The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-05-31

cases shall be made to the supreme court of
said Territory, the same as in other cases.
The said clerk shall receive, in all such ca
SEES, the same fees which the clerks of the
district courts of the late Wisconsin Terri
tory received for similar services.
Sec. 10. find be 1T further enacted, That
there shall be appointed an attorney for said
Territory, who shall continue in Office for
four years, unless sooner removed by the
President, and who shall receive the same
fees and salary as the attorney of the United
States for the late Territory of Wisconsin
received. There shall also be a marshal
for the Territory appointed, who shall hold
his office for four years, unless sooner reno
we'd by the President, and who shall execute
all processes issuing from the said courts,
when exercising their Jurisdiction as circuit
and district courts of the United States; he
shall perform the duties, he subject to the
same regulations and penalties, and be enti-
tied to the same fees, as the marshal of the
district court Of the United States for the
late Territory of Wisconsin; and shall, in
addition, be paid two hundred dollars annu-
ally as compensation for extra services.
SEC. IL. find be IL further enacted, That
the governor, secretary, chief justice. and
associate justices, attorney and marshal,
shall be nominated, and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appointed
by the President of the United States The
governor and secretary to be appointed as
aforess d, shall, before they act as such, re-
spectiveIy take an oath OF affirmation, be-
fore the district judge, or some justice of
the peace in the limits of said Territory,
duly authorized TO administer oaths and at
frnations by the laws now in force therein,
or before the chief justice or some associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, to support the Constitution of the
United States, and faithfully to discharge
| the duties of their respective offices; which
said oalhs, when so taken, shall he certified
! by the person by whom the same shall have
been taken, and such certificates shall be re-
ceived and recorded by the said secretary
among the executive proceedings; and the
chief justice and associate justices, and all
other civil officers in said Territory, be-
! fore they act as such, shall take like oath
"or affirmation before the said governor Vr
secretary, or some Judge or justice of the
peace OF the Territory, who may be duly
commissioned and qualified, which said oath
or affirmation shall he certified and transmit
ted by the person taking the same, to the
secretary, 10 be by him recorded as atOre-
said; and afterwards, the like oath or affir-
nation shall be taken, certified, and record
ed IN such manner and form as may be
prescribed by law. The governor shall re-
ceve an annual salary of fifteen hundred
dollars as governor, and one thousand dol
lars as superintendent of Indian affairs.
The chief justice and associate justices shall
each receive an annual salary of eighteen
hundred dollars: The secretary shall re-
ceive all 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 Legislative
assembly Shall be entitled to receive three
/ dollars each per day during their attendance
at the sessions thereof, and three dollars
each for every twenty miles travel in going
TO and returning from the said sessions, cs-
timated according 10 the nearest usually
travelled route. There shall be appropria-
ted. annually, the sum of one thousand dol
lars, to be expended by the governor to de-
fray the contingent expensescf the Terrific
: ry; and there shall also he appropriated.
annually, sufficient sum, to be expended
by the secretary of the Territory, and upon
{ an estimate to be made by the Secretary oil
the Treasury of the United States, to deiray
the expenses of the Legislative assembly, the
printing of the laws and other incidental ex-
penSes; and the secretary of the Territory
: shall annually account to the Secretary Of
the Treasury of the United States for the
!, manner in which the aforesaid sum shall
!, have been expended.
SEC. IL. find be at further enacted, Tha
the inhabitants of the said Territory shall
be entitled to all the rights, privileges, ant
, immunites, heretofore granted and secured
!, to the Territory of Wisconsin and to its
inhabitants; and the laws in force in tint
t Territory OF Wisconsin at the date of thu
admission of the State of Wisconsin shall
continue to be valid and operative therein
so far as the same be not incompatible with
f the provisions Of this act, subject, neverthe
, less, to be altered, modified, or repealed, by
the Governor and legislative assembly o
the said Territory Of Minnesota; and tht
, laws of the United States are hereby extend
f ed over and declared to be in force in sale
Territory, so far as the same, or any pro
: vision thereof, may be applicable.
: SEC. IS. find be 1T further enacted, Tha
D the legislative assembly of the Territory o
: Minnesota shall hold its first session at Sain
Paul; and at said first session the Governo
e and legislative assembly shall locate an,
establish a temporary seat Of government
Tor SAID Territory at snch place as they ma.
deem eligible and shall, at such time a
: they shall see proper, prescribe by law tn
:: manner of locating the permanent seat o
g government of said Territory by vote o
a the people. And the sum of twenty thou
f sand dollars, out of any money in the treas
r ury not otherwise appropriated, is hereb
: appropriated and granted to said Territor
5 OF Minnesota, to be applied, by the Cover
i nor and legislative assembly, to the erection
t of suitable public buildings at the seat O
{ government.
0 SEC. IA. find be 1t further enacted, Tia
e delegate to the House of Representative
5 of the United States, to serve for the tern
, of two years, may be elected by the voter
4 m fed IN oIoct ,ro,pborS Of ho 1ou;Sl