direction OF
the Secretary of the Treasury lighthouse make trial Of
Mr.. lsherwoods plan OF discriminating light from
another and of determining the distance of vessel from
light if the said Secretary shall be of opinion that the dis
covery merits such trial of its value.
/ ROBT C. WINTHROP
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives.
\ g. NJ DALLAS,
| Vice President OF the United States, and
Il President OF the Senate.
| JAMES X. POLK.
\ tPuBLIc-No 90
AN ACT to establish the Territorial government e
! Oregon
BE enacted by The Senate and House Of Representatives o
The United States Of america in Congress assembled That from
and after the passage of this act all that of the Territory
of the United States which lies of of the
Rocky mountains north of the ortyseco degree of north
aude known the Territory Of Oregon shall be organ
zed into and constitute temporary by the name
of the Territory of Oregon; Propded That nothing in this
contained shall be construed impair the rights of
property pertaining the Indians in said Terri
tory long such rights shall remain unexnguished by
treaty between the United States and such Indians TO
affect the authority Of the government of the United States
make any regulation respecting such Indians their lands
property, other rights, by treaty. law, or otherwise,
which would have been competent the government 10
make ifihs had passed .1d pouidd also That
the title the land not exceeding six hundred and forty
acres occupied missionary stations among the In
dian tribes said Territory together with the improvements
thereon be coHned and established in the several religious
societies which said missionary stations respectively be-
long And provided further That nothing in this act
shall inhib the government OF the
United States from dividing said Territory into two more
Territories in such and such times Congress
shall deem convenient aud proper from attaching any
portion of said Territory to any other State Territory Of
the United States
power and authority and said Territory of Oregon
shall be vested in governor who shall hold ha office for
years. aud until his shall be appointed and
qualified unless sooner by the esent ofhe United
states The governor shall reside within said Territory,
shall be OF the militia thereof shall per-
form the and receive the emolumets OF supernte
dent Indian affairs he may grant pardons and respes for
offences against the laws of said Territory and for
offences against the laws OF the United States until the dee
of the President be made known thereon he shall
commission all officers who shall be appointed to office
der the of the said Territory where, by law such
missions shall be required and shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed. -'i t'
SEC. g. lind be il further enaeted That there shall be
secretary of said Territory who shall reside heein and hold
ms office years. Unless removed by the Pres
den of the United Sates he shall record aud preserve al
the proceedings of the Legislative assembly herein
after constituted and all the and proceedings of the
governor his Departments he shall transmit one
copy the la and journals of the legislative assembly
within thirty days The end OF each session. and
copy OF Inc ana a"d u
year, the President OF the United States and two
copies Of laws the President of the Senate and to the
Speaker House of Representatives for the of Con-
gress And in of the death, removal resignation, or
absence of the governor from the Territory the secretary
shah be- and he hereby authorized and required TO
ecue perform all the and duties OF the governor
during such vacancy Absences until another governor
shall be duly appointed and qualified to fill such vacancy
SEC na b. i % fsassa ih mat h vs ,sslsa! IN
legislative assembly The legislative assembly shall conss,
council and house of The council shall
consist of members, having the qualifications OF voters
as hereinafter whose of service shall
tnue three years. lmmedat y after they shall be assem-
bed consequence of the first election they shall be dv
-, tkroo ~laa he ia n
the of council of the first class shall be vacated at
the expiration Of the first years Of the second class at me
expiration Of the second year ana OF the na cass ~ m
expiration of third year. that third may be chosen
every year; and if happen by essnaton or
other wise the shall be filed at the ensuing cleo
on The house of representatives shall at Its first session.
consist of eighteen members possessing the quahca
prescribed for members OF the council ana whose
term of service shall continue year The number OF
representatives may be increased by the legislative assem-
bly, from time proportion to the increase OF
qualified voters Propided That the whole number shall
exceed thirty An apporonent shall be made as
nearly equal practicable, among the several councs
dsrcls for the election of the council and representa-
ves giving section of tho Territory representation
IN the ratio of its qualified voters as nearly as may be-
representatives shall reside in and be inhabitants OF the
district, county, counties, for which they may DC
elected respectively Previous to the first election, the
governor shall census or enumeration Of the nha6-
ants and qualified of the several counties and dis
of the Territory to be taken by such and IN
such mode the shall designate and appoints and
the persons appointed shall receive reasonable compeh
lat;nn therefor and the first election shall be held such
Time and places and be conducted such MANNER both
to the persons who shall supentend such election and the
thereof the governor shall appoint ana direct
and he SHALL the tme declare the number OF mem
bers of the council and house Of to which
each of the counties districts shall he entitled under this
act and the governor SHALL by his proclamation give at
least sixty days previous notice of such apporonmen and
of the time places and of holding such election
The persons having the highest number of legal votes IN
each Of said council districts for members Of the council shall
be declared by the governor be duly elected to the
| rt.o hauin fhe est
votes for the house of representatives shall be declared by
the governor be duly elected members of said house
Prortdcl That persons voted for shall
have an equal Of and in case vacancy shall
occur either branch OF tho legislative assembly
the governor shall order election and the persons thus
elected to the legislative assembly shall meet at such place.
and on such day. within ninety days after such eeoons as
the governor shall appoint but thereafter the ume place,
and manner Of holding and conducting all elections by the
peope and the apporonDg the representation IN the several
counties or the council and house OF representa-
lives according the number of qualified voters shall be
prescribed by law vel as the day OF the
of the regular sessions of the legislative assembly Prordd
That no session any year shall exceed the term OF
sixty days. except the first session. which shall not be pro
| lonesd eyond one hundred days.
SEC s. find be (mriAer enacted That every white male
nhabant above the Of twcnty-onc years. who shall
have been resident of said Territory at the time OF the pas
sage of this act shall possess the qualifications hereinafter
shall the hrst election, and
shall be eligible any Office within the said ierroty but
the qualifications of and OF holding ONCE at all SUD
shall be such as shall be prescribed py the
legislative assembly. Provided That the right OF suffrage
and of holdas office shall be exercised only by citizens OF
the United States above the OF twenty one years. anu
nose above age who shall have declared on oah the
Intention become such, and shall have taken an oath 10