Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-26
Approved, Sept. 8, 1850.
[PuRLIc-No. 25.

AN ACT to establish Territorial Government
Tor Utah.
BE Il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
oesentatires Of The United Stotes of .4merica IN
Congress .4ssen,bed, That all part OF the
TiIor, Oh the United States included within the
8 following Limits, to wit: bounded on the west by
4 the Stale ot California, on the norh by the ter
ntory of Oregon, and on the easl by the summit
Of the Rocky Mountains, and on the south by
the thlny-seventh parallel of north Latitude, be,
and The same is hereby, created into Temporal
4 ry government by The name OF The Territory .!
Utah and when Admitted as a Stale, the said
4 Territory, or any PORTION oil the same, shall be-
received into the Union, with or without slavery
us their cons tuition may prescribe al The time Vt
) her admission: Provided, That nothing In this
act Contained shall he construed 10 innIDn The
government OF The Uniled States from div idlny
said Territory into Two or more Teriosirs, IN
: such manner aud at such time Congress snail
4 deem convt nient end proper, or from attaching
any portion o. SAID TerIlory to any other stale
or Territory of The United states.
Z Sec. 2 .7md be II further enacfed That the
4 executive power and authority III and said
j Territory Of Uian shall! be ves,ed in a Gov
/ ernor, WHO shall ho,d his Office for four esrs,
and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Pre-
1 sIdenl OF the United States. The Governor
shall reside within SAID Territory shall be COM
ma ndsT-ln Chief OF the militia thereof, shall per-
!: iurm the duties ans receive the euouuents OF
4 superintendent of Indian affairs, and shall ap-
3 prove ali laws passed by the lie sslative Assem-
bly before they shall take etec!; he may grant
4 pudpns for offences against the laws of said
Territory, and reprieves for offences against the
& laws Of the United States until the decision of
s the President can be maze known thereon he
hall Ill H. hx.a
pointed to Office under The laws of the said Te'-
ii"ry, and shall take care that the laws be faith
4 fully executed.
4 SEC. 3. find be It further enacted, That there
shall be Secretary OF said Territory, who shall
reside therein. and hold his flee for four years,
unless sooner removed by the President of the
United States; be shall record and preserve all
the laws and proceedings Of the Legislative As
semby hereinafter constituted, and all tile acts
and proceedings of the Governor in his execu-
tive department; he shall transmit one copy of
the laws d one copy ofibe executive proceedings
on or befo e the first day of December in each
year, to the President of the United States, and
s al the same time, two copies Of the laws to the
Speaker of the House Of Representatives., and
the President Of the Senate, for the use of Con-
& gress. And, in case of the death, removal re-
signation,or other necessary absence Ut the Gov
ernOr from the Territory, the secretary shall
lave, and he is hereby authorized and required
10 execute and perform, all the powers aud du-
ties of the Governor during such vacancy or ne
cessary absence, or until another Governor shall
& he duly appointed to fill such vacancy.
Sec. 4. fad be Il further enacfed, That the
q legislative power and authority of SAID Tsrdto-
!, shall be vested in the Goyerno. aid LegIs-
4 latIve Assembly. The Legislative Assembly
1 shail CONSIST OF q Council aud House Vt Repre-
sentsiives The Council shall consist vi thur
teen MEMBERS having the qualifications Of 70.
4 tiers as hereinafter prescribed, whose term 81
service shall commune Two years. The House vi
Repr, sentatives shall consist of twenty men,
bers, possessing the same qualifications az pre-
scrlbed for members of the council, and
3 whose term of service shall continue one year.
An arportionment shall be made, as nearly equal
as practicable, among the several counties, OF
districts, iur the election Of The Council and
House Of Representatives., giving 10 each sec
ton OF the Territory representsiio in the RATIO
OF It's population, indians excepted, as nearly as
may be- And the meuaben Of the Council and
Of The house Of Representatives shail reside in
ana be Inhabitants If, the district tor which
they may be elected respectively. Previous Il
tie hrst election, the Governor shall cause cen
SIS or enumeration of the inhabitants Of the
several counties and districts Of the TenItory
TO be taken. and the FIST eltcllon shall be he'd
al such u"c and pisces, and be conducted IN
such manner rs the Governor shall appoint sno
o'rect And he snail at the sane tine declare thu
number Of members oil the Courch and House
OF Representatives 10 whIch each Of the couu,.
ties or districts shall ba enrtled under this sct
The number Of persons authorized To be eIecteu
having he h,gt,ess number Ut votes IN each o,
SAID council districts for meubers of the Coun.
c,l shall be declared by The Governor u be lui,
elecsed 10 the Council and the person or POI
sons authorized u be elected tarlng tie h,gh
est number Of votes fvr The House Of Repreeon.