Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-08-16


the organization Of the civil govern.
ment by the election and appointment
of all officers recognized by law: While
at the same Convention. in which al
parts of the territory are represented
shall meet and frame State Constitu.
tuition or Territorial organization, TO
be submitted to the people for their rat.
ifcation, and then proposed to congress
for its approval. Considerable time
will necessarily elapse before any new
Government can be legitmately or.
ganized and put in operation. In the
interim the existing government, fits
organization be completed will be found
sufficient for all our temporary wants.
A brief summary of the organization
of the present Government may not be
uninteresting. 1t consists LIST, of a
Governor, appointed by the Supreme
Government; in default of such ap-
pointmeni. the office is temporarily YES.
ted in the commanding military officer
of the Department. The power and
duties of the Governor are of limited
character, but fully defined and poin-
ted out by the laws. I'd. A Secretary,
whose duties and powers are also prop
erly defined. Sd. A Territorial or De-
partmental Legislature, with limited
powers to pass laws of local charac-
ter. 4th. A Superior Court Tribunal
SUPERIOR of the Territory, consisting
of four Judges and a Fiscal. 5th. A
Project and sub-Prefects for such Dis
trict who are charged with the preser.
walton of public order and the execu-
ton of the laws; their duties correspond
in great measure with those of Dis.
trict Marshals and Sherffs. 9th. A
Judge of First Instance for each Dis.
trict. This Office is by custom not in
CONSTANT with the laws, vested in the
LIST Alcalde of the District. 7,h. AL
esldes who have concurrent jurisdic.
ton among themselves in the same dis.
trict, but are subordinate TO the higher
Judicial tribunals. 9Th. Local Justices
of the Peace. 9th. Ayuntamientos or
Town Councils. The powers and
functions of all these officers are fully
defined in the laws of this country and
are almost identical with those of the
corresponding officers in the Atlantic
and Western States.
In order to complete this organiza-
ton with the leas, possible delay, the
undersigned, in virtue of power in him
vested, does hereby appoint the first of
August next as the day for holding a
special election for Delegates to gen.
eral Convention, and for filling the
offices Of Judges of the Supreme Court
Projects and sub.Prefscts, and all va
cancies in the offices of LIST Alcalde, Tor
Judge of first Instance,) Alcaldes, Jus.
tees Of Peace, and Town Councils
The Judges of the Supreme Court, and
the Projects are by law executive ap.
pointments, but being DESTROYS that the
wishes of the people should be fully con-
suited, the Governor will appoint such
persons as may receive the plurality Of
votes in their respective districts, pro-
vided that they are competent and eli
gible TO the Office. Each District will
therefore elect Project and two sub.
projects and fl the vacancy in the office
of the Alcalde Cor Judge of First In.
s,ance) and of Alcaldes.
One Judge of the Supreme Court
will be elected in the Districts of San
Diego, Los Angels and Santa Barbara;
one in The Districts of San Luis Obispo
and Monterey; one in the Districts Of
San Jose and Francisco; and one in
the Districts Of Sonoma, Sacramento
and San JOAQUIN. The salaries of the
Judges of the Superior court, the Pre-.
fects and Judges of first Instance are
regulated by the Governor, but can.
not, for the first over $4,000 per annum
for the second $4,000, and for the third
$1,000. These salaries will be paid GU,
of the civil fund which has been for.
med from the proceeds of the customs
provided no instructions to the contra
ry are received from Washington. The
law requires that the Judges of the Su.
Preme Court meet within three months
after its organization, and form tariff
of fees for the different Territorial
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