Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-22

10 discharge the duties of their respective ON,
,es: which said oaths, when so taken. shali
be certified by the person BY whom the same
shall have~5een taken and such certlncales
shall be received and reeorded~byWle salo sec
retary among the executive proceedings ;.atnr
the chief iastice and associate Justices ana a.!
Other civil officers in Said territory; beforethey
act as such. shall take like oath or alhFma-
ton, before the said governor or secretary, OF
some Judge or Justice of the, peace OF the er,
rjtorv. who may be.<dufy commissioned ana
qualified, which said oath or affirmation shall
: certified and transmitted by The person Ia
king the same, 10 the secretary, TO De by MN
recorded as aforesaid and afterwards, the IKE
oath or affirmation shall be taken, ceftIhed,
and recorded in such manner and form as may
be prescribed by law. The governor shall
receive an annua! salary OF fifteen hundred
dollars as governor. and one thousand dollars
as superintendent of Indian affairs The chief
Justice and associate justices shall each receive
an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars.
The secretary shall receive an annual salary
Of eighteen hundred dollars. The said salaries
shall be paid quarter yearly, at the treasury
OF the United States. The members OF the lie
eislative assembly shall be entitled to receive
dance at the sessions thereof, and three dol
lars each for every twenty miles travel IN 60
ing TO and returning from the said sessions. es-
timated according TO the nearest usually tray
elIed route. There shall be appropriated an
nuaIly, the sum of one thousand dollars, to
be expended by the governor to defray the
contingent expenses of the Territory; and
there shall also be appropriated, annually, a
tn bo " a.
~ of the Territory, and upon an estimate to
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, to defray the expenses of
the legislative assembly, the printing of the
laws and other incidental expenses and the
secretary of the Territory shall annually &C
count to the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States for the manner in which the
aforesaid sum shall have been expended.
SEC ~ And be 1t fnrther enacted, That
the inhabitants of said Territory shall be en-.
titled TO all the rights. privileges, and immunl'
| ties heretofore granted and secured to the Ter
ritory of Wisconsin and to its inhabitants
and the laws in force in the Territory OF Wis
consin at the date of the admission of the State
| of Wisconsin shall continue to he valid anC
operative therein, so far as the same be no
incompatible with the provisions of this act
subject, nevertheless, to be altered, modified
or repealed, by the governor and Legislative
assembly of the said Territory of Minnesota
and the laws of the United States are hereby
extended over and declared 10 be in force il
said Territory, so far as the same, or any pro
vision thereof, may be applicable.
SEC. 49,. And be 1t further enacted, Tha
the legislative assembly of the Territory o
Minnesota shall hold its first session at Saln
Paul and at said first session the goVerno
and legislative assembly shall locate and es
tablish a temporary seat of government for saiC
Territory at such place as they may deem eli
gible and shall, at such time as they shall
see proper prescribe by law the manner of 10
eating the permanent seat of government 9
said Territory by a vote of the people. AnC
the sum of twenty thousand dollars, out o
any money in the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated, is hereby appropriated and gran
ted 10 said Territory of Minnesota, 10 be ap
Piled by the governor and Legislative assem-
bly,, TO the erection of suitable public bull
dings at the seat of government
SEC ii; And be 1t further enacted, That ;
delegate TO the House of Representatives o
the United States, TO serve for the term of two
years, may be elected by the voters quahie,
to elect members of the Legislative assembly
who shall be entitled to the same rights ant
privileges as are exercised and enjoyed BY
the delegates from the several other Terrific
ries of the United States TO the said House o
: Representatives. The first election shall bt
held at such times and places, and be condnc
ted in such manner, as the~goVernor shall ap
point and direct; and at all subsequent cleo
tons the times, places, and manner of ho
ding the elections shall be prescribed by law
The person having the greatest number o
. votes shall be declared by the governor 10 bt
duly elected, and certificate thereof shall b.
given accordingly. -
SEC IS And be 1t further enacted, Tha
all suits, process, and proceedings, civil anl
criminal, al law and in chancery, and all indct
mentS and ntOrmarons, which shall be pen
ding and undetermined in the courts of The
Territory of Wisconsin, within the limits o
said Territory of Minnesota, when this &C
shall take effect, shall be transferred to bt
heard, tried, prosecuted, and determined in the
district courts hereby established, which may
include the counties or districts where AIRY
such proceedings may be pending. All bonds
reCognZances, and obligations of every kline
whatsoever, valid under the existing laws
within the limits of said Territory, shall bt
valid under this act and all crimes and mis-
demeanors against the laws in force within
SdIu lltnltS may De prosecuted, U1GQ, ana pun
iShed in the courts established by this act
and all penalties, forfeitures, actions, ant
causes of action, may be recovered unde
this act, the same as they would have beer
under the laws in force within the limits com
posing said Territory at the time this act shall
90 into operation.
SEC 6. Ind be it further enacted, Tha
all justices of the peace, constab!es, sheriff:s
and all other judicial and ministerial officers
who shall be in Office within the limits Of sal,
Territory when this act shall lake effect, shal
be, and they are hereby, authorized and re
quled to continue to exercise and perform tht
duties of their respective offices as officers o
the Territory of Minnesota, temporarily, anc
until they, or others, shall be duly appointed
and qualified to fill their places in the name
herein directed, or until their Offices shall b,
abolished
SEC. II And be it further enacted, Tha
the sum of five thousand dollars be, and tn,
same is hereby, appropriated, out of any mo
heys IN the treasury not otherwise appropria
ted. to be expended by and underline direction O
the said governor of the Territory of Mine
sofa, in the purchase of library, to be KEEP
at the sea of government, for the use of tn,
governor, legislative assembly, judges of til,