The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-13

s General Foote'S BsD.
BILL 70 proyide tog the organization Of the territorial
and 70 enable the people OF Jacino, with the
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unon upon an equal footing with the original States Ii
i ICALIFoRNIA.I
BE saaetsd BY the Senate and House Of Representatives
othe Umd STATES Of Am0ca Congress asssabird That
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says beginning at the Intersection Of the de-
henee due with the said parallel Of latitude 70 the one
hundred and sixeenth degree Of west longude thence
boundary an uad sas
and Mexico by the treaty concluded Guadalupe Hdago,
eight thence BY ana with hs said q ,s
shore q the Pacific thence norhefy BY and with
rne league sea the sothern to The northern
boundary aforesaid and including ali bays harbors and
Territory q be and osa he TO1y
MIA Proyided That nothing in this act conafned shall be
% he Indian. X said Fssosy . ons y such
TIghsa sa remain BY treaty between the
the government Of the United States, make any regla-
s asss S Sass
been competent 70 the government make II this had
bs g hb the
OF the United States from dividing said Territory into two
Congress shall deem oonvsnien. and proper % Or from at
aching any portion Of said Territory 70 any other State
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and over said Telriioy caesns AsSaiSs sSs Ss
the President q the United States unless said Territory
q sha before that time have been admitted in
e the Union; b. shall be commander n-chief Of the milf
a 2, ns SAID Territory shall have power % appoint and
to be appointed for said Territory whose are
nU pf9,a 5 BY shall take ha, the
dons for offences aYans. the said Territory and
President thereon shall have been made known SHALL on
occasions have the
diaa affairs The said governor shall be allowed paid
quarter yearly at the treasury OF the United Satcs the
sEo g. Ina Be- Il further enacted, That there shall be
secretary Of the Territory Of California whose commission
Territory shall have been aa%sd n,o The Wnon ansss
sooner reyoked by the President OF the United States
ha reside IN the said Territory, and 1t shall be his duty
under the direction Of the governor and preserve
q a ss e and IL
copies Of the same every six months the President of
necessary. in the execution Of his Official duties and, in
case OF vacancy in the office Of governor the duties and
tnne be executed BY the said secretary until governor
shall have been appointed and be ready to his
been sdmi,,ed into the Union The said shall be
allowed and paid quarter yearly at the treasury the
United States, the annual compensation of dollars
SKo Amd be further enacted That legislative pow
er OF the Territory Of California shall be vested in general
ss,smS %n9a h shall q o. as
semby shall have make laws in all cases, both
ds s n ns s
the constitution and Laws OF the United States and shall
their Jurisdiction and duties; they shall provide a
poiutnen of the judges and other Office The said
duties Of justices Of the peace and other civil officers in and
for the said Territory and shall regulate and fix the fees Of
internal said Tentory. for The payment q
the same and of all other the Ter
tora government thereof That every bi ,Sa. may Be
passed by majority in the house Of and
the for his consideration wilhR the period OF
hereof bat no bill or ss.,ys act %Saeses
shall become law or be OF any orce without his appro
baton.
council Of the Territory Of California shall consist
members continse in Office five yesrs. unless sooner
removed by the governor Of this Territory; any of
whom shall be aquoum, and they shall be nominated and
appointed IN the following manners As soon the repre-
the as hereinafter and when organized
snail q % Se g % sssen TsS
have been residents Ia the said Territory for year pre-
Office profit under the Uned States or this Territory the
Office OF justice Of the peace excepted and each Of whom
shall have been householder aud resident Of said Terri
tory for twelve months previous from which eighteen per
sons the governor shall appoint and commission nne to
of California And months before the expiration OF
their Of service, whenever vacancy may in
from Office the house Of representative OF his Territory
shall nominate persons qualified aforesaid for each
their regular OF service, from whom the governor
shall appoint and commission sufficient number
pete and preserve the number OF nine members In the e
gsative council
SEC; Amd Dc IL J4yiho enacted, Ths, in order 70
form the house Of Representatives Of the Territory OF
California in the hrstinstancc, the governor Of this Ter
ritoy shall issue proclamation calling upon all the
male citizens OF this Territory, above the age Of
years. who shall have made their election under the eighth
article Of the treaty aforesaid, TO remain citizens Of the
United Sa,cs and upon such white male citizens Of the
United Sates above the age OF twenty years, sha
have resided months within the said Territory and
shall have expressed their bona @ intention TO remain c
thereof to meet in primary assembly the first Mon
day in next, at such points and places, and In
such districts, the governor may deem 10
the people residing within the boundaries Of this Territory
and The governor shall appoint three discreet and compe
persons be designated in his proclamation pre-
side the meetings be held each Of the points
faithfully perform their duties judges Of the qualihca
tons C the cizens Aforesaid and udgee Of election
and the said citizens assembled and qualified shall
by ballot for number OF delegates be assigned
tanned probable number Of voters each
be ascesned by the governor that the whole number
elected shall exceed twenty-five and such delegates
when duly elected and notified by the judges OF election
shall assemble at the earliest day practicable be appoint
ed by the governor and at such place the by
ze the house OF representatives. OF the Territory OF Cao
mia by the election Of speaker and CLERK and such other
officers may be proper and shall determine the rules Of
proceeding OF that body They shall then proceed 10
in the preceding scon from whom the governor shalt APP
point the legislative councii aud when the general
bly, eha have thus peted. they shall proceed by
law divide the Territory o California within the bounds
res established hy this act into convenient number OF
coune shall provide for asceraning the number Of quail
fled voters county; shall fix ie number and appo
the the several counties according TO
the number 81 voters In each and shall establish reRols