Washington telegraph., 1850-10-16
RY AU HOR Y.

RY THORIT Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed daring the first session Of the 1h"'y-pTS'
Congress.
PuBLc-Ne. as
AN ACT tc establish Territorial Governments
for Utah.
Re il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
seseutafires of tie United STATES Of America IN
Coupress assembled, That all that part Of the
territory of the United States included within the
following limits, to wit: bounded on the west by
The State of California, Oh the north by the ter-
ritory of Oregon, and Oh the east by the spmmn
o. the Rocky Mountains. and ou The south by the
thirty parallel of north latitude, be, ana
the same is hereby, created into temporary gov
erument by the name of the Territory OF Otah;
and when admitted as State, the said lefrtory'
or auv portion of The same, shall be received INTO
the ITniop. with or xthest slavery, as theii eon-
stlution may prescribe al the time oil her admiS-
sion. P,0rided That nothing in this act contained
shall ne conslrled to inhIbit the Government Of
the United States lrum dividing said Territory Into
two or more Territories, ~ such saanaer and at
such time as Congress shall deem convenient and
proper, or from attaching any portion OF said
Territory 10 any other State or Territory oil the
United States.
SEc 2. dad be IL further enacted, That the
executive power and authority in and over said
Territory OF Utah shall be vested IN Governor,
who shall bold his office for four years. and until
lis succe. Sor shall be appointed and quahed, I'M
less seou,r removed by the President OF the u
States. TIs Governor shall reside within SAID
Territory, shall be commander-I -chlef OF The
militia thereof, shall perform the duties and re-
ceive the etnolgmeuts oil superintendent of Indian
AFFAIRS aad shall approve all laws passed by the
Legislative Assembly before they shall take effect;
L.. naruonS for offences against the
laws of said Territory; and repreves for offences
,y,i,,st the laws OF the United States, until the
DECISION of the President can be maoe known
thereon he shall commission all officers who shall
he appointed to Office ppder the laws OF the SAID
Terrl,ory, and shall lake care that the laws be
faithfully executed.
SEC. 3. 4ad be II further enacted. That there
shall be d Secretary oi SAID ierntory, who shall
reside therein. and hold his office tor our years,
unless soou-r removed by the President Of the
United States he shall record and preserve all the
,aws and proceedings OF the Legislative Assembly
hereinafter constituted, and all the aEts and pro-
crediugs OF 1ise goFernOr IN hs executive depart
nieut; he shall transmit copy OF the laws and
one copy oil the executive proceedings, on or be-
fore the first day December ia each year, To the
Psesd, mt OF the Uniied States, and at the same
iine two copies VI The laws 10 the Speaker OF the
House of Representatives, aud The President o. the
Senate. for tue use OF Congress. And IN case oil
the death, removal, resignation, or other necessary
absence of the governor from the Territory, the
SECRETARY shaH have. and he is hereby authorized
nd required u aud perform, all the powers
aud duties OF the governor du-ing SUCH vacancy
or u.cessary absence, ur uRtiI another Governor
shall be duly appointed to fill such vacancy.
SEC. +. A"d be It further enacted, That the
legislative power and authority OF said Territory
shall he vested in the governor and a Legisiatiys
Assembly. The Legislative Assembly shall con-
sst of CouncI aud House Of Representatives..
The Council shall cons.st OF thirteen members,
having Iie qualifications o. voters as hereinafter
prescribed, whose term of service shall continue
Two wears. rhe House of Representatives shall
CONSIST of twenty members, possessing the same
qualifications prescribed ior members oi the
Council, and whose term of service shall con-
tnue one year. An apporiion nent shall be made,
as nearly equal practicable. among the severai
counties districts. fOr the election oi the Council
and Hsuse On Representatives,, giving 10 each Sec
ton uf the Territory representation IN the ratio
of its popu!ation,S Indians excepted, as nearly as
NAV be- And the ,nembers of the Council and
of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES shall reside ip
aud be intab.tants Oh the, district for which they
may he elected respectively Previous the first
election, the governor shall cause a census or
enumeration OF The inhabtaIss of the several
coun,Igs and districts OF the Tertiary to be tahen
and the first election shall be he.dat suc;i lime
and n.aces and be conducted lii such naauner as
the qsvernor shall appoint and direct; and he
shall. at the time. declare ibe nupf.er Of
members of the Council and House of Represea-
,,;. ,o ,;hIch each OF the counties or dlstrictsi
shall he entitled under this act The number oil
or-ons authorized To be elected having The highest
humber of votes III each oi SAID council districts
COR members of the Council shall be declared by
the goveruor to be duly elected to the Council;
and the person or persons authorized TO De elected
h. wing the highest number OF votes tor the House
of REPRESENTATIVES, equal to the number to which
each county district shall be entitled, shall be
declared by the governor TO be duly elected mem
hrs of the House of Representatives: Prooided,
Thai in case of tie between two or more per-
so.s gated for, the governor shall order new
election to supply tie vacancy made by sucn te-
And the persons thus elected to the Legislative
Assembly shall meet at such place, and on such
dav as the governor shall appoint; but, thereafter.
tho time place, and manner OF holding and con-
duc,ing all elections by the people. aud the apPor-
,;oning the representation in the several counties
.r districts to the Council anf House OF Repre-
sentatiyes, according tc population. shall be pre-
scr;bed by law as well as the day of the COM
,,sncemeut of the regular sessions of the Legs-
Live Assembly: Provided, That no one session
sball exceed the term of forty days
Src < And be IL further enacted, That every
s.a. ,,h;,e male inhabtant above the age OF twen-
,v.ona wears. who shall have been resident OF
.,;d Territory at the time CT the passage OF tbs
act shall be entitled to vote at the rst election.
and and shall shall be eligible to any Office within the said
'Terri,orv: but the qualifications of voters and OF
hoIdno Office. at all subsequent elections, shall be
% sueh as shall be prescribed by the Legislative As
senoiy: Propided, That the right oi sun suffrage g
and Of holding Office shall be exercised only Dy
citizens Of the United States, including lhGse re-
cognsed as citizens by the tteaty wi'p lne AePup
lie of Mexico, concluded February second, e,sn
teen hundred aud forty eight -, IT,. a.,
SEC. g. And be it further e"dc'ea, ma ina. ~ =
legislative power of said Territory shall e1leno y
ali rphful subjects 0: legislation, consistent VIII