Washington telegraph., 1850-10-09

State. ron, the decision of the said supreme court
created By this act, or of any judge thereof, upor
| any wrii of habeas corpus involving The question
of personal freedoms; and each of the said district
courts shall have and exercise the same JurIsdic-
ton i'm all cases arising under the Constitution and
laws of the United States is vested in the circuit
and district courts Of the United States: and the
| said supreme md district courts of The said Terri
tory, and the respective Judges thereof, shall and
| may grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases in
which the grantable by the judges of
| the United States in the District of Columbia;
and the first sy days Of every term Of said courts
or so much thereof shall be necessary, shall be
appropriated TO the trial OF cases arising under the
said constitution and laws; and the writs of error
and apr eas in all such shall he made 10 the
supreme court Of said Territory, the same in
other cases The said clerk shall receive ia all
such cases the same fees which the clerks of the
district courts Of Oregon Territory now receive
| for similar services. -... .r... ... .. II
! SEC. IL. Aad be IL 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 lees aud salary the attorney
of the United States for the present Territory of
Oregon. There shall also be Marshal for the
Territory appointed, who shall hold his office for
four years, unless sooner removed by the Presi-
dent, and who shall execute all processes issuing
from the said courts when executing their iurisdc-
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States: he shall perform the duties, be subject TO
the same regulation andpepalties, and oe entitled
10 the same fees as the marshal o. the district
court Of the United States for the present Terri
tory oil Oregon, and shall, in addition, be paid two
hundred Annually as compensation for extra
! services.
SEC. II. And b, IL further enactcd, That the
governor, secretary, ehirf justice, aud associate
Justices attorney and maf>hal shall be- nominated
and' by ana With the advNe and consent of the
senate, appointed by the President OF the United
States. The governor and secretsrv IN no ,nno;,t
ed as aforesaid SHALL before they att az such. re-
sPectivey, take oath of affirmation, before.th
district Judge, or some justice OF the peace in tte
limits OF said Territory, duly autlorized 10 admin
iSter oaths and atIirmatons by the laws now in
force therein, before the chief Justice or some
associate justice o the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, and faithfully to discharge the duties
OF their respective offices; which said oaths when
so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom
ule same shall have been taken, and such certii-
Gates shall be received and recorded by the said
secretary among the executive prcceedirrs: and
the chef Justice and associate Justice and all other
civil officers IN sai Territory before they act as
such, shall take the oath of affirmation. before
the said governor or secretary, or some Judge or
justice OF the peace of the Tcrrory who NAV
be duly commissioned and qualified which said
oath affirmation shall be certified ard transmit
ted, by the person taking the same TO the secre-
tary, to be by him recorded aforesaid and after
wards, the like oath or affirmation shall be taken
ce ruined, aud recorded, in such manner and form
as may be prescribed by law. The governor shall
receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars governor, and one thousand dollars az
superintendent of Indian affairs The chief JUS
tIce and associate justices shall each receive an
annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars The
secretary shall receive annual salary Of eiph-
teen hundred dollars, The said salaries hall be
r "a ihp voftb tbaI
States The members OF the legislative assembly
shall be entitled tn receive .hree dollars each per
day during their attendance at the session thereof
and three dollars each for every twenty miles
travel IN going 10 and returning from the said
sIons, estimated according to the nearest usually
Travelled route. There shall b.. appropriated an
nually the spm of one thousand dollars TO be ex-
pended by the governor, 10 defray the contingent
expenses of the Territory; there shall also be ap-
propriated annually salhcent snnl, TO be expend-
ed by the Secretary of the Territory, and upon an
est mate to be made by the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States, to defray the ex-
penses OF the Legislative assembly, the printing Of
the laws, and other incidental expenses; 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 l3. 8Hd be a. fu5they crgcted That the
Legislative Assembly oC the Territory OF New
Mexico shall hold its first session at such time and
place in said Territory the Governor thereof
shall appoint and direct and at said first session.,
soon thereafter as they shalt deem expedent,
the Governor aud Legislative Assembly shall pro-
ceed to locate and establish the seat Of government
for said Territory at such place as they may deem
eligible; which place, however, shall thereafter
b. subject TO be changed by the said Governor and
Legislative Assembly.
Sec. H. And be ii further enacted, That e
delegate to the House of Representatives of the
United States 10 serve during each Congress OF
the United States, may be elected by the voters
qualified to elect members Of the Legislative AS
sembly, who shall be entitled TO the same right,
aud privileges exercised aud enjoyed by the
delegates from the several other Territories Of the
United States to the said House OF Represent
alives. The first election shall be held al such
time and places, and be conducted in such man
ner the Governor shall appoint and direct; and
at all subsequent elections, the times, places and
manner of holding the electons shall be prescrb-
| ed by law. The person having the greatest num-
Der OF shall be declared BY the Governor &c
De duty elected, and certificate thereof shall be
I! given accordingly: PiOUided, That such delegate
| shall receive higher sum for mileage than IL
| allowed by law TO the delegate from Oregon.
SEC. l5 3Gd be IL further enacted. That when
the lands i'm the said Territory shall be surveyed
under the directions of the Government of the
| United States, preparatory to bringing the same
into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty
six in each township in said Territory shall be,
and the same hereby reserved for the purpose
Of being applied 20 schools ia said Territory, and
in the States and Territories hereafter to be erect
! ed out of the same. ..... ,. ..
| SEC. 6. iRd be IL further enacted, That tenn
porarly, and until otherwise provid j by law. the
| Governor of said Territory may define the judi
cinl districts OF said Territory, and assign the
judges who may be appointed for said Territory
to the several districts and also appoint the times
and places for hodng courts in the several counties
subdivisions in each Of said judicial districts by
proclamation TO be issned by him. brt the Legs.